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Unicorn

These two foxes are lucky to have met a unicorn on their walk through the dandelion fields.

I was really happy to find a piece by Dizzy Gillespie from 1977 called Unicorn.

 

Hope you had a lovely weekend.

Three Bears

Wow, this week has flown by so quickly.   Before I share the other constellation paintings I did, I should catch up on some other paintings I worked on in January.

The Three Bears

Full of porridge and reminiscing over their last picnic, these bears spend the evening reading, playing music and knitting.   

 

Animal Constellations

Last week, I started looking up constellations and became fascinated with animal constellations. I wasn't aware there were all kinds of animals including Felis the cat and Noctua the owl which are now obsolete.

I also made a pattern that I'm thinking of getting printed on silk or voile for a scarf.

The pattern includes Noctua (owl)  Ursa Major (Bear)  Aquila (Eagle)  Apus (Crane)  Lepus (Hare)  Felis (Cat)  Vulpecula (Fox)  Cygnus (Swan) and Canis major (dog).

I've only done a little star-gazing before and can pick out the plough and a few others, but I'm excited to look into the skies more this summer.  Do you have a favorite constellation? 

Bear and Bird.

Finishing up the series of four paintings today with a bear and bird. 

This mini series was a little different for me, but I really enjoyed it.  I've got a few more poems to share this week too.  

Raccoons

Last week I shared two paintings in a series, a badger and a fox.  Today I've got the Raccoons.

Fox and Badgers.

Illustrators I Adore: Brian Wildsmith

I recently discovered the art of Brian Wildsmith.   I always find myself pouring over the images, each one better than the last and findng them all breathtakingly beautiful.   

From The Lazy Bear, 1973. (source)

From The Owl and the Woodpecker.  (source)

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From A to Z Teaching Cards (source)

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From 1965 - available here

You can see his website here that lets you look inside a few of the books. 

Home Sweet Home - a Squirrel Duo

Another collaboration with my mum.  A musical squirrel duo playing banjo and accordion.

I hope it's not too hard to read or too small and on another note I think the comments issue has been fixed, so thank you for pointing it out! Happy Weekend!

Say Cheese! Pattern

Thanks for your comments on last week's Dial K for Kitty post.  It's always exciting to get feedback about something you really enjoy doing.  I've been addicted to trying out new things and making patterns since I got this fabric design book.  

This set features the cats love cameras print with a few new cameras thrown in.

I think the second set of starbust diamonds is one of my favorites. I had a vintage set of glassware at some point that had a similar pattern, I was reminded of it when I thought about the camera flash. 

Two Badgers

Continuing with yesterdays fox in the foxgloves, two badgers.  Not honey badgers though, I imagine these to be quite sweet.  

Two more paintings to come in this series. 

Fox in the Foxgloves

With all  the cold weather we've had, I'm finding a lot of time to paint. 

Fox in the Foxgloves will be in my next shop update in a few weeks.   A few more paintings to come in this series.