"Berry Delight"

This is a blue jay painting that I painted up last night and finished it off today. Storm day for the kids and so they've been playing in the basement while I've painted all morning. I love how he turned out. Now on to a bigger canvas....I think that I have the passion for birds now...LOL

Taracotta

Out with the old and in with the new!

I had a painted cabinet as my end table for several years now...painted it while I lived in Virginia and got tired of it as I'm going for a different look in my home now, no longer "cutesy" but Colonial (lots of black furniture) and less clutter. I saw a black bottomed end table at my favorite country store in town that I KNEW would go with what I had in my livingroom better then the blue and tolepainted cabinet I had orignially. Here's the new end table that with my gift cards from my favorite store I purchased the other day.

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The sounds of the Chickadee ring through the air

Often times when I am visiting my parents at their home down the valley (they live out in the boonies) I have the pleasure of seeing these little guys up close. My parents feed them and many other wild birds in the winter and I've grown fond of their cute little faces and their "chicka dee dee dee" songs. Here is a painting I did up today of one that has landed on a branch for a berry treat.

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Flight of the cardinals

I know it's been FOREVER since I have written here and I apologise for that. I have been sick with Pnuemonia since mid October and am JUST starting to feel human again. Yip...taken the life right outta me. Not good! I was pretty much bed ridden for the first week and then since I finished meds I've caught cold after cold after cold. My immune system is Shot. I am hoping that I'll get back to my ol' self soon.

Now...onto more important things. I hope that you all had a great Christmas and New Years. I know that 2008 was great for me, but hoping that 2009 is even better. I do know one thing...I've started back up with one of my passions....painting. I had put the brushes down for a whole year (last time I painted anything was Christmas 07') I am on a Cardinal kick right now...I even put up a cardinal tree this year for the holidays with lots of the beautiful red birds in it.

Here are two of the latest creations I've done....the one entitled "Snow storm" is my favorite and I am pleased with the background used (canvas) I've never painted on stretched canvas and quite enjoyed it. I hope that it's not another 3 months til my next post. Drop back in to see more paintings soon.

Taracotta

Second painting done in 2009

"SNOWSTORM"


First one done for 2009

"WINTER WONDERS"