Welcome to May!
So much for Spring! It feels like summer weather here in Houston, Texas. But everything is blooming and that makes me very happy and want to paint.
ON MY DESK
These past months, I have been experimenting with portraits in addition to more birds. Portrait commissions coming soon. Sign up for my newsletter to get the latest updates.
IN THE SHOP
Lots of new bird and flower paintings in the shop
AROUND THE WEB
Have you seen the birds here? These are live cameras.
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/cams/cornell-lab-feederwatch/#
Marianne North- a prolific painter who explored the world through her paintings. 800+ paintings! How did
she do it?
http://www.kew.org/mng/gallery/orchids.html
Alice Neel- I love Alice Neel's portraits. I have always been interested in portraiture and have childhood memories of
sketching faces from Walter Foster books.
https://www.metmuseum.org/perspectives/series/exhibitions/alice-neel
And a random observation- have you noticed the number of squirrels around us?! 👀
Until next time,
Leena