Thursday is...

The day before Friday!! Now you know.

Three new items available!

This great apple notecard. It's from my original "Granny Smith" series. This one was a small oil painting of three apples on a tea towel. It would make a neat Mother's Day card. Click on the photo and you can customize this card and make it your own special message.







Also two new ACEO's on Etsy! Click on the image and it will take you to my sale page.

Happy Thursday!

ACEO Canary Print

I'm now offering some of my bird paintings in aceo print format for a limited time. Available on Etsy starting today. I will be listing these each day until they're all up. Collect them all!! Twice.

Everyone Knows It's Windy

Windy Windy and Windy. Not your usual stuff either. Birds are having trouble hanging onto the feeder and the railings today. They are not deterred though and come back quickly to grab that lunch!



This 16" x 20" "Party Girl" painting is now available on Etsy.

Bluebird Swooping Day

Yes, it's Bluebird Swooping Day here in Michigan. Well at least over my house it is. For the past 4-5 hours dozens and dozens of bluebirds have been buzzing my house. We've been watching from inside for quite awhile and can see them from all windows flying around, up, down... I went outdoors and they buzzed me too, close enough for me to see their bright blue backs and red breasts. They have no fear and seem to be having a good time. Other birds have been caught up in the flight just to get to our feeder. I haven't been able to find any information online as to why this behavior, but it's a very interesting and fun experience to see them.

My neighbor has been feeding bluebirds for years so I would have expected them to be buzzing her house. It's several lots over.

As I write this these pretty happy birds are flittering by my window. Heavy rain is on the radar getting ready to move in, so this multiple hour show will be coming to an end soon. Maybe they're the bluebirds of happiness buzzing me.

If you double click on the photos you get a better look.

Beautiful Sky Friday

Doesn't it look like a pig flying on the left? I have to think hard about what is supposed to happen when pigs fly!!

Be sure and check out the sky from the vantage point of others around the world by clicking on the emblem below! Happy SkyWatch Friday!!

Party Girl

"Party Girl" 16" x 20" Oil on Canvas.

Every so often I get the urge to do something a little whimsicle and it would seem this was one of those times. It was a lot of fun to paint. The most difficult and time consuming part of this painting would be the bubbles.

I have not yet decided in what venue to offer it and since it's still freshly painted and about a week from drying I have a little time to think about it.

Hope everyone is having a fab Friday!!

Birds

8" x 8" Oil on Canvas: Amazon Parrot: Available here

Birds, birds, birds, birds.... watch them, love them, buy their portraits!

Good news day, I'm elated!!! :)

Mothers at Easter

This is what Easter looked like at my parents home. My mother wasn't the type to go too crazy at holidays but she really liked Easter and made it special. This photo is her kitchen table on the day before Easter. (Sat.) many years ago. For me it highlights everything about that holiday with her. The preparation!

Her traditions always included ham, a lemon pie, Easter candy and lots and lots of colored hard boiled eggs. If you don't have stained fingers at the Easter table you messed up somewhere!

Easter as an egg and candy holiday was never my favorite until maybe today. This year we're having our first ever Easter holiday with my husband's youngest son, who is about to turn 14. He doesn't like ham or eggs either for that matter, but my maternal instincts have kicked in just having him around for this holiday.


I won't be dressing him up for church in a little Easter outfit like I did with my daughter, shown here at three years of age (being a really good sport in her white tights and sky blue Easter dress. The bonnet was left inside. Yes I made her wear a bonnet!) She turned out quite lovely, normal and a good mommy creating her own Easter tradition with her little ones.

I have hope that even though our visitor won't be enjoying his mothers traditions this year, he'll feel special and someday remember with fondness the offerings from my kitchen this Easter.

Happy Easter!!

At Last....

8" x 8" oil on Canvas: Available here

SPRING!!!!! It's finally arrived.... yipppeeee, yahooooo,. Yes it's still in the 20's at night, it's almost 50 during the day and windows can be cracked and you don't have to have as heavy a coat to go outside.... While cherry blossoms are blooming and daffodils are long past their prime in many if not most spots in the country we still have all that to look forward to. So there. :>