@Guy - Thanks, Guy! The RBN is a cheerful bird. One of my favorites. I haven't seen one yet this year...it must not be an irruption year for us. I painted this card from sketches I made of a bird in our backyard in 2009!
I hand hold the camera for all my photos (I used to use a monopod or tripod for distance and macro, but the VR lenses don't seem to require it). I crop the images down in Aperture (I'm a Mac).
The Story Behind "Red and the Peanut"
Red and the Peanut is named after my first bird memory. When I was about six, I was at my Great Aunt Mary's house and she was telling me about Red and the peanut. "Red" was a Northern Cardinal that had trained Aunt Mary to feed it peanuts on demand. Since Aunt Mary's "Red" started it all, what better name could I choose?
20 comments:
Hi friend..
Beautiful Christmas card .. Merry Christmas ..
Beautiful. Merry Christmas!
A Blessed Christmas to you, Kelly. Your painting is awesome!
You are so talented. Love your blog. Merry Christmas
How very sweet. You are so talented!
Merry Chrismtas, Kelly
Merry Christmas to you, too, Kelly!
Gorgeous, Kelly. Happy Holidays!
Thats beautiful Kelly.
Beautiful! Happy New Year to you.
@Ana - Thank you, Ana. I hope you had a Merry Christmas as well...and have a Happy New Year!
@Anne - Thank you! I hope you had a Merry Christmas too...and a Happy New Year!
@Janice - Thank you, Janice. I hope you had a wonderful and blessed Christmas too. Happy New Year!
@Margaret - Thank you so much! Hope you had a Merry Christmas too...and have a Happy New Year!
@Sue - Thank you, Sue! :-) Hope you had a Merry Christmas...and have a Happy New Year!
@Kathy - Thank you, Kathy! Hope you and your family did too.....Happy New Year!
@Marie - Hi Marie! Thank you...hope you had a wonderful time too...Happy New Year!
@Roy - Thank you, Roy! Birds make it easy! Happy New Year!
@Elva - Hi Elva! Thank you...and Happy New Year to you too!
This is absolutely gorgeous! Wishing you all the best in 2016! :)
@Linda - Thanks, Linda! Same to...Happy New Year!
A melhor saída é seguir em frente com motivação.
Feliz Ano Novo
AG
@AG - obrigado...and Feliz Ano Novo!
Hi Kelly
This is a beautiful card, the Nuthatch is such a cheerful bird to see in the winter it was a great choice.
All the best in the new year.
Guy
@Guy - Thanks, Guy! The RBN is a cheerful bird. One of my favorites. I haven't seen one yet this year...it must not be an irruption year for us. I painted this card from sketches I made of a bird in our backyard in 2009!
This is beautiful! You are so talented. thanks for sharing it with us.
...thanks, Mary!! :-)
oh my, this is so very lovely!!!
lovely new year to you Kelly.
....thanks, Tammie! He was fun to paint!! Splattering the snow was the fun part... :-)
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