Every month of 2017 you can look forward to a series of small paintings specific to that month. While I may have birds and some of these other items all year, I will focus on a decent-sized grouping of paintings for each month's series. Hope you enjoy!
January - Citrus Fruits and Florals
February - Sweet Treats
March - Farm Animals
April - Birds and Blossoms
May - Trees
June - Sky and Clouds
July - Summer Heat
August - Organize Thyself!
September - Harvest
October - Birds and Fall Foliage
November - All that Glitters
December - Nativity
Since January is half over, I need to get busy listing. Stay tuned...
What are you favorite home and decorating magazines? I have really enjoyed reading this month's Elle Decor, Architectural Digest, and especially the new book by Domino. The Domino Your Guide to a Stylish Home has a chapter on art, which is really a great basic decorating 101 about creating groupings, vignettes, leaning art, framing art, and many more topics. I hope to share some of other examples and ideas I learned from this book and applied in my home. Stay tuned!
I just got back from Idaho and Montana and was amazed and reminded that although the ground is frozen, wildlife is alive and well.
Cow elk (female).
Elk in the road.
Mingling with some horses.
Mountain sheep.
I don't know about you. But growing up, Christmas morning felt magical. I really believed in Santa. And being the oldest of five children, I got to have fun watching my siblings "believe" even after I learned the truth. Some of my siblings no longer follow this tradition and just exchange gifts with their kids instead. But I still associate Christmas morning with the excitement, miracles, and wonder of my childhood.
To me, an unopened package, carefully wrapped and decorated, symbolizes love and generosity. I love to wrap and share gifts and love to receive them.
I hope you all are enjoying this time of year. Happy holidays!
Wishing you all a happy holiday season! I will be in Idaho for one week and will be back before the new year. Hope you all have a wonderful holiday. Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah. Happy new year!
