Lady Slipper, yellow

I was so lucky to find Lady Slippers growing wild on our New Hampshire property and have been in love with them since then.  The other day I went to  Bayview Garden Shop here on Whidbey and fell in love with them all over again.  They have a  beautiful array of Lady Slippers.

Lady Slipper , yellow

acrylic on 9 x 9 board.

Lady slippers or Cypripedium Orchids comes from a mix of Latin and Greek. It alludes to Cyprus, the island that was the mythical birthplace of Aphrodite (Venus) and "pedilum", a shoe or slipper (or feet), and so literally means Aphrodite's Slipper.

Seriously thinking about putting together a book of full moon names.
Think I have a painting that works for each month.

The Lunar Calendar

Wolf Moon, January

Snow Moon, February

Crow Moon, March

Pink Moon, April

Flower Moon, May

Strawberry Moon, June

Buck Moon, July (really like the buck in snow but a little cold for July. Option 2.

Blueberry Moon, August

Harvest Moon, September

 Hunters Moon, October

Beaver Moon, November

Cold Moon, December

Once in a Blue Moon,  Rare. 

Out of the Woods

Acrylic on gold background

16 x 20 canvas

Wade in the Water

Coming up in my notices I saw a gallery presentation titled, Black is a Color. 

Starting with a Black ground I collaged the beautiful paper I found at a garden shop in Seattle.  Then I added the the rest with acrylics
Someone asked me, " what are the birds looking for?  "
 I replied probably fish or fox.

Wade in the Water
Acrylic Mixed Media
20 x 16 canvas

Lightening.

A small partner in the same style as the horse.
After last weeks storms decided to name the horse, Thunder and his friend the deer, Lightening.
Using the same technique I have painted the sweet deer who stands on his hind legs and munches apples from my friends tree.

Lightening
acrylic mixed media,
10 x 8 canvas.

Thunder

Yes, he's definitely a horse and for some unknown reason I seem to want to call him Mycroft. But after last nights storm I've decided on Thunder.

This all started as a acrylic pour.  then added a couple herons, then decided they should be in the rain and tried to glaze some mist over them. Really not good.
Next step was a lot of sanding it was very bumpy from a thick paint I had incorporated into pouring mixture. 
Then I covered the whole canvas with a palate knife using light molding paste  emulating old barn wood. Then, of course,  the barn needed a horse
Thunder
Acrylic mixed media
 24 x 12 canvas

Friends

Two of the greyhounds who have lived with me.
Tosca, who originally lived with my daughter, and Lady Gregory who is my current companion.
Best dogs ever.
Friends
mixed median on 12 x 12 canvas