lost painted pears

I have several paintings going on right now, as well as some mixed media collages. Can't seem to get them finished for some reason- even when the children are at friends houses. The one I have been working on the most lately is of the lightly glazed style and texture. It is of a seaturtle. It will eventually get finished.... but for now take a look at this one . Some type of style- but of pears with a gold leaf accents. The painting is about 7x7 inches. I *think* have two or three of these, all similar but just a little different because the original intent was to frame them together as a set. Can't seem to find either of them - all I have is this lonely little photo I took several months ago... I hope I can find the paintings!

Another photo of my chic chick- I did not realize when I bought her that she is a "frizzle".

I have chickens. I have a rooster and several hens. The hens do not set on eggs, so I borrowed an incubator to incubate some eggs to make new chickens. Out of 20 eggs only one hatched. A single chick does not do well in flocks, chickens are mean to each other( pecking order is a literal term.) They do much better if they have a friend - so I went and bought 2 chicks for my singleton chick. Somehow I ended up with the chic chick- Look at her feathers! weird!

I have not sat down to play with art in quite a while - not sure why - just don't feel motivated. Lack of will , coupled with trying to find a job and settling other problems, leads to a lack of personal exploration. I was playing with polymer clay a bit and doing a little with beads.... but I really miss the paint and texture. So this past week I picked up a brush and began a new painting. I'll let you know how it gets on ---- Meanwhile here is a chick.... is she not the cutest little chick? She is chic chick with ruffled feathers...

Oh, I just realized it May 20- it was the birthday of someone special to me --- I lost contact with him long ago but I really hope he is doing well...Chris, Happy Birthday. Wow, just did a search on him and found him- He is part of a band called "Fuzzy Logic"-- coool!

We all have a story...

Have you ever heard Story Corps?

It is a nationwide project to record the oral histories of Americans. It is fascinating to hear the stories of "average" Americans and realize there no average people- everyone has a story to tell...

Ostara Bunny

Here is the Ostara bunny... Oh... I wish my camera worked -- I would sneak over and get a short video, you know, for posterity or blackmail.

I have to go to work today - but here is a quick basic watercolor ( actually thinned acrylic paint) I like it. I don't paint many realistic type subjects. But this was kind of fun. It needs a bit more on the water reflections -