Vigilant

24" x 8" Oil on Canvas "Vigilant": Sold (on it's way to Denmark)

And speaking of baby geese, they're really growing up! I saw them this evening and they're looking a whole lot like mom and dad these days. Just not as tall. They were striking a lovely pose on the shoreline.

Tomatos and Baths

"On The Vine" Available here.

Just finished... a nice bright 8" x 8" ode to the tomato. Available Tuesday evening on E-bay once the paint has a chance to dry a bit.

You might remember the large family of geese I highlighted a few weeks ago? Well the 27 babies are getting bigger and this afternoon they took a nice family bath. Having a wonderful time on this gorgeous summer day.




Interrupted by scowling human with broom.

Wait a minute, we liked it there and we're not done!!

Finishing that bath with some splash action.



Human with broom says maybe not. They'll be back!!

Have You Seen My 27 Goslings?

.....said the mother goose.





Well YES I have!!! A few nights ago as my husband and I were leaving our neighborhood Ron spotted what looked like dozens of baby geese in a neighbors yard. There were only 2 adult geese on watch. If you are around geese enough you learn that the little ones are very closely watched and protected by both parents. Babies don't hang out with other families. You know exactly how many kiddies each pair has as they swim off. The children are usually between the parents in a fairly straight line.




Now for the most part we see anywhere from 2 to 6 offspring but this... well this was quite a deal. Today they showed up in our yard and try as we might we had a hard time counting all the way to 27. At first we thought it was 23, then 25 and finally in some photos I took tonight I figured out it's 27. I have many pictures to back that up.




The first 2 photos were taken by Ron this morning and I captured them swimming into the sun tonight. I WILL be using their cute little profiles in paintings really soon. I feel incredibly blessed on days like these, just to witness something so beautiful.



Sunset on Indian Lake Saturday night.

Loony Tunes

"Limeade In A Blue Glass" 20 x 20 Oil.

I'm working on a commission of a doggie and waiting for paint to dry so... here I am.

Two years ago I was sitting in a dark upstairs studio overlooking a busy mortuary in an overcrowded suburb of Chicago. Today I'm looking out from my balcony studio at dozens of Loons bobbing in the mouth of a little bay in the country. A goose just flew over and there are birds singing like mad.

A spring evening with the windows open used to bring sounds of sirens, constant traffic or disturbing wailing from across the street. Open windows here bring in the sounds of Loons calling each other and geese flying in the dark. Something I didn't realize they did.

I'm a country girl for sure. Living in the Chicago area was interesting and exciting but I belong with the birds and fish for sure. :) .

I've always talked to myself being I'm here and ready to listen and one day I did it out loud walking down the street after a bad day at school and a worse bus ride. My mother was mortified at seeing my lips moving in public where there was obviously no one walking with me to listen to my ranting. Now many years later I'm publicly blogging. (isn't that like talking to yourself, with the possibility someone will hear you?) Life is funny!