2013 Holiday Tweets~~Small Bird Paintings, Bird Christmas Cards, and Bird Calendars~~Great Christmas Gifts!

 

Who? ? ?     the OWL series, of course . . .

 2013 HOLIDAY TWEETS

PART I

~~Cindy Morawski~~



 

White Spotted Owl

Barn Owl Portrait

Eyes Wide Open, Short-eared Owl

Great Horned Owl

Night Out with the Barn Owl

Little Feathered Friend, Burrowing Owl

Silent as the Night, Barn Owl on the Prowl

 

I have the above paintings available this Holiday Season in framed originals, reproductions, art cards, and in calendars.  If you love birds or know someone who does, one of these artworks could be a great gift idea.  Please look for them this Saturday.  Read on for more details! 

 

 

 

Holiday Tweets . . . More Birds . . . Part II

 



Cardinals~~Autumn Song and Winter Cardinal

 Two Ravens~~Soul Mates

Winter Song of the Blue Jay

South African Penguin

 

 

 

I have an assortment of many bird paintings for the holidays.  Cardinals, jay, ravens, and more.  All of my Bird Series Paintings will be ready for the 2013 Holidays.  Tweet! 

 

 

 

My Bird Series, along with my latest other paintings will be on exhibit and for sale this Saturday, November 2nd, 2013 Zion Arts Festival, 10 to 4, 1604 and Braun Road.  I'll be located inside in Booth #4.  There will be free parking, breakfast and lunch served, and a variety of artists and craftsmen with Holiday Shopping Galore!  Plus, the event is also a fundraiser for our local youth as well as a venue for our local artists.  Hope you'll join me!

 

 

This Fall, if you're searching for some delicious soup and a sandwich to go with it, or you're looking for some mouth-watering bakery items, head on over to Four Kings Café, 2047 Universal City Blvd. (off Pat Booker), Universal City. (phone:  210.687.6649)  I'll also have a Solo Seasons Art Show at the Four Kings for the month of November.  Good Food and Art!  What a winning combo! 

 

 

www.CindyMorawski.com

 

 

 



Morawski Fine Art and Framing

Come on by and check out what's new at Mockingbird Gallery and Studio,
 8603 Waldon Hts.,
 San Antonio.
Gifts for the Holidays!!!

Need something framed?  Just give me a call.  I'll get it done quickly, and it won't hurt your pocketbook!

Call for an appointment.  210.522.0706



 

Obsessed with OWLS . . . Four Paintings and a Story

                     Giving a HOOT for Owls

Little Burrowing Owl

by Cindy Morawski                   


Portrait of a White Spotted Owl
 




Great Horned Owl




Eyes Wide Open, Short-eared Owl

 

Obsessed with Owls:

Four Paintings and a Story

 

 

It all started with the purchase of an owl art souvenir on a long- ago vacation.  I was finally on my own after college.  I had a teaching job that gave me some spending money.  And, I had begun spending some of my hard-earned money on summer vacations when I wasn't teaching.  Deciding that I needed souvenirs to prove that I actually saw Florida, California, Europe, and so on, I focused on one of my favorite birds, the OWL.  My collection began innocently enough.  But after awhile, my family and friends got in on it.  "I noticed you have a whole shelf of owls.  You must like them, Cindy," my Mother reminded me.  Pretty soon I was getting them for birthdays and holidays from my family.  After that, my friends joined in.  They didn't just ask me what I wanted for Christmas.  They just assumed I'd want another owl. 

 

In my small duplex in South Carolina, where I had one of my first jobs teaching English to rural high school kids, the owl collection was seriously taking over my living space.  When I moved to England five years later, I boxed up the owls and didn't even look at them again until I moved back to the states three years later.  Landing in Texas, my owls flew with me to San Antonio.  I thought I'd sparingly decorate with them.  However, the spartan life of collecting just wasn't meant for me.  I took up my owl collecting again with a renewed passion, only to acquire more boxes filled with owls in my new Texan home's attic and closets.  I was beginning to have a Love/ Hate relationship with them.  Obsessions can be like that! 

 

Finally, I put an end to it.  I had a serious withdrawal for awhile.  I'd see an owl in a gift shop that looked so-o-o cute.  Its big eyes gazing at me.  Hoot!  HOOT!  Take me home!  It was terrible!!!  I'd cringe and stalk quickly out the door of the store.  No looking back.  I'd say to myself with a new resolve. 

 

Well, that takes me up to the present day.  I had almost forgotten about my old owl obsession until I heard an owl hooting a couple of months ago.  The window was open one night to let in some cool, dry air.  I had a restless night of crazy dreaming.  I rolled over and sat up in bed.  What was that?  Hoot Hoot!  I got out of bed and made my way in the dark to the window so I wouldn't wake up my husband Paul.  The soft sound of an owl hooting from a tree down the street called my name.  Hoot.  Hoot.  There was another owl calling back from further down the street.  Must be mates, I thought.  Standing by the bathroom window, I strained to listen again.  The owl's call grew louder.  It sounded like the owl was right in my backyard.  I crept to the bedroom window to get a better view of the yard and deck.  I heard a flutter, saw a shadow, and strained my eyes to see into the dark.  Staring right back at me, a great horned owl sat calmly on the railing of our deck.  Its head seemed to turn the whole way around.  I love the way owls do that.  We looked at each other one last time before it flapped and cruised silently out of sight. 

 

The next day, I knew I was hooked again.  But, this time, I went upstairs to my studio and started sketching.  My first of four paintings started with the great horned owl.  Since then, I have enjoyed photographing owls in museums, at the zoo, and a taxidermy shop.  Reading up on owls has been a hoot as well.  As long as I live, I know this about myself.  I'll always give a hoot for owls. 

 

 

Happy Valentine's Day!

 

Love,

 

Cindy

 

 

 www.CindyMorawski.com