#45 of 50 "Joy"

"Joy", Watercolor & Acrylic, 5"x5"   SOLD

"Joy"  .... to the New Year! The day I painted this in December, it was raining. The sky was cloudy with bursts of blue trying to peek through and the rain would come and go. How do you capture rain or the feeling that it rained in a watercolor? Well, that speckling across the keyboard I hope represents that feeling. It's been a "bird year". Mom and I were in Portland, Oregon in 2010 and we noticed that all the shops had bird designed items. We saw cocktail napkins with birds, notepaper and tablecloths with birds; even bird artwork in the hotel where we stayed. This past Christmas was still carrying on that theme in wrapping paper, gift cards and bags. This bird is happy to bring musical charm and joy to you this new year!