Hosanna!!!

When ever I feel  happy about something or have a special event to celebrate I post my little bird. He is my little bird that sings happiness. Here he wishes you a happy palm Sunday. "Hosanna! Hosanna! Hosanna in the highest! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest."

Paint Brushes

The wild flowers are blooming along the Texas Highways. The state flower, the blue bonnet is the dominate flower at this time. Occasionally  among the bluebonnets you can see the paint brush flowers.  They are a beautiful contrast, orange against the blue. I have been watching for the paint brush as it is a favorite of mine but apparently the mowing machines  have eliminated a lot of them. Years ago I did sketches of the paint brush and have included one of them here. I broke the sketches down into sections of the flower. I always want to see up close, to hold  the flower I am painting.This is just a colored pencil drawing from an old  sketch book.  

Venerable 3

This painting is titled "Venerable 3, which is the 3rd in a series of paintings. . The spiral dominating all 3 canvases is made of beads. The beads came from the New Orleans Mardi Gras. In early March I was there during the Mardi Gras carnival. I brought the beads back with me dreaming of paintings that I would include them as part of.a painting.  As  I was attaching  beads to a canvas  I thought of Venerable Bede, therefore giving the painting that title. Don't know Venerable Bede? Google the name you will find it interesting. Strange name for a painting? Well I had to come up with something to title it. .