Another new beginning...

Once again I will try this "blog thing". I started one and after the first post I could never get in again to post. So here we go again...

This is a "new" thing for me... we'll see how it goes. I've never been good with a journal, so hope I do better with this. (I smile as I write this.) I have always loved animals, so they seem to be a natural for me to paint. The older I get the more passionate I am about my art. It is no longer something I love to do, it is also something I HAVE to do. It is ME... I hope you enjoy my posts, my art, and will perhaps come away with a greater peace or a greater love for nature. My art is created for the love of nature and the wish to pass that on to others.I'll start with this fellow. He is a barred owl I "met" while at a show benefitting a wildlife rescue center. He had been hit by a semi and permanently injured. I sold this piece and donated a small portion to the center. I wish it could have been more as I feel so strongly about things like that. I do intend to try and continue to help with this sort of thing in the future as well. But I am one of those famous "starving" artists... (smile again). I hope you enjoy him. The title of the piece is "Evening Reflections".Carol