SPRING CHICKADEE

Just a few more days until spring. I might have to paint an homage to it all week.

Thank You Etsy

I've had the good fortune of being featured in one of etsy's emails and these little birds have been flying off the shelves. (That is, if there were shelves to fly off of). Funny what a little bit of advertising can do. I'm certainly grateful to the editor who chose me. I also had the good fortune of being asked to be a featured artist in the Ogden City arts festival this June. I haven't done any festivals in a while so it will be something fun to look forward to.

Emerald City

Here's a peak at the scenery that I've been working on. My daughter was having a dress rehearsal and we snapped this picture of her in front of the magnificent Emerald City.

Photo Shoot

I'm used to having my images speak for themselves, but today I had to go be the image myself. Poems Art needed a new photograph of me and so I went in for a little photo shoot. I must admit, I hate to have my picture taken, but surprisingly, it wasn't bad at all. Hopefully there will be at least one good photo and if there is, I'll be sure to post it.

Wizard of Oz

I've been very busy painting the scenery for my daughter's school play. These corn panels have taken about four hours each. Times that by seven and you've got A LOT of work. And that's just the tip of the iceburg. The Emerald City is 32 feet wide and 18 feet tall. The farmhouse has a detachable porch that spins during the hurricane. We've got a witch's castle and a wizard's chamber and of course there's Munchkinland. But it will all be worth it! Right?

New Posters

Poems Art Publishing just finished printing a new line of posters. Pretty soon all these little birdies will be springing up in fun new places and with any luck they'll be as popular as the abstract floral pieces.

A Little Sun

Last week the Salt Lake Valley had a terrible inversion. For the most part the inversion is horribly depressing and has no redeeming qualities as it blocks out the sun with a very thick layer of smog. But one night last week the smog turned into fog, the kind that is often compared to split pea soup, and when we woke up in the morning everything was covered with a beautiful layer of crystals.