Hello tout le monde

No, a spaceship hasn't landed on my head. This is my arty wide-brim hat silly.

Well; I feel like I'm cherishing every drop of sunshine now; like a best friend who must soon leave. It was like a beautiful film-set yesterday, with Swallows whizzing through the air and deep blue skies with puffy clouds. Apparently they feed on the wing. Sounds a bit tricky to me. A bit like Quidditch, with a picnic. Well you try eating in the air and I don't mean an airline meal! I suppose the best we humans do, is "feed on the walk".

There's a lovely story about Swallows, from the village of Capistrano in Spain. Apparently, they always return to this same nesting ground, as they have done for probably over a hundred years. Since being welcomed at The Old Spanish Mission a long time ago, they have always returned around the 19th of March to the same spot. They were even spotted in Goya at daylight on the 18th Feb., then Capistrano on the 19th March, meaning they flew 75,000 miles in 30 days.

Well, I think the Swallow definately deserves a WOW.

Apparently sex appeal for the Swallow is determined by the size of their partners tail! Is long or short the best? Do you have a preference? I just don't know.  

Introducing my new Yorkshire Terrier oil painting! He's called "I'm Ready!" because he certainly seems to be. Here he is, sporting his Nordic Sweater. Ready for his walk. Don't keep him waiting too long though.......

Original Yorkshire Terrier Painting by Laurel Moore.

What a cutie! Yorkshire Terrier, or yorkie.

Amazing low starting bid of only $16 on ebay, too. What; really? Item number 220139587808

I love colours, I love the way they seem to burn into my eyeballs. I especially love painting scenes with bright sunlight. So I used the beautiful sunshine yesterday, to practise seeing colours. It's quite a difficult game to try. You should try it. You have to translate every shade into a colour you could paint. It really challenges your brain. Because, as a painter, all you have access to is colour, you don't have a 3D palette, not really. Shadow colours are especially difficult. But I noticed that virtually all the shadow colours contained touches of purple, from the green crops, to the tarmac. I'll keep at it on my own then! I know it will make me a better painter.

And on a lighter note, do you want to see another organic vegetable? This one was very delicious, if you were careful to avoid the horns!

Funny Vegetables.

Wacky eh?

Oh; and I painted this pink rose the other day, for the house. I love roses. If you can smell the fragrance, then I know I've succeeded. I can smell it; can you?

I don't need to smell dogs or animals, though. Thankfully, it doesn't always work that way. I'll probably offer this as a Limited Edition Print in the future, if you love roses.

Keep smelling the roses www.MooreThanArt.com and www.boundlessgallery.com or questions@moorethanart anytime.