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Thanks to the great South Carolina patron that bought three large prints of my Pawleys Island paintings and one of my most popular floral, Natural Rhythm! Also, a great North Carolina patron bought a large print of Blue Ridge Autumn!. And, a puzzle of They Like it, too was purchased by another great North Carolina patron! Always great to sell prints, but like I always say, I live to paint but…

It still looks like the crows are getting pizza from someone’s trash and having a party in our bird bath. I guess they are breaking into trash bags. We never put out bags so it isn’t our pizza. Today I sawone of them carrying what looked like a french fry to the bird bath. No way could that fry come from us. We don’t let any of them escape. LOL! Claytor Lake Dock Original 40″ x 30″oil…

A favorite Pawleys Island painting placed first in the online contest, Tri Color Meltdown. Sunrise in the Sand is one of my favorite shore paintings and I sold it shortly after it was painted. There were 326 entries. Check out the painting below! Pawleys Island Sunrise in the Sand Original oil painting SOLD Prints available with…

The crows are still having pizza parties in our bird bath. I don’t know where they are getting the pieces of pizza but I do know where they are dunking it. Clyde has to clean up their mess. Now one is coming on the patio and just staring at us through the glass doors as if it wants something. You crows are having pizza parties and you want more? Get of here and let the small birds do their…

The other day in my studio a very large yellow-orange winged bug slowly made its way across the floor from the other end of the studio. I had no idea what it was so I called in my naturalist husband. I was so surprised when he said it was a queen yellow jacket. Of course, I have seen many yellow jackets but I have never seen the queen. Wow! What a big bee. Pawleys Island Cormorant Sunrise…

I think Big Foot is a myth but there sure are a lot of people that believe it exists and there is a program on TV that keeps on trying to track him or her down. Clyde has an interesting theory. He says bears often walk on their legs for long distances so maybe some people are seeing a bear at such a great distance it looks like the type of creature that is associated with Big Foot. Makes sense…

Clyde went out in the rain to check on some bird populations. Weather never stops him. I told him he is such a dedicated naturalist. His reply was committed or should be. Not at all crazy! Crazy is not paying attention to our environment at our own peril. Buzz buzz! We need it all, especially the bees! A Naturalist Original 5″ x 7″ oil painting $500 Prints available with…

My husband gets a lot of exercise but he thinks an exercise bike would also be helpful. We have a lot of room but it is always so easy to fill it up and then regret the purchases. He showed me the one he wants to buy and it folds up! That’s a new one on me so we definitely will get that and lake fun is coming for my favorite exercise! Claytor Lake Dock Original 40″ x 30″oil painting…

A store that helps me with technical issues has had to cut back their hours due to illness. I told Clyde I have to remember the store is only open three days a week. He replied and you have to guess which three. Ha ha. Very droll. Monarch Original 21″x 15″ acrylic painting $652 Prints available with link https://kendall-kessler.pixels.com/featured/monarch-kendall-kessler.html Marsh View at…

The crows are dunking pieces of pizza in our bird bath again. I don’t know where they are getting the pizza but they sure like using our bird bath for dunking. Maybe the atmosphere is better than at a creek or the river. I guess it is just the place to be for the crow party! LOL! Canoes Mountain Lake Original ” oil painting SOLD Prints available with…

I have mentioned before that some times our printer takes so long to print that we could write our memoirs while it is warming up. Well, now the oven and TV are messing up like the printer. Sometimes I have to press the off button on the oven at least ten times and the TV is spinning on some shows. Oh well. at least they work when they get around to…

My current painting took such a great turn after I thought I had arm wrestled it down but I always hesitate to tell myself it will be smooth sailing, a piece of cake , etc. Paintings are never a piece of cake so I am looking forward to my next session tomorrow to see what happens. Love to paint but it certainly is difficult at time like this one. Pawleys Island Cormorant Sunrise Original 40″ x…

I have been struggling with my latest painting and If I knew how to explain the problem I would. There was a certain effect in the sky that was eluding me but I finally figured out what I wanted. I am working from a file of the Blue Ridge I took but it is never my intention to precisely copy a photograph. I am not a photo realist and don’t desire to be one. It is always such a relief to get a…

Lots of frustration with my current painting. A favorite teacher said that when painting is exceptionally difficult it usually means you are about to learn something. Well, so far, I have learned that my foot can cramp while I stand up wanting to throw something at the painting. Hope I learn something else. Maybe I should get on one of those boats in the painting and sail away. Claytor Lake…

I work too hard and then wonder why my hands hurt. Time to get off the computer and stop cleaning up. Maybe I should just have an off button that a family member could push and I just stop and relax. Smith Mountain Lake Original oil painting SOLD Prints available with link https://kendall-kessler.pixels.com/featured/smith-mountain-lake-kendall-kessler.html Richmond on the James acrylic…

Last night while I was shoveling popcorn into my mouth I started thinking about how my appetite has been down for a while. I know that sounds like a joke but it really is down. Not sure why but I think it has to do with the times we are living in right now and the anxiety it is causing me. I am always worried about what will happen next in the conflicts the US has with other countries. I think…

My poet husband and I needed to replace some large bulbs in the kitchen ceiling that are so high up he got a stool to stand on. I spotted him. He got it done and then joked about how many poets it takes to change a light bulb. Well, first they need to find a word that rhymes with bulb which is not easy. Then they need to form a Bulb society and get feedback from other poets. After all of that…