They are big and so green! Found under a huge, old (and very shady) oak tree during a walk yesterday. And so appropriate that this 1920’s photograph folder has such a pretty acorn border on the front (a recent etsy purchase): Is it rude to say I like the folder more than the photograph? There’s …
Monthly Archives: July 2009
Honey Bee Stories
Bee imagery, stories, skeps, curtained little scenes, skeleton keys dangling on ribbon, bees flying away from her hive to the others, the ones high in the trees! I have been working on the details of this piece for some time now, and it’s finally complete and I am happy with it so far. I think …
Shelburne Museum, cont’d
I love this museum! More highlights of antique art pieces from my visit to Vermont. The rooms were dark and things were behind glass, but here are some favorites to inspire! There were over 200 hat boxes and band boxes on display. A detail and a bonnet! And.. I love the shape of her dress …
apothecary and herbs
We went to the Shelburne Museum in Vermont and it was sensory overload! Much bigger than expected, I could a full week there studying and sketching the fascinating items on display and roaming the beautiful grounds. The museum is full of folk art, textiles, dolls and doll houses, automata, and other odd 17th to 20th …
a snippet of a work in progress
Painting detailed scenes of honeybee stories as of late! Here is a work in progress, a small snippet of a much larger scene… I am so, so excited about this piece! I’ve been working secretly on it for some times and I can’t wait to put a print of it up in my shop. Despite …
the results are in….
The fox name submissions were collected, cut and put into a little white fox house (I’m not sure if he lives in the proper white house or in the brush pile!) And a name was randomly pulled (thank goodness for randomness, as the name submissions were all so sweet, and I enjoyed reading them so …
fox locket giveaway this week!
What’s that you see? Is it a fox locket?….. yes indeed! I decided to do this giveaway again, to thank all those who visit my blog (despite my times of non-postings). And for keeping me inspired! THANK YOU!!!! It’s a mini print snippet from my original oil painting Pulling on Our Ribbons and Hair affixed …
a bit on how things come together
Sketching faces on cotton watercolor paper (my favorite!). Still undecided on the hair. Sketch of scarlet tanager’s in my giant book from June (the pages do not fit into my scanner) And a collage of it all (with my hand and favorite papers) in my watercolor album. Just playing around, process journaling. A giveaway will …
milkweed pod nest and other things
…inspiring me today. It’s Friday and I have been painting the day away, which is so blissful! Taking a bit of a different direction with acrylics now, painting up little (or very big) scenes of surreal things in earthy colors. Also been playing with arrangements of favorite found things on my shelf, inspiring the paintings… …
tugging on our neck ribbons
Just finished up this painting of two little forest wanders (or woodland dwellers for that matter) They seem a bit apprehensive about the birds playful tugging. I think that they are The Bumblebee Sisters in their childhood.