Ever Bought an Art Print? Now...the Time?

Daffodils...Up!  Cold, wet, rainy, early Spring...   " Spring Narcissus , " image from my Instagram Prints Gallery  Dear Friends Old and New, End of March...time for Spring to do its annual dawdle, isn't it? Today, cold, damp, rainy, skies are dark, but three Daffodils and a few  Narcissus are blooming, first of season! Many are up, through the frozen earth, but have not yet blossomed. These promise to be in full bloom by Easter, that's my guess. A welcome site these images are. In addition, Robins are everywhere. Small birds, Chickadees and Titmice are frenetic, moving here and there with a certain glee. We have not one but two female Cardinals on the property. We see them in the bushes but have not yet determine where they nest. On warm days, now, I see a honey-bee around here every now and again. Honey-bee season is about to break wide-open as April 1 arrives and temperatures really move up and out of the winter range. Baby chi...

Spring! Bulbs are up, chicks are busy, Queen Bees really busy, and times are nuts.    "Up on the Farm , " a detail, from not yet included on my art site Dear Friends Old and New, Seems just yesterday I was donning my first fall fleece of the season, cranking up our wood stove, checking the furnace, closing storm windows and preparing for the long, dark, cold winter. Now, here we are, the first day of spring. Isn't it grand? Still cold, here in the northeast, but bright. The image I've posted above is a detail, one of a handful you may see on Instagram, from a large oil-on-canvas painting titled, "Up on the Farm." I will be making prints available later in the year. The painting expresses one of my favorite farms on planet earth, belonging to a dear friend and neighbor who is presently in her 100th year. What a memorable character she is. To give you an idea, when this woman turned 80 years old, she and her brother went out and purchased two cows to celebrat...