Blue Violin Poster

Here's another version of the Blue Violin Man in our neighborhood.  It was fun to do.  I was trying for something like a 1960's poster.  I will show him the picture of it on my phone the next time I see him.  For those who don't know, the 3 stars and 3 bars on his shirt are the DC flag.

Blue Violin

This man is a local figure who has been playing an electric violin at Eastern Market Metro Station for several years.  I always love to see him because he reminds me of when Sophia was learning violin and had a blue violin--much smaller than this one.

He's now moved across the street.   His music is loud because he amplifies it a lot.  Maybe they asked him to move...maybe the corner where he is now works better for him.  I just like to see and hear him.

Penguin

This is my bird for February Draw a Bird Day.  It is also going to be posted in "The Wednesday Studio" blog where Marian Wiseman assembles bird paintings and sculptures and posts them once a month; https://thewednesdaystudio.net/

It's fun to do and I am glad to be in the group.

TY SHERYL

Well this was fun!  Sheryl sent me a calendar that has posters from the women's suffrage movement. It honors 100 years since women got the right to vote in the United States in 1920.  There are many wonderful posters in it.  I chose a  portion of one that was published in Puck in 1914,  This is only part of the poster.  The other part has a man on a wagon.  The caption is "Giddap!  Friendly Farmer--Can't I give you a lift, girls? Suffragette 'General'--You can, sir, by voting for the Cause!"

The posters in this collection came from the Library of Congress, which is just a few blocks from me and is the world's largest library. 

Thank you Sheryl---a good piece of history and a reminder that there is more work to be done. And also a very nice calendar!

TY Griffin

This card was so much fun to do.  My grandson Griffin fixed my fence for me as a Christmas gift.  There were several boards loose and some bent.  It turned out to be harder than I thought it would be, but he did it. So, I just painted a section of the fence as a thank you card. It was fun to let the colors bleed together.

Griffin is pretty great at helping out and last night tightened up a lightbulb that I thought needed to be replaced.  I'm glad he is close and always willing to help.  Thank you Griffin.

TY Sophia

Here's something to make me happy!  A magnet set for the fridge with words that inspire happiness:  words like "sunshine," "glow" and giggle.

My granddaughter Sophia (who is a generally happy person) selected it herself and gave it to me at Christmas with a bath bomb...which is also a way to make me happy.

I did this card a couple of weeks ago, but somehow didn't post it.  Now I will and get on with being happy.

New Bee Mug

A couple of months ago I experienced a major tragedy in my life.  I dropped my beloved bee mug and it crashed beyond reconstruction.  That is not entirely true.  I did glue the major pieces and it is now a pencil holder.  But we know a pencil holder is not as good as a mug.  It will never be a mug again.

On a recent visit to DC, Catherine brought me a new bee mug. Of course, it is not exactly the same.  In many ways, it is better. John did the work and I am grateful to him and Catherine for their dedication to getting me this new bee mug.  They know how I love it.

Just as history, I used to have art friends to my house every week for sketching.  Many sketched the bee mug, but the important thing was that the "artist of the day" got to use the bee mug for coffee or tea...or whatever.  Good memories.