Free Birthday Giveaway - Day #4

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"Birds Of A Feather"

Oil, 8" x 8" framed.

Available at Gale's Restaurant

Another great day! Congrats to Claire Beadon Carnell whose lucky number was drawn to win the free one hour marketing consulting session.
Today's free gift is a $50 gift certificate from Leslie Saeta Fine Art. You can use the gift certificate to purchase note cards right away or apply it to a painting purchase. Just make a comment on today's blog post to be eligible for the drawing. Good luck!
The painting for today is another "animal" painting that will be featured at the show at Gale's Restaurant. Of course I am painting the brightest and most colorful creatures that exist on the planet. I just can't imagine  painting a "drab colored" animal!

The Middle Child

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"The Middle Child"

Oil, 6" x 8" on canvas panel.

$350 framed.

The title of this painting has a special meaning to me. My maiden name is "Byrd" and I am one of five children, placed right in the middle. When I was growing up I made it well know known that was the "neglected middle child". This was, of course, a complete joke. I grew up in an incredibly loving family and I still consider my siblings as my closest friends. As a kid I was given every opportunity imaginable ... ballet lessons, tap lessons, jazz lessons, singing lessons, acting lessons, piano lessons, sewing classes, cooking classes, ayso soccer, swim team, basketball, volleyball and high jump! Needless to say, I was a far cry from the "neglected middle child".

When I saw this painting I knew had to paint it. I did, however, take the liberty of changing the backwards "middle bird" to a bright red instead of a very pale off-white!

So ... did anyone notice that with all those lessons I took when I was a kid ... none of them were art lessons?