mixed media
16 x 20
- mixed media
18 x 24
Here is your sneak peek of the two pieces I created for the 2014 Zoofari. I love the theme this year- “Flight of Fancy.”
The theme conjured up images of creatures I love: parakeets, butterflies, birds of all kinds. This year I decided to keep it close to home rather than go with the exotic. After African flamingos & parrots, and Indian elephants & peacocks the past two years, I focused on my own garden this year. Cardinals and butterflies are recurrent themes in my work. I love parakeets. My parakeet Petie and my grandmother’s parakeet Pretty Boy were given free reign in their respective households (much to the dismay of my beagle Sophie). And there’s that fuchsia, trailing down from a hanging basket… I have tried so many times to keep fuchsia alive in my yard. I just don’t have the right place for them to thrive. Maybe it gets too hot here in Cincinnati. Anyway, fuchsia are great subjects and their exotic colors are fun to paint.
Be sure to get your tickets to Zoofari on the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden website. This event sells out fast. You can bid on these new paintings as well as many other items in the Silent Auction the night of the event! Enjoy!
