HOLIDAY SHOPPING for Songbird Art!

Christmas Cardinals

In preparing for the holidays, I've created a series of 4x6" prints (matted in 8x10" mats and sold in plastic envelopes) from my original bird paintings. There is a good selection of song birds available, plus a few raven prints.

More Christmas Cardinals plus One Raven

And a set of 3 Carolina Wrens - can be purchased as a set or separately:

Followed by various USA songbirds, 2 Ravens, and a baby Crow:

 

The group below are square prints, matted in 8" square mats for $25/each.

Each print sells for $32.00. However, if multiples are purchased, a reduction will be made for such sales. The prints can be sent anywhere in the USA by US Priority Mail Envelop for $10.00 per envelop.

If you are interested in making a purchase, you may contact me via my Facebook page, using Facebook Messenger to ask questions, select a print, provide the mailing address and arrange payments via PayPal. 

Here's wishing you an easy shopping season and joyous holidays!

As October Draws to a Close

 

October 2022 in Central PA

It's been a super busy year here. Lots of changes, additions, switches, flip-flops, and more. But things are settling down into a "normal" of some sort. The seasons are changing on time, life has patterns again, and all is well at our house in Central Pennsylvania.

I've added another location for my work to be exhibited and sold: The Gallery Shop in Lemont, PA. So there are three locations where one can purchase original art, including my paintings. Art a la Carte in Bellefonte and Twiga, The Bellefonte Art Museum's Gift Shop.

At this time of year, the Bellefonte Art Museum hosts an annual Holiday Art Show & Sale. I will have two pieces hanging in the exhibit - shown below. And my 8x10" prints will also be available for purchase at the show. "Meadowlark Singing" and "Raven in the Grass #2" - framed watercolors measuring 14" wide x 11" high.

I also have new work at both Art a la Carte (on-line sales available) and The Gallery Shop. Here are a few of the pieces available at these locations.

These last two have metallic watercolors added to them for a slightly different effect. I'm enjoying trying some new products and new ways of displaying my work. More on that next spring!

The next two month will be a little slow-down time for my artwork. Real life intrudes with holidays and so much more. But I'll be back after the new year to update my blog. Meanwhile, anyone interested in purchasing my artwork from me personally, can send me an email and we can go from there. I can mail things out via USPO Priority Mail in secure packaging, if requested.

Have a wonderful holiday season! See you again in 2023!

Busy, Busy, BUSY!

Greetings, all. Been so busy with family and creating watercolors for the three shops I supply with my work - I haven't even thought about my Blog!

Well, I'll offer some photos of recent work so you can see what I've been doing in the studio. And maybe a photo of who is keeping us so busy this summer! First, the paintings.

Last, but not least, a pair of Loons

At this time, most of these are in one of three shops: Art a la Carte in Bellefonte, PA; Twiga in the Bellefonte Art Museum in Bellefonte, PA.; and the Gallery Shop in Lemont, PA.

My watercolors sell for $88.00 for an 8x10" framed piece and $$138.00 for 11x14" framed pieces.

Art a la Carte accepts phoned in orders for their merchandise and will mail orders for addresses in the USA. Merchandise includes paintings, jewelry, quilted table runners, felted table toppers and cards, wood carvings, soaps, and so much more. Here is the website: https://www.artalacartepa.com/

The phone #:  814-355-1590

And our summer adventures involve our great-granddaughters who currently live with us and their mom. Since mom works and school is not in session, the girls are keeping us busy!

As you can see, we're having a delightful summer full of laughter, battery swimming fish, Pokémon, bubble-guns, and more! There are way more electronic games than we've ever even heard of, and when they are discussing them, we have no clue what they are saying! 

Hope you are enjoying your summer and creating fun times for yourself and your family, too!

 

Spring!

A few recent paintings as I started adding backgrounds...

Baltimore Oriole - male on branch

Egret above the marsh

Spring is playing peek-a-boo with many in the country. But artists like myself are focused on spring paintings to share with our communities. My current focus is on birds, as you have seen from previous posts. However, I've expanded my interests a bit to include colorful butterflies and moths. And I'm adding more by way of backgrounds to give the birds and butterflies an environment they enjoy.

My previous thoughts were to simply focus on the birds without the distraction of additional trees, grasses, leaves, flowers, etc. Just the bird on a mainly white background so all eyes are on the subject in the painting.

I'm unsure as to how I will proceed, but for now, I am experimenting with various settings for my feathered and/or flying friends. Here are some current, in the works, paintings on the drawing/painting table.

Allen Hummingbird in flight

Spotted blue-purple butterfly on butterfly bush

Tufted Titmouse on a spring branch

Yellow Swallowtail in flight

Painted Lady in the Sunshine (sold)

Catbird in the Grass

Black-capped Chickadee in Spring

Brown Creeper - with beginning background & completed

And here is one I did awhile ago, but updated recently.

Stone Chats in Scotland

I'd be interested in reading your comments.  

Happy Spring to you!!!