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8x8 oil painting in a gold floater frame of a woman in profile with pink flowers growing in her hair and a hummingbird hovering near.
Day 2. Linger

“Hum of the Flowers” 8×8 in, oil on canvas, framed The little hummingbird from yesterday’s painting made it back into...

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4x4 in palette knife oil painting of a black bear and a hummingbird on an orange background. Framed in gold floater frame.
Day 1. Fight or Flight

“Fight or Flight” 4×4 in, oil on canvas, framed I don’t usually get very sentimental about the new year and...

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abstracted painting of a figure sitting on a block of green, lets bent with a bird on her knee. The background has handwritten words from Mary Oliver's poem "Invitation"
Sheer Delight and Gratitude: Mary Oliver’s Invitation

  “Sheer Delight and Gratitude” Invitation by Mary Oliver Oh do you have time to linger for just a little...

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woman with bird oil painting
Art/Poetry Spotlight: “Fire Kindled Before you were Born”

Fire Kindled Before you were Born, 6×6, oil on canvas Last month, the gallery hosted our first ever poetry night....

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art for father's day
🎨 A Father’s Day Gift Guide for Every Kind of Dad (Featuring Fine Art Prints!)

Father’s Day is in a few short weeks. Celebrate the dad in your life with art this year! He has...

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New Bird Minis Preview– May 2025!

9 new bird minis will be available first to my VIPS at 8am on May 3 2025. They will all be...

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🎨 A Mother’s Day Gift Guide for Every Kind of Mom (Featuring Fine Art Prints!)

Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate the wonderful moms in our lives than...

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Day 31. Creativity

These are actually just little pieces of my day 31 painting which I have been working on for several days...

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woman with great blue herons
Day 30. Abundance

“Abundance” 6×6 in oil on canvas, framed How interesting it is that we usually think of abundance only in terms...

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