WEEKEND ART by Nina

IF LOOKS COULD KILL!

My old cat Sassy looking utterly disdainful toward my yardbirds!

for Eilen

My little house!

farrah

What a lovely surprise to come home to after an awful day at work ! (I was sick at work and barely hanging on... I am still weak from this bad bronchitis bug... and a surge in BP from coughing)

The surprise? Truvey came by and put a wonderful present in my canary cage... a fancy female breed with a feathered hairdo.... we'll call her FARRAH! She's a new companion for Jacques... Hopefully they will mate... but its good that Jacques has a little company! Everyone needs someone!

THANKYOU Truvey :) check http://mastertruvey.blogspot.com/

WEEKEND ART By Nina

Some fun paintings I did in 2005.

arched

I just finished this piece of art. I can't help but psychoanalize. I've been sick for 5 days... sweating & horking up all kinds of viral matter... I hate being sick and it makes me so depressed...
Anyway. Here's me, surrounded by my animals... The arch kind of sanctifies us ? it also protects us ?.... but behind us is a deep black abyss... If I were to step backward.... We would fall and fall. It reminds me how I don't have anyone to rely on these days and that I have to keep on pushing myself, expecially after the hellpit I went through last year. Must keep moving forward.
Funny how I miss Sarah now that she's in Virginia on her internship. We don't see much of each other when she's in Houston. But I miss her now.

WEEKEND ART By Nina

MORE CATS !!!

fluttering frenzy in frightened flight

This is my new male canary, JACQUES. If ya ever heard a male canary sing, you'd know why they cost over $100. I created a ruckus when I stuck my camera in the finch aviary but got some good shots of the little birds in flight!

WEEKEND ART By Nina

hello - every weekend I will be posting 3 of my original hand drawn pen and ink creations...

my new sculpture

Got paid today and bought this really cool chicken sculpture... I let the coop out so they could check it out (or ignore). My swing is one of my favorite places...ah life is good when I am off work. Listening to neil young, lynard skynard, lovin' spoonful, martin denny.

WEEKEND ART By Nina

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SUNDAY ART By Nina

These are all very recent portraits I did of co workers. I charge $1 per sq inch... so it works out to be $80 for a 8 X 10" pen and ink portrait.

SUNDAY ART by Nina

architecture by Nina

shaved coyote and me

had the day off, so went into Houston to see Sarah... I took her out for Greek food....love the dolmades and baklava but I guess I could have been more ambitious and had moussaka... Sarah gave me a Tori Amos CD for Mother's day... there's an awesome pic of Tori on the front of the cd - holding a chicken. I now want to pose with one of MY chickens and do a self portrait especially since I've been doing portraits of co workers at the home depot all year long :)
Sarah will be leaving for Virginia for summer to intern with her friends' Mom, who is a genetistist. That should be great experience for Sarah's career in medicine!

Diamond dog had her annual shave today. And I colored my hair. I was born a tow head blond but by 20 I was dirty blonde. Now my hair mousey brown with a little gray. So why not be a brunette? I am having' fun!

SUNDAY ART by Nina

I don't paint as much as I draw but here it is.

Yes, I used to ride a VESPA !!!

Enjoy! Have a great week...

SUNDAY ART by Nina

When I first started drawing (seriously) I did HOME PORTRAITS for people. I have always loved drawing local architecture. These are all local landmarks near the Houston area.