Dappled Arabian

~ Dappled Arabian ~

Fresh off of the drawing table.

I wonder if other artists have the same issue? I've come to realize if I take a "short" break from creating art, that short break may become quite long!

This sketch had been sitting on paper as a line form drawing for more than two years, waiting to become a color painting. I finally put myself into the chair at the drawing table to take a break from my "break", and work on some graphite aceo's (2 1/2" x 3 1/2" art cards, editions, and originals). To limber up I decided to work on this little piece in graphite first.

There are times I have a very clear picture of what the art will look as when complete, then there are times I let the piece create itself. Other than the line form that lay dormant for over two years, "Dappled Arabian" was the art that created itself.

 

~ Wishing you a wonderful day! ~

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Finger Puppets

~ White Arabian Finger Puppet ~

~ Grey Arabian Finger Puppet ~

Creating my version of a horse finger puppet had been tossing around in my head for some time.

So...after the hussle and bussle of the Holidays passed, I decided it was time to cut and sew.

What appeared were these white and grey Arabians.

The grey's body was cut of heavy weight synthetic felt I had purchased many years ago.

The white's body was cut from beautiful wool felt.

Their eyes and nostrils I sewed in freehand, then stitched on their ears, and carefully sewed up the body with needle and thread, leaving a finger hole at the base of each.

I finished both by hand sewing in their mane and forelock of pure wool yarn, then untwisted and combed them out with a needle.

~ White and Grey Arabians ~

What a relaxing project these two were, and they now appear in my shop. I may need to try a few more in black, bay...
maybe even a Friesian or a Fjord horse?
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~ Christmas Wishes ~

 

 

~ Merry Christmas to all,

and I wish you a very Happy New Year! ~

 

 



Winter Pegasus

 

~ Winter Pegasus ~

 

Winter Pegasus prances atop a snow covered hill,

a night sky filled with stars shine brightly behind him.

 

The newest addition to my shop here.

Available as a 5"x7" card or ACEO print.

 

 

 



Creatures of Summer Past

Summer here in Northern Minnesota has come and gone.

Early stages of Fall are now upon us.

The winds have changed, the temperatures dropped, and leaves on the trees are glowing daily stronger in multi shades of yellow, orange, vibrant red, and crimson.

 

 

This past summer still lives however in the images I had captured.

This was the year of the insect.

Clouds of butterflies visited flowers during the day,

and an amazing flutter of Polyphemus moths were visible during the evening ( a moth rarely sighted in a season here ).

 

 

~ Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly in the Siberian Iris Beds ~

 

 

 

~ Polyphemus Moth Under the Evening House Light ~

 

 

 

~ Beautiful Green Damselfly ~

 

 

 

~ Golden Green Dragonfly on Siberian Iris Bud ~

 

 

The above image of the dragonfly on the iris bud was an amazing capture, one I had longed to get for years! Dragonflies love to light on leafless branches and bare plant stems. Rarely have I seen them land on a flower, and just as rare to see an image captured of the dragonfly and flower combination!

This was a good day! 

 

~ I hope your summer contained some amazing and beautiful sights! ~



New Bunny

~ Bunny Rabbit ~

I am so excited to finally offer some of my designs in metal!

"Bunny Rabbit" the little rabbit from my ACEO art "First Apple" is the first of 7 designs I have been working on that will be available as silhouettes in heavy durable plate steel. More designs that will follow are

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"Black Cat and Pumpkin" from my ACEO "You and I"

"Little Pegasus" "Little Unicorn" and "Little Foal" from an ACEO of the Man in the Moon and baby Pegasus

"Whimsical Butterfly" from my ACEO "Golden Palomino"

and

"The Raven" from the ACEO "The Watcher"

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To view more information on the newly released 8 1/4" x 10 1/4" "Bunny Rabbit" just click on the word here.

~ Wishing you all a beautiful day today! ~



It Rained And It Rained And It Rained

A storm system stalled over us...

and it rained...

and it rained...

and it rained...

a record breaking rain like we have never seen!

Never have we had floods like this.

Really we rarely have floods at all!

Cars now in water up to roof tops,

vehicles dropping into sink holes,

mudslides,

raging waters over a dam,

an entire city being evacuated,

railroads hanging in the air where the ground washed out from beneath it,

the zoo flooded and lost much loved animals,

docks disappearing under swollen lakes,

large sections of roads under water or completely washed out,

stranding many including some of my family.

~ Sideroad leading to Duluth's major shopping area. That is not a lake at the bottom of the hill. It should be lawns, road, and parking lots only. ~

~ Duluth, Minnesota car dealership with flooded vehicles. Parking lots and road should be where water is seen. ~

~ What normally is a well traveled section of road between some of Duluth's major shopping stores and restaurants. Where you see water should only be road and parking lots. ~

~ A frontage road leading to Duluth's major shopping mall. ~

~ Kayakers heading to the flooded parking lot of Duluth's Target store. ~

~ Kayakers paddling to the mall. ~

~ Many sections of road had large bodies of water on them such as the one above... ~

~ ...and this country road outside of Duluth heading towards our home. ~

~ This country driveway was completely under water, leading to a home on the edge of a dangerously high and flooding Cloquet River. ~

It is going to take many days for this amount of water to recede.

Thankfully our home is high enough so we have seen only slight water damage from the amazing amount of water that has fallen from the sky. Some of my gardens however have seen too much water, and rescuing of plants may be needed!