Summer Heat

Summer Heat

July was quite comfortable but now the August heat has hit hard and I find myself painting and creating only in my "head". Well maybe somehow they will find there way to paper or canvas.

Last week, on my weekly visit with my grand-kids, I lugged the bottles of gouache paints that I had here for them to use when visiting.  Thought they would get more use during the holiday at their home.  We had a great time painting, brought 4 small 20 x 15 cm canvases.  We sat in a shaded spot and had lots of fun.

Here are the results!!! Uri [6 yrs], Ima [ Mommy] Yael, and mine...

Uri's 

20 x 20 cm

Uri's

15 x  20 cm

 Yael

15 x 20 cm

Mine

15 x 20 cm

Have signed up for Leslie's 30 x 30 this September.  Its a difficult month first because of all the High Holidays and second because last week I will be traveling to Morocco!!! WOW this is a big surprise for me, joining my daughter who will be teaching a yoga class for the group... its still sinking in..  Link to see what's in store... So I'll be going with flow.....

# 71 Bella Bella

# 71 Bella Bella

This is # 2 of the series of our free spirited chicken Bella.... I am positive this is the same pose I used last January in the 30 x 30 challenge... really strange....quite unintentional!!!

Oils & Cold Wax

5 x 7 " on canvas

# 70 Cheeky Chicken

# 70  Cheeky Chicken

We have a free spirited chicken. Actually its not ours but I think originally belonged to  the back neighbor.  She was confined mainly to a coop but one day decided to to venture out into the wider world. His yard didn't have much in greenery so she hoped over the fence to ours.  We named her Bella.  For quite a while she would come on the patio and cluck to let us know that she wanted her breakfast.  She would lay eggs in all sorts of weird places. She would fly up in the trees.  She loves the cat food that we put out for our 5 yard cats and the cats move away from her and let her have first pick.  At first I would give her bread crumbs but then we bought regular feed for chickens ... she rather like the feed for parrots better.

Then she disappeared for a while and we were quite worried... but she reappeared and visits from time to time...  think she discovered the neighbor on the other side. As I said she's quite a free spirit.

Bella

Perched on our Jacaranda tree

Did a series on 5 x 7 canvas from some photos I took of her.
Here is the first one.

Oils & Cold Wax

Canvas

5 X 7 "