Brande Arno Art

Punxsutawney Phil, 4 x 4 inches, Oil on Panel, $40.

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This poor little fellow took second billing to the super bowl yesterday. But he does have his fan club that gather every February 2 in Punxsutawney, PA. All of Punxsutawney and the rest of us hoping he'll not see his shadow, but alas! he did and so the scroll was read aloud...6 more weeks of winter.

I knew that today, I would be painting Phil and so I donned my smock and set up a fresh palette. It was pure pleasure painting such a cutie At about 2 PM I was all set to post and wow I was on cloud nine...But I ran into nothing but problems with uploading. So I finally spied the Google Chrome icon and clicked on it. Whew it worked. Microsoft Windows 8 is adding so much frustration and stress to this artist's life.

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Cardinal Conclave

ACEO, 2.5 x 3.5 inches Watercolor, $ 18. Buy with Paypal As of this posting the Roman Catholic Cardinals are still in conclave to discover the next pope. I'm not Roman Catholic but I do have a wonderment about the this process because it's so entwined in mystery. This little watercolor Cardinal was at my bird feeder where he grabbed a sunflower seed and quickly flew to a tree limb to perch and enjoy. After which he waits his turn to return.

Little Dee, No.1

Little Dee, No. 1 - Oil on Canvas, 2 x 2 inches with Easel $20. Buy with Paypal This is an experiment to force myself to say more with less. Painting with less brushwork because I have to! Also, I don't paint on canvas, so I have to get use to that. But I am having fun.

Otter Mug Shot No. 6

Otter Mug Shot No. 6, 5 x 5 inches, Oil on Gessoboard Buy with Paypal $ 60. The last day of 2014 finds me in the studio being inspired to paint another River Otter. Just love these adorable playful creatures. This otter and artist wish all a very safe and happy New Year's eve celebration. I have my wonderful granddaughter visiting and soon we'll be hitting the market to load up a cart full of junk food.