2 more 5x5 ditties.. "Sitting Pretty" and "Pins & Needles"

This is really my pin cushion that i have had since i was a young person.  It was my Mom's. I had SO much fun painting this in acrylic with my tiny tiny brush.  I know, i'm anal.  

 I have a lot of photos of antique lawn chairs to use for subject matter.  They are delightful.  I changed the background on this three times.  geez.   

Birdie B and B , "Meet me for a Drink? " and "Opening Soon"

Another 5x7 acrylic. I'm really  not a flower painter but got involved in the shading and delicate colors .  Used one of my photos of Carl's irises.  They miss him too.  
 

This frame had a fancier vibe.  So i concentrated on atmosphere and toned down colors. Thought about adding Lime slices on the drinks but the Green may have been dangerous ..  

I usually recoil when someone says my art is "Cute"  but with this bird house one, i think it is OK..   I have a lot of small frames in "storage"..  most are designed for photos.  I did find a few usable plus a friend gave me some small canvas boards..   these are acrylic using limited amounts of colors.  I like painting that way.  

@ Da Lake X 4

 I have had these frames forever.  Had my kids grad photos in them for years.  I wish i knew who made them, either my Dad or my uncle Bill.   ANYWAY, i painted these 5"x7" canvases in acrylic and had the right idea of putting them on front of the frames. Wah Lah!!  oh what kinda price goes on these for the Cormorant Art Show next month !!!   

Granny's Pot Collection

 It was time!!!  This collection of mine resides on a shelf in my kitchen.  They needed to be washed, you know, like the "spring cleaning" that used to happen???.   Anyway I did this watercolor instead.  

Church Choir (commission)

 The Roses picked up this commission today.  I think they liked it.  It certainly tells a story about singing hymns during service and the size of the choir.  I enjoyed painting it, for sure. 

Snap, Crackle, Pop

 Another theme wall piece is ready.  This was fun and I had painted the blue and spritzed it awhile ago and stewed over it.  Our wonderful country will be celebrating 250 years this year.  So much history has been made and i feel like we are going backwards in some of the accomplishments we've made with this present leadership.   Kindness, love, awareness and fireworks will bring us back.  

Toe Tappers

 Reference for this is a photo i took at the Dresden museum in 1990.  My brother-in-law and his band. (minus 2 players since I didn't want to paint an accordion ).  I had sketched a couple of them in my sketch book.   I loved their body language and i made up the background.   Not sure of the title.  Old time music for sure.