Monday, March 30, 2009

Winter Madness... Dreaming of Spring

At the Lake Lodge
Bird on the Head
Flower Goddess
Been working on my series of ladies and having so much fun looking at botanical books and birds. These ladies are/were suffering from winter madness and make themselves 'right' by getting their gardens in order. I have more in the works and will share their progress.

4 comments:

tangled sky studio said...

I love the last one with her hair flying in the breeze and not a turtleneck in sight. i thought spring had arrived but we had 3 inches of snow yesterday! i actually had to get the boots and down coats back out....boohoo!

warm wishes,
beth

Jeane Myers said...

skayI love love the middle painting - the bird on her head - just too cool!

martha miller said...

word verification is weadis!

get that garden in order and deal with those weadis!

fun series! this is a bit of a sidetrack, but your garden comment made me think of a great book. Have you ever read The Diary of a Midwife: Martha Ballard (not sure if this is the correct title) It's an actual diary of a Maine midwife at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries and it's wonderful. She speaks of her house and garden being "up in arms" when they are a mess and need tending. Also the expressions "get right with god" and "cleanliness = godliness" come to mind! :^)

artslice said...

Hi Beth... no turtleneck! Yep, we keep having snow on and off. It's killing my idea of buying pansies.

Hello Jeane... thank you! I love the idea of bird on head like a bird brain :)

Hey Martha - thanks to you too. I've never heard of that book but I'll look for it, sounds like it would be a great read!