Wednesday, June 22, 2011

After the Snow...

This painting entitled "After the Snow on Howard Street" is by Elizabeth Fraser. Her daily painting blog is called Paint Squared: Daily Paintings and Pet Portraits by Elizabeth Fraser. I so love the way she captures the city feel of Portland in her miniatures. We've been attracted to her work for quite a while now. What a surprise! It was my Father's Day gift from Elenka, along with lobster (Yeah, can you believe they were out of mussels?) and her scrumptious strawberry rhubarb pie. The rest of the day was filled with the mundane stuff, for the most part, like weed-whacking, a little work in the garden and a bit of a repair job on a birdhouse. Oh, and yeah a big bear hug from sonny boy. It was a perfect day.
* Please visit Elizabeth's site. I bet you won't be disappointed.

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  1. Chrissy BrandJune 22, 2011 at 6:36 AM

    Very bold and eye catching. She is quite a talent. Nice post ;-)

    Chrissy

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  2. VirginiaJune 22, 2011 at 7:30 AM

    I love her work too Bird. I"m thinking somebody loves you a lot to have bought that for you!!! :)
    V

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  3. brattcatJune 22, 2011 at 7:38 AM

    What a wonderful day it turned out to be. Yeah!

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  4. KateJune 22, 2011 at 7:53 AM

    You are a lucky man! I visited the link you provided, and her painting a day reminds me of the artist friend of mine who did the "Apple-a-Day" posts I featured on my blog.

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  5. cieldequimperJune 22, 2011 at 8:05 AM

    I am rather disappointed that her Etsy shop is empty.

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  6. AnonymousJune 22, 2011 at 8:11 AM

    What a lovely Father's Day present! The colors are wonderful and lively. It makes me so happy to look at it!

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  7. Cezar and LéiaJune 22, 2011 at 9:51 AM

    She is a very talent artist, this painting is beautiful with sweet nuances in rose!
    Léia

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  8. ElenkaJune 22, 2011 at 9:52 AM

    Glad you liked it. Not only is she talented, but very nice as well.

    Yeah, pathetic when lobster is second choice.
    Too bad our rhubarb is also pathetic this year, otherwise I'd make you a new pie.

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  9. Sharon CreechJune 22, 2011 at 11:05 AM

    I like her work, too, and feel so very sorry that you had to 'settle' for lobster (ohhhhhh lobster).

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  10. RedPatJune 22, 2011 at 1:19 PM

    Sounds like a fab day!

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  11. EG CameraGirlJune 22, 2011 at 1:52 PM

    I like her style and sense of colour!

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  12. HalcyonJune 22, 2011 at 2:28 PM

    A lovely painting. Love the colors.

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  13. SharonJune 22, 2011 at 5:20 PM

    What a beautiful gift!

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  14. irinapicturesJune 22, 2011 at 5:29 PM

    Thank you so much for the link to artists' site. And now I will look for the strawberry rhubarb pie recipe))

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  15. JackJune 22, 2011 at 5:55 PM

    I like colorful paintings with some energy in them, like this. You did very well on Father's Day.

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  16. Chattahoochee Valley DailyJune 22, 2011 at 9:19 PM

    What a terrific gift. I love her color choices.

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  17. Lori SkoogJune 22, 2011 at 10:10 PM

    That had to make your Father's Day. Lobster...strawberry rhubarb pie!!!!! Divine!

    About those spritzers. Mango/orange seltzer, lots of ice, orange juice, a splash of lemonade and a slice of lemon. Delish.

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  18. CloudiaJune 22, 2011 at 10:53 PM

    what a nice piece!



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  19. Bob CroweJune 22, 2011 at 11:01 PM

    At first I thought it was a Christmas card, an exceptionally good one. The style reminds me of Van Gough.

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  20. Elizabeth and MaggieJune 23, 2011 at 5:21 PM

    THANK YOU for the sweet post, Birdman! So glad you had a HAPPY Father's Day! :-) I'm so glad you love your painting & I am so honored that you featured it here! xoxo And I did update my etsy site - so there are paintings there! :-)

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