happy halloween!

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in the misty morn

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"I saw old Autumn in the misty morn
Stand, shadowless like Silence, listening
To Silence."
- Thomas Hood

falling leaves

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here is a little bit of autumn for you, something i painted a few years ago. i would probably paint autumnal pictures all year long but i try to wait until it is seasonal. this looks like stathmore paper and maybe winsor and newton watercolors. I usually use Daniel Smith watercolors now and I recently switched to Arches Cold press watercolor paper. But I will sometimes just grab whatever comes to hand - I am afraid I have a bit of a paper hoard.

Between the season of falling leaves and sad news in the world I am feeling melancholy. the internet suggest this state is caused by having too much "black bile" - do they mean coffee?

well anyway, i hope for a quiet weekend.

red bird

red bird
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here is another little red bird. i am feeling blue, myself. sometimes it seems like there is just so much suffering and so many sad things in the world. lots of people i see lately. so i am thinking good thoughts for y'all, which is sometimes all one can really do. and painting my little birds, which i guess to me represent some sort of faith or hope.

pygmy owl

pygmy owl
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this is my latest little painting. well, not SO little, it's 8 x 8" and i am so happy with how it came out. such a cunning little fellow, all surrounded by leaves and autumn colors.

with fall winter can't be far behind so i have started doing a little holiday shopping. i love shopping on line and supporting artists! This is where I've been shopping so far this year:
Etsy
Boy Girl Party
Papaya Art

next up I think might be Jill Bliss

I will also be giving books and CDs! Some of my favorite places to shop for those are:
CD Baby
and
Powells

I will let you know about more favorites in days to come!

the little owl is available in my Etsy Shop.

little bird

little bird
Originally uploaded by megan_n_smith_99

I have so many art ideas now and not enough time! though I guess that is better than the opposite. Here is how I finished up the little bird I posted when it was in progress.

Most of my pieces seem to have a mind of their own - to a certain degree. and I guess it's my job to get out of the way and maybe not over think things. My friend Kathy said she thinks that is why I like to listen to audio books while I paint - to shut my little whirring brain off, or at least slow it down. distract it. I like the idea of being a vessel for art.

I started an 8 x 8" painting last night that I thought was going to be blue, purple, and brown, but it immediately insisted on being green and brown, and when you're going with watercolor instead of oil or acrylic you can't just do EVERYTHING over, so i needed to sort of coax the purple into getting alone with the green.

i think it's going to be an art weekend, we'll see what I get done.

Rose and Redbird

Rose and Redbird
Originally uploaded by megan_n_smith_99

this little creature is on etsy.

Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.”

--Rabindranath Tagore