All Creatures Great And Small

All Creatures Great And Small

      Ever felt like you needed a weekend to recover from your weekend?  I do...what a busy but productive couple of days!  I have been working on a home project that began as just a dining room re-do and warped into my entryway, dining room, and upstairs hall.  Next comes the living room!  I wanted to paint a nice neutral color to freshen things up and chose a classic gray.  Of course, once I started...my moulding started to look very dingy....and the wallpaper in the kitchen needs to come down.  I'm tired and achy but I did a good job!

     I am excited to have a full week ahead.  I will be painting more birds for the Virginia Beach Garden Tour.  I have been asked to do a display of my birds for this years tour on April 20th.  They will be holding it at the Cavalier Golf and Yacht Club.  It promises to be a beautiful venue and a wonderful tour of homes and gardens in Birdneck Point.

     The gallery that represents me in Richmond, Gallery 5800, is having their largest show of the year on Friday and will have my work displayed on one of

their walls so I will be preparing my paintings for that as well.  

     Next month, the Artists Gallery, in Virginia Beach will be having their Inspiring Places, Vistas, and Spaces show and have used my seascape painting for their postcard!  So....I will be painting another piece for that show and getting frames for the ones I have already.  I hope to see you at these events if you live near by!  Have a fabulous week!  

Some of the paintings displayed in this collage are sold and some are available and can be seen by clicking on the available works link at the top of my blog. :-)

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Norma Wilson Original Oil Polar Bear Wildlife Animal

Polar Plunge

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

Stay Warm!

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Norma Wilson Original Oil Grey Wolf Wildlife Animal Art

Night Of The Grey Wolf

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

I absolutely love painting faces....animals, birds, & people. I haven't posted many people but hope to do more in the near future. I loved working on this wolf and decided to learn more about them. Here are some interesting facts I gleaned from a site on the web dedicated to saving wolves in the wild.

The wolf is the largest member of the canine family. Gray wolves range in color from grizzled gray or black to all-white. As the ancestor of the domestic dog, the gray wolf resembles German shepherds or malamutes. Wolves are making a comeback in the Great Lakes, Northern Rockies and Southwestern United States. Wolves live, travel and hunt in packs of 4-7 animals on average. Packs include the mother and father wolves, called the alphas, their pups and several other subordinate or young animals. The alpha female and male are the pack leaders that track and hunt prey, choose den sites and establish the pack's territory. Wolves develop close relationships and strong social bonds. They often demonstrate deep affection for their family and may even sacrifice themselves to protect the family unit.
Wolves have a complex communication system ranging from barks and whines to growls and howls. While they don’t howl at the moon, they do howl more when it’s lighter at night, which occurs more often when the moon is full. Hope you enjoy this wolf and tonight's awesome full moon!

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Norma Wilson Original Oil Red Cardinal Bird Painting

Red Cardinal In My Garden

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

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Norma Wilson Original Oil Racoon Wildlife Animal Art

Racoon Up Close

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

I think that racoons have the cutest faces. Every now and then we see one in our neighborhood...one was roosting around in our trash can with the lid on his head! Hope you are having a good week. Can't believe how close the holidays are getting! The weather was really rainy and blustery today and was almost dark when Andrew got home from school. Well, enjoy your Thursday!

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Norma Wilson Original Oil Coyote Wild Animal Portrait

Fiery Coyote Sits In Wait

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

Hope your week is going well. I started mine with a long walk in surrounding neighborhoods and was gone for almost an hour. The weather is SO beautiful. This time of year is definitely my favorite! I worked quite a bit in my office on paperwork which is a necessary evil and then finally got to paint this afternoon and evening. I am really pleased with today's painting. It is my first coyote and it brought back memories of being a young Navy wife in California. We had hills that backed up to our neighborhood and used to hear the coyotes howling in the night. I think they are too afraid to come down in the day time so I never saw one. I read some facts on them and didn't realize they could mate with dogs. It also said on their front paws they had five toes! You really learn something every day! Thanks for stopping by!

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Norma Wilson Original Oil White Rooster Head Art

3.5 by 5.5 oil on gessoed watercolor paper. It is currently on auction on ebay. This piece comes matted with a white double mat that measures 8 by 10. If you would like to see more pictures or to bid, please click here.