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 [...]