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> “Empty Nest” 6x6in. oil …what I am about to have….

>Since I don’t have any artwork to show you right now, I’ll tell you about Ladybird. We live about 3o miles out in the country and as I was driving home late one night last fall, I could vaguely see something in the road ahead. I slowed down and as I passed by, two big, [...]

> My blog friend, Flower, knows how much I envy her her woods and moss; something they have a lot of in Oregon and we have none of in West Texas. So she sent me a box full of it! As I opened it, the sweet, moist smell of earth and forest filled the room [...]

> I thought it would be nice to try some other subjects on piano keys besides butterflies. These three are a result of that idea. I will definitely be trying other things in the future. The bird at the top was from a photo I took of a bird perched on an iron hanging basket [...]

> Two years ago, a family of swallows built a nest on our back porch. Last year, a family of flycatchers moved in and raised their young. The day the babies perched on the edge of the nest and the parents fussed and fussed at them to jump, I put all the dogs and cats [...]

> I have a few pieces of jewelry that I am putting up for sale in my etsy shop. This one is a glass locket with an original oil painting inside. One side shows a pretty nest and the other, the word “nest.” It is sterling silver with real pearls and gemstone. Adjustable from 16″-18″. [...]

> sold I haven’t posted pictures of my butterflies in a while, so here you go. They are painted on antique ivory piano keys. I use oils and it takes up to 7 thin layers of paint to complete each one. Very tiny and tedious. Every time I paint them I say these are the [...]

> Just a pretty winter scene for you today. We’ve had three beautiful snows this yearand I’ve spent quite a bit of time at the window with my camera. The view changes every second and I don’t want to miss a thing.

> Click here to bid. sold How do people paint and get ready for Christmas? I do not know. For me, it’s one or the other. I’m enjoying Christmas more after the fact than before. All the hectic-ness is over and this week between Christmas and the New Year is always a nice reprieve for [...]

> Click here to bid. This was a fun painting to do. I have a very large collection of pretty paper and it’s about time I use it up (so I can buy more!) I call it Happiness because I was happy working on it and it makes me happy to look at it. I [...]

>sold Click here to bid. It’s freezing here and I’m longing for the days of flip-flops and cantaloupe. And eating cherries on the front porch, spitting the seeds out into the yard, hoping a tree will come up…

> Click here to bid. I don’t have a lot to say about this painting except that I love turnips and I love these colors together!