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Daily Artsy Sculpture

Wild Beauty: Jane Rosen

There is nothing quite like a quiet day surrounded by wilderness to get us in touch with the wildness inside.  Even more thrilling is to spot an elusive animal on its own turf.  California artist Jane Rosen sculpts wild…

Bird Sanctuary by Michelle Morin
Artsy on Escape Into Life Paintings Watercolors

Artsy on Escape Into Life: Michelle Morin

I am loving the illustrative quality to these watercolors by Massachusetts artist Michelle Morin!  I’m sharing more of Michelle’s work in my Artist Watch on Escape Into Life today.. head over to EIL to check it out here. Michelle…

Daily Artsy Sculpture

Flights of Fancy: Diana Beltran Herrera

I’ve told you before about my visions of becoming a crazy bird watcher.  While Mr. Forager loves to lookout for ospreys, hawks and other large birds of prey, my own preference is for birds of smaller varieties.  Spotting a…

Design Foraging Sculpture

Friday Finds: A Little Birdie Told Me So

One of our favorite things about living at the lake this summer has been our evening walks.  Once the heat begins to wane, all the birds begin to sing.  We often end our walk by making our way down…

Daily Artsy Paintings

Flourishing Decay: Vincent Bakkum

As soon as we are born, we begin to die.  That may be a gloomy thought, but we begin the circle of life at birth and it seems, now more than ever, we fight as hard as we can…

Daily Artsy Paintings

Angelic Imaginings: Maribel Angel

If you’ve been reading the blog for a while, then you know that I have a few absolute favorite artists.  These are the artists whose work I absolutely adore and return to again and again.  Today’s artist, Maribel Angel…

Daily Artsy Sculpture

Caged Birds Sing: Kate McGwire

Birds are creatures meant to soar.  They inspire us to reach new heights ourselves.  Those avian characteristics are what make London artist Kate McGwire’s work so poignant and powerful. McGwire uses fallen feathers to create sculptures reminiscent of birds…

Daily Artsy Mixed Media

Of a Mod Nature: Mary Chomenko Hinckley

Camisoles and combat boots.. cayenne and chocolate.. some things just don’t seem like they would go together.  Take, for example, the work of Mary Chomenko Hinckley.  This is an artist who enjoys finding the harmony in the disparate. Like…

Daily Artsy Paintings

Miniature Manifestations: Laurel Bustamante

Birds have a long history of symbolism in art.  Their meanings through the years have been as varied as their colors.   Oregon artist Laurel Bustamante has taken the symbolism a step further, creating imaginary birds that represent what…

Daily Artsy Exhibitions Mixed Media Paintings

Are Chickens the New Black?

I admit, I’m not always up on the very latest trends, I am in my 30’s after all.  I knew all about the “Put a Bird On It” trend, but had no idea that art featuring chickens had become…