The muse has returned!

I tend to get myself so busy with other business that the muse sometimes hides from me. Now I am painting, painting, painting. This most recent commission was to be completed before April 22, and I did meet the deadline although it was painted over a period of two weeks, rather quickly for the size (30"h x 24"w). As requested by the collector, the painting was framed to an outside dimension of 36"h x 30"w. The collector was happy with the painting, composition,  placement of birds, colors, and frame.

"Cardinal Mates"

copyright Vernita Bridges Hoyt 2021

30"h x 24"w

oil painting on Belgian Linen mounted on 3/4" wood frame

Although "happy" is what I like to hear, I continually push myself to do better than my last painting. Painting frequently is the best way to improve one's skills, and I am back to painting daily. I mentioned above that the "muse" had been hiding from me for a few years (five or six) while I took on a directorship for two galleries sequentially, and I am thankful she is back with inspiration and joy. I enjoyed painting the "Cardinal Mates" so much that you will be seeing more bird paintings in my portfolio, smaller paintings unless I have been commissioned to paint larger. 

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Until next time,

Vernita Hoyt