JUNE 2016 Is Busting Out All Over! Taking Summer Flight with ArtBirds, a Butterfly, and Landscapes

Sunset and Rain on London Hts., 8x10 Landscape Painting

Rain, rain go away!  That's heretical thinking in Texas.  We have had such terrible droughts in the past years that we are programmed to think that rain is ALWAYS a good thing.  Well, recently we had too much rain.  Lots of Spring flooding, deaths, and damage in Texas.  I was carrying my umbrella around for what seemed like weeks.  One night between rainstorms, I took a walk with my dog Rusty and witnessed a beautiful sunset in my neighborhood.  The rainy sunset had created a wet and colorful canvas on the street of London Heights.  The light on the tops of the oak trees also transformed them into a magical sight.  I was inspired to paint!  

Garden Bluebird, 5x7 ArtBird Painting

Bluebird of Happiness.  That's how I feel when I see these little birds.  Happy!  I have painted bluebirds twice before; and, they continue to inspire me.  Plus, place them in a garden setting, and you have a lovely sight.  Tweet!  

Monarch Visits with Coneflowers, 5x7 ArtBird Painting

The journey and story of the Monarch Butterfly inspires me in my Artwork.  The butterfly's fragile beauty and success contrasts with thousands of obstacles placed in its pathway during migration.   Yet, it survives and continues to cast its wonder and loveliness in gardens across America.  Long Live the Monarch!  

Little Garden Visitor, 5x7 ArtBird Painting

Wrens in the garden have a special place in my heart.  Their curious and lively manners make them seem like large personalities, even though they are small birds in size.   Soft seasonal colors dominate the background in this painting.  I enjoyed painting this little garden bird in my 2016 Garden Series.  

Grassland Greeting, 8x10 Landscape Painting

Road trips offer me lots of adventure and inspiration in Art.  I viewed and painted this landscape while traveling through West Texas.  Paul and I had started out early so we witnessed the sunrise of a new day.  I placed the golden grasses strongly in the foreground as a partner in overlooking the early morning's sun-- peeking out above the horizon.  Our morning started out overcast, but ended with a clear and sunny afternoon for a continued drive on the highway of possibilities.  

Summer ART News:  I'm offering a Summer Kidz Art Camp in July/August.  More info is on my website and Facebook.  On July 30th, I'm also having a one day Workshop in Drawing & Painting--ARTBIRDS.  Again, please check out my website for more details or email me with questions.  Email:  cski02@sbcglobal.  Website:  www.CindyMorawski.com  ---Thanks, Cindy!

HAPPY SUMMER!!!

New Songs for Spring 2013, BIRD Paintings

New Spring Songs

by Cindy Morawski

 



Looking out my kitchen window, I notice the birds feeding.  One particular squirrel sits atop our big red metal feeder like a prince
surveying his kingdom.  A plague of doves float down to pick up the remains of the seeds.  They flap and beat their wings in a noisy and bossy way.  Soon, they cover the ground with their muted colors.  One sounds the alarm, when suddenly a large bird shadow flies over.   A hawk cries a warning.  He's just as hungry.  The doves fly up in a mass of feathers and panic.   





 

Baby in Blue

 

Spring's energy almost takes my breath away.  I feel like I've just awoken from a long sleep.  The live oak trees have lost their leaves and now show a green fuzzy glow about the neighborhood.  Birds seem to be everywhere I look.  The mockingbird flits back and forth to the bush outside my kitchen window above the sink.  When I'm doing the dishes, I hear a flutter and spot a quick movement.  The mockingbird is building a nest for its young.  I see other evidence of this happening in my yard.  The wrens are darting in and out of the birdhouse that I hung in one of my backyard's trees.  Their furtive patterns don't fool me for a second.  I've seen this behavior before in the springtime.  They will leave their feathered legacies.  One egg at a time.  One fledgling at a time. 













San Antonio Song (with Frame)

This spring I painted birds with color.  Baby in Blue is a metaphor for new songs and a spring awakening.  San Antonio Song  shows the Southwest bird with a mission's stucco window.  Is it looking in or looking out?  It has a song in its heart, ready for a season bright with sunshine and bright flowers. 

 

 

If you'd like to see my paintings, I'll be in my tent with my new season's artwork in Maverick Plaza, space #124, at LaVillita in downtown San Antonio, the weekend after Easter, April 6, 7, at the Starving Artist Art Show.  This will be the 51st year of the show.  It started in 1963.  It's also a Fund Raiser for the Less Fortunate and is sponsored by the Little Church of LaVillita.  It opens at 10 a.m. and closes at 6 p.m. each day.  There are no admission fees for the show.  Hope to see you there!

 

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