Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!  This month as FLOWN by, and now we've landed on the great feasting day of the year.  Not to overdo the aviary references, here's a giant doodle of a quite charming fowl.  I actually drew him last year, but never posted him.  I added an acrylic background to the colored pencil and ink, because always important to accessorize a turkey. (-;

Night Flight

A little fantasy in oil.

Day 20 Little by little birds build their nest

I'm feeling a little discouraged today.  Sometimes you see the enormity of something before you (or the futility) and it's hard to keep going on, no?

I try to pull myself out of that feeling and remember my favorite French saying of all time:   

Petit à petit, l'oiseau fait son nid.

(Little by little birds build their nest.)

(or...Every little bit helps.)

Hope this creation helps any of you out, my readers.

Ink, Paper, Embroidery Thread, Acrylic, Shimmer Powder

Cory McCrory Flower Bird Ring

Hi all--

I featured ceramic artist, Cory McCrory on this blog in January of this year.  Click here  for further examples of her awesome creations on Pinterest.

Below is a ring of hers that I'm wearing.  I think it's super coolio, just like her!

Unexpected Urban Love

Unexpected Urban Love 

I was going to call this Freaky Urban Love, 

but they were looking at each other so gently, 

I felt there was nothing freaky about it.

Back Off, Bird!

Here's an experiment of combining drawing styles, using cutouts, and different media à la Jonathan Twingley from Danny Gregory's and Koojse Koene's Sketchbook Skool.  Buy his book, "The Badlands Saloon:  An Illustrated Novel" here.

This is a big one 18" x 24" Not sure if I'm done with it yet...

Draw while staring at my computer desk--yes, it's a mess:

Painted birdhouse (No longer Available)

Below is a birdhouse I painted as a donated piece of art work for an organization named "Shine."  It puts a spotlight on young artists and their instructors.  Here's their link for more information: Shine and other artists who are involved.

Mine includes one of my all-time favorite French sayings, "Petit à petit, l'oiseau fait son nid."  In English, "Little by little a bird builds its nest" or every bit helps.  I prefer to think of it as a reminder to any sort of achievement...one step at a time!  I have another painting in mind for that saying, so it will be appearing again in a completely different form.

I took some pictures indoors and some outdoors so here are versions of both.  I still don't think I captured the colors on camera like I would have liked to have had.

  

Day 268. Tropical Bird (SOLD)

I had this flower hanging out on my table forever, and I was just playing around with it.  I wanted to give it a home on a painting so there you go--simple as that. 
 

Tropical Bird

Here it is in different lighting and before I added a bit of eye highlight:

Day 154. Not a Good Time of Year to Be a Worm SOLD

As a walk around outside, I realize that it's not a good time of year to be a worm.