Happy Thanksgiving!

A few pictures of baby turkeys so you remember that it's not necessary to eat dead animals or birds to feel thanks for all the good you have in your life.

I will be enjoying another meat free Thanksgiving today, and I hope you will do the same.

I'm so very thankful for my husband, Justin and daughter-cat, Moogle, my wonderful parents and being able to  make paintings.

Tomorrow will be "Myth"-ic

Tomorrow is "Myth" at Modern Eden Gallery!

My painting, "The Language of the Birds" will be there alongside 

many other great artists that I admire.

"The Language of the Birds"

inspired by The Language of the Birds, Russian folk tale

acrylic on birch panel

10 x 10 inches, framed

2012

$325.00

for "Myth", Modern Eden Gallery

call (415)956-3303 or email info@moderneden.com for inquiries or

click HERE to purchase

It's based on the Russian folk tale of the same name, "The Language of the Birds".

In the tale, a young man yearns to learn the language of the birds upon hearing the sweet song of a nightingale.  After saving some baby birds, the mother of the babies agrees to teach him the language.  He then traveled home and could understand the nightingale's song; it is foretelling his future.  

Later in his life, when he has been separated from his parents, a king vows to award anyone the hand in marriage of his daughter if they can get three troublesome cawing crows away from his window.

The young man listens to the crows (a mother, father and child) and hears that they are arguing about which parent the child crow should follow.  The king tells the crows that the child should follow the father, and they fly away.

As a reward, the young man receives the hand of the princess and they live happily ever after.

In my painting, the nightingale sits singing in the upper left, and the crow family (albino in my version) perch chattering in the king's window, discussing which parent the child should follow.  The power triangle amulet hangs from the top of the window, which is for developing personal power.

The light pink colored cyclamen mean, "I understand you" in Floriography, the Victorian language of flowers.

The show, Myth opens July 14th, 6-10pm at

Modern Eden Gallery

403 Francisco St

San Francisco, California

The Language of the Birds

"The Language of the Birds"

inspired by The Language of the Birds, Russian folk tale

acrylic on birch panel

10 x 10 inches, framed

2012

$325.00

for "Myth", Modern Eden Gallery

(SOLD)

Here's my painting for the group show, "Myth" for San Francisco's Modern Eden Gallery.  It's based on the Russian folk tale of the same name, "The Language of the Birds".

In the tale, a young man yearns to learn the language of the birds upon hearing the sweet song of a nightingale.  After saving some baby birds, the mother of the babies agrees to teach him the language.  He then traveled home and could understand the nightingale's song; it is foretelling his future.  

Later in his life, when he has been separated from his parents, a king vows to award anyone the hand in marriage of his daughter if they can get three troublesome cawing crows away from his window.

The young man listens to the crows (a mother, father and child) and hears that they are arguing about which parent the child crow should follow.  The king tells the crows that the child should follow the father, and they fly away.

As a reward, the young man receives the hand of the princess and they live happily ever after.

In my painting, the nightingale sits singing in the upper left, and the crow family (albino in my version) perch chattering in the king's window, discussing which parent the child should follow.  The power triangle amulet hangs from the top of the window, which is for developing personal power.

The light pink colored cyclamen mean, "I understand you" in Floriography, the Victorian language of flowers.

The show, Myth opens July 14th, 6-10pm at

Modern Eden Gallery

403 Francisco St

San Francisco, California

Flight/Foresight

"Flight/Foresight"

acrylic on birch panel

11 x 14 inches plus frame

2012

SOLD

For my August 11th solo show, Talisman at San Francisco's Modern Eden Gallery

The progress shots:

"Flight/Foresight" deals with symbolism pertaining to flight (the owl ghosts, dove wings, golden bat skull) and foresight (the scrying crystal, runes, holly and wild strawberry). I'm finding that the themes of divination and Nordic culture are becoming more and more of interest to me, and this painting reflects that.

A golden bat skull flanked by dove wings overlooks two albino owl ghosts that each hold plants (wild strawberry and holly) symbolizing foresight.  The rune on the bat skull's head is Ansuz, symbolizing Odin; true sight, signals, insight.  The runes flanking the skull are Kenaz (vision, knowledge) and Mannaz (forethought, creativity).

A tool of divination, the skrying crystal hangs down from the bat skull's mouth.

Two Shows, A Print, One Night!

Tonight I have paintings in these two amazing shows;

my piece, "Succoria: The Grand Demon Witch, The White-Winged Death" will be at OhNo! Doom Gallery in Chicago for a video game tribute show, and my other painting, "Forest Beauties" will be in San Francisco for "Menagerie", 20% of which the proceeds will go to the SPCA!

Please come out and support these two amazing shows if you are in town.

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Also, the print for "Satanica Naturalis" is finally available!

"Satanica Naturalis"
12 x 16 inches
cotton rag archival paper
each print is signed by the artist
professionally scanned/printed
*****SOLD OUT******

Catapult Art Mag

Here's my pages in the new Issue #5 of Catapult Art Magazine!

Click HERE to read the whole issue!

"Forest Beauties" Progress

Here's a big piece I'm working on for a February show, it's 18 x 24 inches.

It was incredibly hard to get good shots of it, as it's getting dark here very early and without natural light, it's next to impossible.

There's two foxes getting pretty with roses, bluejay-dove hybrids, a brush and mirror.

I'm so happy with the way these wooden panel paintings are coming along, so more shots to come soon!