Prints on Paper and in the Snow

I have been working so hard lately trying to get more prints into my shop.  I'm pretty happy with my progress. Each painting offers its own challenges when I try to convert it into print form while trying to be as true as possible to the original. My perfectionism helps and hinders me along the way, if you know what I mean.

My most recent additions are prints of my seashell and snowdrop paintings.  You saw the seashell painting as it was in progress but I'm not certain that I've showed you the snowdrop painting here before. It's actually the prints that are in these photos.

While everything I have added to my Etsy shop lately speaks of spring and summer, we are still surrounded by snow. It won't last long as the temperatures are supposed to climb tomorrow and Thursday. This is the time of year when I flutter between not being able to wait one more moment to see my garden, to sadness at saying goodbye to winter.  This photo of my sweet dark-eyed juncos was taken in late February (the same day that I took all of the cardinal photos).  I'll miss how beautifully they contrast with the snow.

When Meeko and I went for our walk this afternoon, we were both walking a little slower than normal--maybe to savour the last days of the season. The following photos were all taken with my iPod Touch this afternoon.

This week is the March school break for Emma and Chloé. Chloé unfortunately has ended up sicked with a fever and sore throat. She is quite annoyed to be sick during her vacation and I can totally understand. It happened to me so many times when I was young. I would be sick on weekends and vacations and hardly ever missed school.  She is starting to feel better so I hope to do a few things with Emma and her during the vacation that's left.  Not that they haven't enjoyed pajama days, Tumblr, t.v. shows and movies. If I've missed visiting your blog recently, it's mostly because my routine has been off its normal track.  They go back to school on Monday. I hope to get back into my studio then to do some more painting.

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Trowel or Shovel?

I was very happy to be able to put some new prints in my Etsy shop this week. When I look at my shop now, it's starting to look more like me. There is definitely a theme to the new prints, maybe even more than one. Flowers for sure. Spring. Lots of purple and green. Quite a few pansies. And a sweet little ladybug.

Today, I added a print based on a painting I did of crocuses.  The crocuses aren't from my garden this year.  That would take a shovel and a heat lamp to make happen (don't think I haven't considered it).

Finally, I'd like to take a moment to say that I've taken note of all of the recent cruel posts by my so-called blogging 'friends' from afar. There's more than one of you. Photos of flowers blooming in your gardens and in surrounding areas. Do you snicker as you post them? Ha ha, this will drive Kathleen crazy! She's still up to her boot tops in snow!  Somewhere between December and now, magical wintertime turns into plain old March for me.  Meeko's still having fun in the snow. I try to concentrate on that, but literally all I can think about is flowers in my garden.  Now where's my shovel?