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Lady Bird

4/1/2018

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"Lady Bird" - acrylic on aquabord, 16" x 20".  Ready to frame, or can be leaned against a wall upon a shelf.  Available here and at Artfinder.

A wee bit of malarkey and a pop of spring for Easter Sunday.  We've transitioned from friends visiting from afar to family to even more family, so the house is abuzz with activity and late-night board games.  An attempt to play Bears vs. Babies helped to reaffirm our love for old standards like Dixit, but I was a bit fascinated with building a manatee in a suit with a torpedo arm to take out the evil land babies. 
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Lady Bird
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​There is no time for painting with the parade of fabulous visitors, so this fancy bird was completed just before all the shenanigans began.  We've been busy needle felting, however, and this bowl of sleeping bunnies made us squeak with delight every time we spied it on the counter.  Who doesn't love a bowl of sleeping rabbits?

​I am short on sleep but brimming with inspiration this week.


Multiple visits to Flamingo Gardens, a beach walk and a day at the Morikami Museum and Gardens have my pile of potential painting images spilling over.  Several lazy movie days and time to read a fabulous fantasy novel have my brain mulling all kinds of new characters to add to the studio menagerie.  Julia Cameron would approve of the bounty of artist dates this month has held.

​A new month, a full moon, rising temperatures and dates set aside for graduation celebrations are a reminder of change taking place all around.  Our little mango tree, planted three years ago when we first moved to Florida, is brimming with tiny mangoes for the first time.  And these three unlikely companions (right) held a pose for me as if to point out that anything is possible when spring is in the air.  :)
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Carol Edan link
4/1/2018 09:48:09 am

Happy Easter! Wow you are on a busy schedule but a happy one. What better than family and friends, aside from painting. I really love your little bird! First the background with the blue covering the pink! Maybe a good idea for my "pink" mess. Will try it in PS! Love the simplicity of your brushstrokes. Cocky little fellow
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jen
4/1/2018 11:18:21 am

Carol, you are so right! Family and friends are a huge joy!!!

Thank you for enjoying this piece...the simple brushstrokes made me happy. And the blue over florescent pink paint! It pops every time!

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Dotty Seiter link
4/1/2018 10:12:18 am

Jen, hope you're enjoying a family-filled happy Easter! We'll be joined by our local son and daughter-in-law later today for a verrrrrry low-key get-together and simple healthy meal.

Lady Bird! I love her radiant bursting-out-of-the-seams magenta energy and the periwinkle air in which she has paused jusssst long enough to let you capture her image before she struts on!

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jen
4/1/2018 11:19:35 am

Dotty! We spent this morning at the beach. Low-key and simple sounds perfect to me! Wishing you a perfect day of family and food!

Thank you - this piece was fun to paint. She didn't boss me around at all! Unlike those malarkey girls...ha ha!

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carolyn
4/1/2018 11:36:02 am

Absolutely Adorable! Love this Lady Bird! Glad you are enoying all your family time! It is good for the soul and can't wait to see the inspiration coming down the road. Happy Easter to you and your family!

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jen
4/1/2018 12:03:16 pm

Hello lovely Carolyn! Happy Easter to you and yours...wishing you were here to enjoy a beach day with us!

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