Mouse Party

 

On a day when my chores have been endless, it's so nice to get in a little sketch break! Three mice are dancing for joy, while the fourth is telling me to get back to work! Thank goodness for a little at therapy time in the middle of this very, very busy day!  Painting number 5190 in 5190 days. 

Zumba Santa!

Zumba Santa
Acrylic on masonite, 5x5
purchase here

I am having a little fun with Santa tonight - and I've caught him dancing up a storm in Zumba!  One of my favorite classes at the gym - there is nothing like Zumba to get a great workout that feels more like a night out on the town!  This has been another crazy, busy day with our house project - and I have only now been able to get to my easel! The windows are in, most of the mess is cleaned up, and hopefully we can start trimming out the interior tomorrow.  I am trying to talk Mike into using the beautiful old original woodwork, even though it will need quite a bit of work.  So, tomorrow will find me down in the barn, pulling out lengths of trim from the rafters! This painting makes 1069 in 1069 days.  I wonder how on earth I am going to find time to paint tomorrow!

Fairy Dance

Fairy Dance
Oil on glass, 9x12
print available here

The weather was amazing today, and a spent some time on the front porch with the cats vying for my every attention.  As I looked into the gardens, I could just envision little fairy realms at every glance!  Little fairies dangling from the birdbath, riding an iron hummingbird, and encircling an old nest - all these sprang to mind.  With chores finished, and quiet stillness in the house, I pick up my brushes to work on the fifth panel of six.  Today finds me painting a fairy dance, complete with a couple of childhood friends in fairy form!  One is the piper and the other one dances with his wife.  It is illuminating, because doing this on purpose makes me realize that I often paint figures with someone I know in mind - without really thinking about it.  The fairy in the pinkish red is another childhood friend - Stephanie, who always had a perfect pixie haircut - although her hair is a little darker in real life!  Perhaps that is just the creative spirit in me that calls on the images of my past whenever needed.  More natural every day, this is the 391st painting in 391 days and day 26 of the 30 day painting challenge :)