Hello, May!

Thinking of you, Friends!

Sharing a hug, a smile...

Cheering you on to stay strong, safe & healthy~

Lilac buds...

 Rhubarb...

I hope your day is sunny and cheerful~

Wishing you beautiful May days!

Our Winnie Wren has arrived home for the season~

Perched high in the flowering crabapple tree & calling to a suitor!

Both of these Springtime blues are blooming at the same time~

Beautiful and so very similar!

Above, Brunnera

Below, Forget me not

Our sweet Winnie~

Same house every Spring through the summer months...

Keeping us in song.

  

When you see them up close you can see the subtle differences~

Brunnera, a deeper blue

Forget me not, sky blue with a kiss of sunshine yellow in the center!

Hope Spring showers are waking up your gardens, too~

Studio Wren Punch Needle

"Studio Wren" copyright 2017 Michelle L. Palmer

Our petite little friend always arrives when the forget me nots are blooming!

She will perch in the pines, dance across the fence top...

March across the window ledges!

Can you hear her sweet song?

This punch needle pattern is very painterly~

I used Instant Antique (Primitive Gatherings) to stain the background colors.

Some friends spritz their completed works to age & make them prim.

I like to spritz the floss prior to punching my designs.

Be sure to lay paper down to protect your surface from staining.

Take them out of the wrapper & spread out gently so they don't tangle.

Allow to dry completely before punching.

Hope your day is going great, Friends!

Thank you for stopping by~

Valentine's Day~

Wishing your heart happiness, always~

Happy Valentine's Day, Friends!

Wren friends~

When sweet friends come to call~

Yesterday afternoon brought a little wren to our kitchen windowsill!

He is a bit early!

I'm sure he was just passing through~

Perhaps he was taking a quick trip to check on his summer house?

Hope you're having a wonderful week, Friends~

Forget Me Not~

Forget Me Nots make everything beautiful~

Hope you're having a wonderful day!

Forget Me Not

The beautiful Forget Me Nots airbrushed throughout our Spring gardens...

Sky blue~

A touch of pinkish-purple in the buds~

Powder blue~

Treasured.

Wishing you a Sunday filled with wonderful memories~

American Robin babies in watercolor

"American Robin"

Copyright Michelle L. Palmer

Just put the finishing touches on our little feathered friends!

They will fly away to the printer this week & we will have prints soon~

Hope your weekend is off to a wonderful start!

American Robin...

I love to sketch~

Instead of sitting down to read a good book... I sketch!

While I wait at appointments or wait to pick up family... I sketch!

However...

I LOVE to add color!

White petals & white paper... 

Adding a soft wash to push the background back~

When I would roam about as a child I always had string in my pocket.

Someday I will share the many things I did with my string!

Pencil details~

Our baby Robins have been watching the flowers take shape.

Patiently waiting~

They're very excited to be getting color soon!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hope you're having a wonderful day~

Forget Me Not Flower

The garden is calling~

Forget Me Not blues... along with china shards I could paint

these perfect little flowers all day long!

 

How many photographs are too many photographs?

 They are only here for a few short weeks!

I need to remember them the entire year~

These are a favorite to pick and put in tiny little containers...

Here n' there~ EVERYWHERE!

Hope your day is sunny & sweet!

Thank you for so many WONDERFUL comments on Yellow & Blue~

You bring me joy, Kind Friends!

Original Watercolor Giveaway!

Forget Me Not~

Thank you for supporting my art!

Thank you for visiting my blog!

Thank you for sharing your sweet comments!

Simply leave a little note on this post & your name will be

put in the bucket to win this original watercolor painting!

If you are a follower & your name is pulled~

An extra sweet little surprise will be included in your package!!

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Update Jan. 4th!
Our winner is Shirley C.!
Thank you, everyone! Love to read your comments &
visit your blogs... another giveaway coming soon!

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A SECOND little watercolor...

A SECOND chance to win an original of mine!

This one is on my Facebook page~

Thank you for "Liking" my page and keeping in touch...

Little Forget Me Not's will be peeking through soon~

For now we're enjoying our blanket of white!

Stay cozy, Sweet Friends!

Eileen Duh won the second original!
Another giveaway coming soon~ Thank you, Friends!

Forget Me Not...

Tiny...

Simple...

Beautiful...

Forget Me Nots

Bunches in pitchers...

Sprigs in little glasses...

Pressed in journals...

I did leave some outdoors for the birds to enjoy~

Life is a bowl of...

of...

Forget Me Nots!

The perfect blue!

Just like the sunny sky above~

Hope your day is wonderful...