High-Lo

The highs and los of my last few days have been watching the birds.

The first ruby-throated hummingbirds arrived on Saturday!

I know my picture is blurry but you can see the little sprite at the feeder.

We've also attracted a lot of rose breasted grosbeaks to our feeders,

which has been really exciting to see and they inspired this watercolor painting.

Sadly, one of the grosbeaks got his head stuck in my bird feeder,

It happened so quickly and by the time I got to him it was too late.

Nothing like this has ever happened before. It was so tragic and just broke my heart.

Needless to say I'm glad this day is almost over and 

I'm looking forward to tomorrow.

Collecting Nature

I'm a gatherer, what can I say?

Nests, milkweed pods, feathers, black walnut shells, bark.

I haven't made a nest painting in a long while and I was inspired

by these found bits of nature that  I have collected.

I have to pick things up and look at them, don't you?

I decided to try something a little different. It's a subtle change and I hope you like it.

Take a peek if you have a chance: Mossy Nest No. 55

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!

A Closer Look | Fleurs

A bisected magnolia blossom.

Dogwood branches.

Withered daffodils. 

A Spring Thing

cottontail

oxalis

nesting hummingbirds

It's a spring thing. 

Three more paintings in my shop.

Take a peek!

Spring Botanicals

I've been painting away for the last few weeks.

Four new spring botanical paintings are available in my shop tonight 

and I'm finishing up several more so stay tuned for another update very soon.

Take a peek here.

Outside In

I love this time of year! Spring just feels great.

I couldn't resist painting fritillaria. The checkered petals were calling my name.

You know me and patterns!

My lenten roses, hellebores, are blooming in my cottage garden.

Tommies are popping up all over the lawn which makes me smile,

especially since I was on my knees for a very long time last fall planting them.

I'm working on my twig typography in between other projects.

 Bringing the outside in for some new paintings.

I'll have a shop update soon.