A Majestic and Marveling Paddle (Part Two)

I have more photos of the herons from my favorite ever paddle that I just must show you.

They are stunningly beautiful solitary creatures not super often seen...

This is why I've been drawing herons so much!  How amazing are the animals of this world!

These are favorite shots by far and will I think be the catalyst for me to get my photos into a shop!

A Rabbit One

I am working on the 2nd and 3rd designs to go along with my image "Autumnal Dance"

This is going to be the rabbit one and I think I'll do a fox for the third design, what do you think?

Zoey

My parents got a new little puppy, she's already healing their sore hearts & I am obsessed with her!

 

They've named her Zoey & she's the sweetest little bundle of furry sunshine, oh my gawd LOVE her!



A Dose of Cute

Just hopping in to offer up some supreme cuteness

in hopes of making you smile...

 

Happy Weekend Everyone

from me & my daily inspirations, Teela, Yuuji, Flynn, Jinny, Jaks & Frenwyck XO



Whose The Cutest Rabbit

Okay seriously...

whose one of thee cutest rabbits EVER...

Our Teela is, that's who, ha ha...

I just thought some of you out there might enjoy some bunny cuteness today.

Play Lightly

Wow, a brand new year of blogging ahead of me once again.  Exciting.

I think it's a good idea to start things off with a brand new illustration.

This one is called "Play Lightly" and is pretty much all Prismacolour on paper.

It's been a long & very cold winter so a dose of colour & summer-time dreaming is in order I think.

I have much to share with you.  I really hope you will join me often over this new year.

I promise, as always, to share the best & most positive of my unique self, here on my beloved blog.

Teela

We are SO excited and head over heels in love,
And happily announce the addition of a new family member...

We have adopted a new little girl from the shelter.

We've named her Teela.

She is just over 1 year old.

We rescued her a week ago today & she fits perfectly into our little family already.

She's a tiny little babe weighing under 4 pounds...
her nickname at the moment is 'Tiny Teela', ha ha, for she's the smallest rabbit we've ever had.

She has a voracious appetite...We've never seen a rabbit eat hay like this girl, holy smokes.
And water too, we've never had a bun drink so much water either.

She's so lovely & sweet.
She loves cuddles and snuggles.
She's very smart and very clean, we are super happy with her potty habits.
And she's seemed to have settled into her new home really easily and very quickly.
I don't think that the arrival of a new babe in our lives has ever felt quite this easy or relaxed...
not since our Ella Luna anyhow.
(the 'La' part of her name is indeed in homage to our foo foo Ella.)

The only thing, which we've never dealt with before,
is that she has a super serious fear of being picked up...
Many rabbits don't like to be picked up but they either get used to it or tolerate it if done properly.
I don't know what's happened to this little sweetie to give her such a serious fear...poor girl...
It sure will make any vet visits and nail trimming very interesting/stressful!

We are in the chaotic/fun/precious time right now of learning each others routine,
and just spending oodles of time with her to make her feel super loved and safe.
I admit I am pretty much just spending my days going between all the buns & getting little else done,
but I also admit that I don't mind this bunny-full routine one little bit...it fills my heart beautifully.

So now you know one reason why I've been absent from blogging, ha ha.

I'll be posting about my very first shelter visit soon...it was a hard but very positive experience.
And, we can't thank the shelter, her caregivers there, or her adoption agent Kimberly enough.



Picalo Giulam

It was a weekend which started off with a neurologists appointment for my migraines...

Followed up with a day of cave spelunking and zip-lining with two of my best friends...

followed by a rainy day stroll through our local farmers market for honey & veggies...

finishing off with a Sunday filled with homemade soup, reading, stitching and romping bunnies.

Now, it's Monday...ahhhh I love Mondays.

I am sitting here soaking up a beautiful sunny morning,

feeling so very very glad to be in my studio amidst whimsy and colour.

And I finally finished this super dashing cutie...

his name???

Picalo Guilam



He told me that he's never without a striped vest nor some kind of beautiful feather in his hat...

my oh my what a dapper little gentle-bun, don't ya think?

This handsome little fella is done in coloured pencil and mixed in with an acrylic background

and sits on top of a bright orange ribbon strip, all on canvas.

The original is available.

Prints are already listed in my shop.

Today I am working on a fish and a possum in this same series...Such fun!

Join me on Wednesday for some cool photos from a great concert we recently saw.

I've had not head pain for 6 days straight now...

ahhh, It's going to be a wonderful day, don't ya think?

Happy Birthday To Roo

Happy Birthday or rather Happy Homecoming

to our handsome boy Roo.

7 years ago I found him lost and starving in the forest....

He was destined to come home to our Ella Luna & family.

He is 7.5 years old now

and is such a wonderful, sweet, calming and loving soul.

We are so very glad that we found him all those years ago.

XO Mandy & Roo Boo

The Piebird Goats

Remember I told you guys that I had some goat photos to show you all...
Well here they are....aren't they beauties...these are the Piebird Goats...
We get to visit and converse with them whenever we go to a Piebird concert
(Which we actually did again just this past Friday, a post will follow on that soon).

I've ALWAYS wanted goats of my own (and a donkey!)
Maybe someday...if we move out to the country for my rabbit sanctuary dream...
We'll see...the country has been calling to us lately, that's for sure.
In the meantime I'll bask in the funny sweetness of the Piebird goats....ahhhhh.

XO A Bijou whose off to a mid-afternoon matinee XO 

Something Different

Sometimes a gals just gotta play with her ink pens and do something abit different than her usual work....

such as this little trio of cats done in ink pen on canvas....

I still have to add some simple colour but here's a sneak peek...

Because there's nothing wrong with wanting to add abit of light, fun and cuteness to the world.

XO Mandy, Ella Luna, Roo, Jin and Jaks XO

The Piebirds 2nd Annual Picnic Marathon & Concert

So now that I am feeling better I have TONS of photos I just HAVE to show you in this post.  I only picked my very favourites but there are plenty of them so grab your cup of coffee and join me...

...This is one of my favourite days from this summer. At the end of July, Jon and I zoomed back from a  quick visit to Toronto in time to attend the 2nd annual Picnic & Garden Concert hosted by the fabulous Piebird, & its proprietors Yan & Sherry, a fab young couple that I really respect...

It was a day where you could bring your own lunch & a picnic blanket & sought out a perfect spot to get comfy under the blazing sun & delicious blue skies for an afternoon of awesome music, happiness, and people with great mojo...

It was a lovely family event, full of beautiful kids running amuk...this is my gorgues pal Jana with her little human lovely...

...Adam Puddington was one of the musicians up first...

Than the completely fantastic Prescott's, a family group...

The bands stars however are Kaylen & Kelly Prescott who are brother & sister (pictured here is Kaylen Prescott on guitar) ...

...and Kelly (shown here) is actually married to Adam Puddington.  Click here to see the video for what I think was my favourite song they preformed this day...

...I love taking candid shots...like this one of the Piebird Peeps, Yan & Sherry, I think they are some of my favourite people to snap shots of...

...and I adore this shot, to me it perfectly captures the sparkling innocence & simplicity which was part of this day...

...as The Prescott's played, Curtis from "The Brothers Chaffey" sat and listened...another cool candid shot...

There was lots of hoolahooping going on...

...Lots of smiling in the sunlight...

During a short break, we strolled about the Piebird property.  The Piebird is just a happy place where you feel very at home & comfortable, I just love it so much & the earth friendly/animal kind lifestyle that Yan and Sherry have going on (who are both vegetarians, yayyy:D)...

...Here are some more of my most favourite shots...

And than the music started up again with an excellent rock & blues band called the Brothers Chaffey & man did they ever rock...

They had people up and dancing...

...and of course, I just had to get an cd and meet the lead singer...

It was just such a relaxing and easy going day...

Where you could play with friends...

...Play some soccer in between sets...

...Sit on a old Ford tractor...

Listen to some great music & converse with goats....

A day I am not soon to forget...

Thanks for hopping in, I know it was a long one, but hope hope hope you enjoyed seeing the photos??? 

Jonathan edited some video and put together some youtube items, there are 5 from the music from this day...if your interested check em out here:

Video One : Prescott wih Adam Puddington

Video Two : Prescott

Video Three : Brothers Chaffey

Video Four : Brothers Chaffey

Video Five : Brothers Chaffey

XO M & The Buns...

P.S. Back to Art & Bunnies next week.