Art at the speed of life!

Things have been very busy these days and I haven't had as much time for art as I would like.
This is a recent page I did in my Hat Journal. This is Boggie in the infamous "Fedora". What a classic!

One reason I have been busy is getting ready to finish the outside of my new art studio. Yah finally! My contractor is coming tomorrow to put up siding. It will be so nice to get that done before winter. Here is the before siding picture. I love my studio and the deck which was an afterthought and I am so happy I went for it. It is so wonderful to have even more space in the summer!!! Its is going to look so much nicer with the siding up too.

I recently splurged on these new horse bookends for my studio shelves. I am very fussy about my equine art and these are just so cool in my books. :) I like how each horse is different too not just a mirror of the other one.

As well as the siding I am getting a counter top for my north wall (shown below). Again this is the before picture where the counter will go. I so love my studio! It is glorious to have so much space where I can pull a table out and have friends over or have a big project going on or even 2. I feel so blessed. Outside on my deck I have a collection of benches pots and chairs and oh what is that little green dot on the table???

Why its a Pacific Tree Frog trying to warm up on the metal table just after the sun disappeared and it started to sprinkle. Ah he is all curled up trying to conserve body heat. Isn't he cute?

While I was watching him from my studio he suddenly came to life and hopped right toward me and climbed in the potted fern right beside my door. He sure blends in with that fern. Can you see him?

I think I will go relax for a bit before the big day tomorrow of putting up siding. Wish me luck.

I hope your all having a good week.

Cheers

Patti

Newest Visitor to my deck

Isn't he adorable? The photo is by my in house pro Mr Tim Zurowski. It is a Pacific Tree Frog and there was not just one but two. Lucky for this guy I found him because he was originally under the pad on my bench where I sit all the time. There happened to be some leaves blown on it so I lifted it to shake it off and there he was. He is an entire inch long. After moving him gently away I went about watering my plants only to find another one in my sedum plant! How cool is that! And today 4 or 5 days later he's back again.

I have been getting lots of neat visitors, Humming birds to my flowers and sitting on things hanging out, a Nuthatch is coming regularly to the little dish of water, friendly wasps drinking too and all sorts of interesting bees and bugs are coming to the flowers. How wonderful, nature literally right at my doorstep :)