Hi there. How are you?

I've got two trunks full of original artwork, just sitting in my studio. As I'm no longer doing art fairs, it hasn't seen the light of day in a while. It's time for this artwork to be up in someones home!

Each week I'll be sharing and selling one of my original pieces that I have in stock. The work will be priced to sell, so if you like something, grab it quickly! Original art makes an excellent gift for that hard to buy for person in your life.

First up: The Scarlet Tanager

The Story

On the advice of my husband, I started illustrating birds and they became wildly popular. For a solid two years, I drew nothing but birds. This is one of my favorite bird illustrations in the series. I love anything red and I'm so drawn to the eye on this birdie.

This is not the first scarlet tanager I illustrated. I did an entirely different version of this pretty red bird, but I was never very satisfied with this piece. Let me show you....

Yes, I know it's fine, and some might even like it better than my second attempt. There's just something about this illustration I didn't like. Maybe it's the eye, there's just no life in it. After sitting with this piece for a year and still feeling unhappy with it, I removed it from it's cradle and started anew.

So there you have it.

Now go and buy this heavily discounted feathered friend. The listing is right below.

More next week. Ciao!