Little Goat Up Close

10" by 10" original oil on wrap around canvas with sides painted.

Well, the weekend is almost over and the back to school routine is only two days away! We got Andrew some new clothes today and some school supplies. We shopped at his favorite store, 17th Street Surf Shop. All my boys have really enjoyed shopping there. They do have some pretty cool stuff! My big excitement of the weekend was that I broke down and bought a Blackberry Curve. I had gotten an NV2 with my Verizon phone upgrade but once I had it, I realized it was not for me. It is great if you like to text a lot and the numbers on the front are a good size which for my age group is a plus. :-) I had held a Blackberry Curve in the store and felt my pulse quicken a bit but was fearful of taking on any more monthly payments and there is that extra fee for web access. But I decided to get rid of my house phone and that will even it out! How's that for rationalizing? I LOVE It. I can check my e-mail, eBay bids, use voice recorder and hourly calendar to stay organized, and can even twitter while I am at a soccer game! Yes, I am a techno geek. And to think that years ago I resisted getting a computer. Next thing you know, I was taking typing with Mavis Beacon and surfing the net more than anyone in the family and selling my work online! Anyway, hope you had a great weekend. I loved doing this little goat portrait. Hope you like it too! Norma
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Norma Wilson Original Oil White Irish Cow In The Clearing

Lady In The Clearing

18" by 24" original oil on wrap around canvas with sides painted.
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Norma Wilson Original Oil Rooster Chicken Farm Animal

12" by 12" original oil on wrap around canvas with sides painted.

Happy Labor Day to all and may you have a fun, relaxing, and safe weekend!

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Norma Wilson Original Oil White Irish Cow In The Field

Beautiful Lady In The Field

14" by 18" original oil on wrap around canvas with sides painted.

So excited it is Friday tomorrow. I love to teach at Harbor's Edge and enjoy the weekend routine so much. Hope your week has gone well and that you have some fun planned and some rest for your weekend. I really feel great about my efforts this week and the paintings I have comleted. I remember the time when completing one painting a week was a big undertaking! Now I do one or two a day! Some are small but some are pretty large! I have been enjoying the ones related to the beach and look forward to my trip to Chincoteague two weeks from today. I started a painting of a goat today and plan on working on a pelican this weekend. I am always open to suggestions and would love to hear from you! Take care! Click to Bid!

Norma Wilson Original Oil Sea Gull At The Shore SOLD

SOLD

9" by 12" original oil on wrap around canvas with sides painted.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. Henry David Thoreau

Black and White Irish Cow

12" by 12" on wrap around canvas with sides painted.


Well, Andrew just had his first time out driving alone as a licenced driver. I did pretty well but did breathe a bit easier when I heard him come through the door! He drove to soccer practice and went through Wendy's on the way home. I still remember my first time out on my own...such a thrilling sense of freedom. Somewhere along the way I lost the thrill of driving. My boys like that because I often let them do the driving when we are together. It was another busy day of painting and correspondence and running errands. I worked on two other pieces that I will be posting tomorrow night. I have been very drawn to the beach as a subject lately...must be since I have not been yet this year. That is a crime when you think about it. I only live 25 miles from it! My brushes are calling to me to be cleaned and put away. Till we meet again, I will leave you with this thought!

"Don't waste your life in doubts and fears: spend yourself on the work before you, well assured that the right performance of this hour's duties will be the best preparation for the hours or ages that follow it." Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Norma Wilson Original Oil Rooster Chicken Cockeral Art

Title: Rooster Cutie Steppin' Out!

5" by 7" original oil on clayboard.





Today was super busy and very productive. Andrew finally got his licence after a paperwork glitch at his school that delayed him a couple of weeks. He is one happy camper. He is enjoying his last week before school starts with time at his friend's pools and video game tournaments and I am also getting some last minute chores out of him while I can! Tonight we had a meeting at Olde Towne Art Studios which was great with all kinds of things on the calender. Hope you'll join us for First Friday in Portsmouth which runs from 5 to 9. We'll be having an auction of original art by many of the artists who share studio space there. Bailee has been a bit lost without her partner in crime, Brewsky. I took her on a long walk this morning and have been giving her extra treats to console her. I did notice a big geyser in my back yard and found a big sprinkler head that Brewsky had "removed" and brought into the house! Guess he let that sprikler know who was boss! Have a nice Tuesday and hope you'll check in with me again soon! Click to Bid!

Norma Wilson Original Oil Cedar Waxwing Bird Aviary Art

6" by 6" original oil on wrap around canvas with 3/4 inch sides painted.

Today was all about birds. I listed two this evening...the other is a robin the same size. They would make nice companion pieces. I haven't blogged the past two days because I have been busy reorganizing my studio and taking some "me' time. I feel so refreshed and looking forward to the week. The weather is been so beautiful! I went for a long bike ride this morning and the clouds were so tall and billowy! I almost ran into the curb looking up at them but it was a great "in the moment" experience. There was a wonderful breeze with all the smells and sounds of summer. Life is good! Hope your weekend was resful and restorative. Oh, I got a new upgraded phone that has a keyboard on it. It has a key lock and you have to push OK twice before you can dial. That has been a challenge but today my son called and told me I had just called me. How ironic. That never happened with my last phone that didn't have that feature! It happened in my pocket. I do like it as soon as I learn all about it. It also has a two megapixel camera for taking lots of good reference photos. Have a great Monday!

Norma Wilson Irish Dairy Cow

12 " by 12" original oil on wrap around canvas with sides painted.

Hope you week has been a good one and tomorrow is Friday. Yippee! I am really pressed to finish a commission tonight so I will keep this short. I wrote quite a bit on my description on eBay and have it listed with an unbelievable .99 cent starting bid. Have an awesome weekend!

Norma Wilson Original Oil Irish Horned Cow Art

6" by 6" original oil on gallery wrap canvas with 1 and a half inch sides painted.

Why did the cow wear a bell around her neck? Because her horn didn't work....:-) Not sure who the author of this joke is but I am guilty of repeating it! Today's cow has horns and I am told that most start out with them but farmer's cut them off. This one was spared that! I painted this one with lots of paint and in a couple of layers which gives it alot of great texture. She seems very skeptical!

As usual this week is flying by! I guess that is a good thing. I am definitely not bored! Hope your week is going well. Thanks for checking in... Click to Bid!

Norma Wilson Original Oil Daisies Flowers Floral Art

6" by 12" original oil on wrap around canvas with sides painted.

Greetings everyone,
Busy day today of painting, shipping, cleaning, cooking, and taking Andrew to his Tetra Brazil soccer camp. I did begin my cat portrait commission and made some headway on it. Instead of All Prima on this one, I think it will be done in stages. I also finished tonight's post and listed in on eBay for only .99 cent starting bid! Check it out. Have a great Wednesday! Click to Bid!

Norma Wilson Original Oil Sea Bird On The Beach

9' by 12" original oil on wrap around canvas with sides painted.

This past week I have listed several pieces at .99 cent starting bids! There is no reserve!

I love these little birds when I go for walks here in Virginia Beach. They scamper about at such speed scavenging what the surf has just brough in....no need for aerobics classes when you work so hard for your food! Hope you were out enjoying your weekend and taking in some of the wonderful sunshine. I lived vicariously today by painting this bird. I could see the sun hitting the surf and hear the sounds of the ocean. I am looking so forward to going to Chincoteague in September for our annual paint out. A group of us go for the weekend and paint the local scenery and then enter our paintings into the show on Saturday night. Chincoteague has retained much of its small town feel and is known for the wild ponies that live there. I am sure I will be painting some horses and marsh scenes. I also love to go to the beach there and potograph pictures of the children playing in the surf. Thank you to all of you for visiting my blog and to all of my collectors! Click to Bid!

Norma Wilson Original Oil Irish Kerry Cow By The Sea

9" by 12" original oil on wrap around canvas with 3/4 inch sides painted.

Hope you are all well and enjoying the weekend. Mine was spent mostly in my studio but I did run a few errands and thought the weather was beautiful today. This evening we are getting an unexpected fireworks display right outside my studio window. Brewsky is pretty nervous about the whole thing and has been very attentive to me. I am getting sad at the prospect of he and Sean going back to college on Monday. Sean is very excited to have gotten a car which he has been without for quite some time. He and Brewsky will get to both drive back in the front seat! Well, maybe Brewsky will be set up on a bed in the back after a bit. He has really filled out this summer and is quite a big guy. He still has moments when he thinks he is a lap dog though! Andrew gets his licence next week too. He will be learning from Tetra Brazil in a soccer camp so he is looking forward to a great week. It will be much quieter around here! Well, take care!
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Norma Wilson Original Oil Red Speckled Rooster

12" by 12" original oil on wrap around canvas with sides painted.

This painting just shouts....rise and shine! I loved the colors of this rooster and all its colorful markings. It was a pleasure to paint and it makes me smile!

Brewsky, my grandpuppy, jumped up on me as I as working on my blog last night to give me a hug and I am now missing my H on my keyboard. Well, I have it....it's just no longer attached. :-0 In spite of all the chewed, broken, and missing food from this summer, I will miss him terribly when he and Sean go back to college. The leave on Tuesday next week. Bailee will miss him too. They have spent a lot of time wrestling with each other and just 'hangin out". It has been a busy week and tomorrow is my day to teach down at Harbor's Edge. I am going to make an omlet in the morning on my new GT Express that my Mom got me from an infomercial she was watching. She knows whatever I cook has to be quick AND easy. Well, take care and have an awesome Friday! It's the weekend!!!! Click to Bid!

Curious Cow Approaches

12" by 12" original oil on wrap around canvas with sides painted.

Never kick a cow chip on a hot day. ~Proverb

This proverb made me giggle when I remembered my first visit to Ireland to visit with family when I was twelve years old. I was very much the city girl from Philadelphia. Communing with nature was feeding the pigeons outside my row house. I was so enchanted to follow my cousins through the wide open fields running and exploring and standing on the many rocks in the field and even hopping from one to another. My cousin had a look of mischief in his eyes and soon on one of those leaps, I felt my shoe mush into the "rock"....which wasn't a rock at all but a cow pattie. There was much laughter all around but I found myself being a bit more cautious after that! Apparently the farmers don't scoop up after the cows! Here's wishing you a week where you are able to avoid all the "patties". ;-)
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Sweet Little Plump Wren In My Garden

Use what talents you posess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.
Henry Van Dyke

6" by 6" original oil on wrap around canvas with sides painted.

Hi Everyone,

Hope you are all having a great week. I have been having the best summer with my boys and animals and paint all over the place including my face and hair usually and sometimes even on the dogs. The other day I was vigorously shaking my jar of red paint when the top flew off and paint went everywhere....the carpet that used to be beige, the wicker chair, and tablecloth. My dream studio will eventually have a hard floor that can be wiped. Anyway, Brewsky was sharing in all the enthusiasm by standing close by with tail wagging and was caught in the crossfire. He had a small red patch for a few days until it wore off. It ia amazing how busy I have become with listing my paintings on eBay, working on commissions, and teaching. I love every minute of it and work every day to be more organized and efficient. It is definitely a work in progress. Thanks so much for all the wonderful e-mails, phone calls, and encouragement!
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Norma Wilson Original Oil Chickadee Up Close

6" by 6" original oil on wrap around canvas with sides painted.

Another busy weekend of family and time spent painting in my studio. My oldest, son, Patrick was home for the weekend and Friday night we had a big seafood dinner together cooked by my middle son, Sean. He is learning some really great things being a bachelor at college...how to cook! I taught on Friday at Harbor's Edge and as always, I loved it! We worked on a mixed media project that was really cool and reminded me of when I was a kid. We used crayons as part of it! Hope you weekend is going well.

I am loving these little birds! I have a beautiful screened porch and a couple of feeders in my yard. It is so relaxing to watch them out there and we have lots of these little chickadees!
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Norma Wilson Original Oil White Irish Cow In The Field

18" by 24" original oil on wrap around canvas with sides painted.
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Norma Wilson Original Oil Colorful Rooster Art

12" by 12" original oil on wrap around canvas with sides painted.
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Norma Wilson Original Oil White Irish Cow Returns

12" by 12" original oil on wrap around canvas with sides painted.
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Norma Wilson Original Oil Western Bluebird In My Garden

6" by 6" original oil on wrap around canvas with 3/4 inch sides painted.

This painting was inspired by a lady who was looking at my paintings on eBay and told me about a western bluebird who has been in her garden. I decided to paint one tonight. Hope your week is going well. Thankfully I have been busy painting and shipping paintings to new homes!



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Norma Wilson Original Oil Brown and White Irish Cow Art

Tonight's painting is a 14" by 18" original on wrap around canvas with sides painted. It is currently on auction on eBay. Click to Bid!

Norma Wilson Original Oil English Robin Bird Art

6" by 6" original oil on wrap around canvas with 3/4 inch sides painted. To view this piece click on my ebay store link to the side of my blog. Thanks!

Norma Wilson Original Oil Yorkshire Terrier Dog Art

This piece is a 6" by 6" original oil on wrap around canvas with sides painted.
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