Snowman & Woolly Bear

Little woolly bear love is trying to convince my snow-friend that

Winter is going to be LONG and COLD!

Great news for her frozen figure~

I was waiting for the first snow of the season to add it to my 2nd Etsy Shop...

Flurries were flying today!

Oh joy! Winter!

Ooodles of new pen & ink snowmen will be in my Etsy shop over

the next several days... along with teddy bears, snowbirds, snow bunnies, 

winter mice... snow things, snow stuff~ you know...... ;)

I have started some small watercolors to add to my

2nd Etsy shop... similar themes!

It's that time of year~ when all things glitter and glow~

 All things love and hope~

Wishing you a joy-filled season!

Harvest Snowman Print

Baby it's cold outside!

"Harvest Snowman" is a new print available in my 2nd Etsy Shop!

We have several Maple trees around our yard that wait until the very last minute

to drop their leaves! Brilliant yellow~ and on the tree

through the first weeks of November.

When early bursts of snow arrive...

Palmer snowmen are spotted with bright yellow leaves!

This painting reminds our family of many snowmen made while

leaves, seeds and feathers were swirling around in the Fall winds!

Hope your Friday is off to a crisp~ but sunny start!

Owls in the pumpkin patch~

Our little owl friend has found the perfect perch!

When the moon is full and casts a soft glow across our backyard~

I know little friends gather!

Do you suppose he is chatting with a sweet little field mouse?

This is a new print from one of my original watercolor paintings!

Just added it to my 2nd Etsy shop~

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

American Goldfinch & Peonies

"Peony Perch"

A new print available in my 2nd Etsy Shop

Reminds me of pink lemonade...

So many colors pair beautifully~ yellow and pink are soft & shabby chic!

In our gardens Goldfinch perch anywhere their little hearts choose to!

Some of our Peonies are sturdy and the Goldfinch perch on the buds...

Swaying back and forth when they land.

Wonder if they find the bouncing-sway to be a fun ride?

Our daughter brings bouquets of blossoms in all summer~

Her windowsill is line with creamers, jars, bottles & blossoms.

I thought her Peony arrangement would be sweet with two bright yellow friends!

Hope your weekend is off to a sunny start!

Seashells & Sandpipers

Hello, Sweet Friends!

Do hope you are having some sunny days at the shore~

We have been enjoying day after day of rain.

Do wish we had a way to share some with those of you praying for rains!

"Seashells & Sandpipers"

A new print available now from my 2nd Etsy Shop!

Seashells & Sandpipers was featured for June 2013 in my calendar

"Outside My Window" with Legacy Publishing Group

This is a peek at one corner of my little studio...

I have a corner cabinet that this antique cheese box sits on~

Filled with larger shells and gorgeous starfish.

I love to gather favorite things for still life studies!

Add two feathered friends...

Wishing you all the best!

Garden Peony prints~

Hello, Sweet Friends!

I hope you're having a wonderful day~

We are very soggy once again...

The rains have our flowers drenched & laying on the ground.

The Peonies were so very beautiful this year~

Just added these two prints to my 2nd Etsy shop!

I scan the vintage post cards & bill heads into my computer.

The originals are kept safe & restored.

I print the vintage images onto watercolor paper & then paint!

Thank you for all of your sweet comments & visiting here~

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Art prints as artsy frames...

I have been adding new prints & original art to my 2nd Etsy Shop~

This new print is a lot of fun!

The little wren is happily perched on a vintage style tag!
The tag is printed from one of my antique ephemera files...
I cut the ephemera in the shape I wanted, punched a hole &
with watercolor aged the edges & painted a salmon-tone hole enforcer.

I like these vintage-style photo corners...

Most craft stores carry them~ sometimes they are in the fine art area.

One example of how you can "add" to my Wren print~

I found a vintage photograph of the dearest baby!

You could add graduation name cards, a little poem...

A sweet stitched piece...

A little love note~

I love vintage treasures~

A finished piece, ready to frame~

Another print I will add to my shop soon!

Hope your day is filled with fun and creative projects~

If the rain stays away I have squash to plant!

Vintage Teddy Bears...

Teddy friends have been a favorite to paint since I was in college.

They sit in the studio alongside my needle felts and

line our mantel at Christmastime. 

They are good sports, willing to sit & pose for various photo references...

Kind enough to wear a pin that I have made~

Content to display a bunting of my pen & inks!

These two prints are made from my original watercolors.

They are sweet baby shower gifts~ 

I always try to purchase receiving blankets from the shower registry.

I place the print inside a shirt box, protect it with tissue paper &

Wrap the box with the receiving blanket!

Sweet & unique~

Hope your Friday is off to a great start, Sweet Friends!

"The Girls"

"The Girls" were very kind and shared their pasture with me...

They allowed me to splash around in the creek bed while they

took a drink and cooled off their toes~

They have the longest eyelashes... the softest noses~

Never seem to be in a hurry...

Always curious as to what I was up to!

Tender memories of my childhood~

Prints of "The Girls" are in my 2nd Etsy Shop!

Congratulations to Harriet Hicks!

Your name was pulled from the bucket for our latest giveaway~

Another giveaway coming soon...

Thank you for so many wonderful comments, Sweet Friends!

Hope your day is sunny and sweet!

Johnny Jump Ups~

Alaina & Will were always in the garden with me...

Handfuls of flowers would surely be gathered & little bouquets were treasured!

Johnny Jump Ups are a favorite!

Typically roots & all were "picked" and little hearts would choose a vase~

Wee little depression-ware shot glasses for Buttercups!

Sturdy stoneware creamers for Iris & Peonies~

Bright yellow bowls for wild Phlox!

Green glass inkwells for delicate ever-blooming Geraniums...

A new print!

Just listed in my 2nd Etsy shop~

The top photograph in this post shares some of the licensed products

we were thrilled to have developed by two different companies!

Universal Designs still carries several beautiful products with this image!

Hope all are safe from the new round of storms~

Praying...

Hope your day is filled with joy!

Baby Robin archival prints!

I picked up the prints today!

Baby Robin is in my 2nd Etsy store~

Their little faces...

We have had dark, soggy, soaking... torrential rains~ and more rain.

I like to use natural light, to keep the colors close to original.

I will take better photographs when the clouds move on~

Our wee ones are no longer bouncing around the cozy lawns...

I gathered 3 shells from underneath trees & shrubs this year~

Not one of them were Robin-egg-blue!

Each print is hand-signed... the prints look so much like the original!

Hope you're having a nice evening!

Thank you for so many kind comments about my greeting cards~

Smiles to you!

American Robin babies in watercolor

"American Robin"

Copyright Michelle L. Palmer

Just put the finishing touches on our little feathered friends!

They will fly away to the printer this week & we will have prints soon~

Hope your weekend is off to a wonderful start!

American Robin Babies!

"American Robin" is almost finished!

The babies are thrilled to finally have their feathers~

Little by little... layer by layer...

In watercolor I paint light to dark, building & shaping.

A few finishing touches & then we're off to the printer!

Hope your Friday is off to a great start!

Bunny in the Esty what'll I do?

Bunny in the Etsy what'll I do?

Bunny in the Etsy what'll I do?

Bunny in the Etsy what'll I do?

Skip to my Lou, my darlin'

I've shared with you that I get a song in my head when I'm painting...

It typically has NOTHING to do with the theme or characters~

There you have it. Skip to my Lou for my new print!

Just back from the city and listed this little guy in my 2nd Etsy store!

We could name the bunny "Lou" and then I wouldn't seem as odd!!

Giggle...

Hope you're having a great day, Sweet Friends!

Giveaway winner!!

The name is being pulled from the hat.........

and the winner is...........

PATTI!!!

from Winding Vine Wanderings!

Congratulations Patti!

Thank you for so many wonderful comments &

I hope you will visit her wonderful blog!

Hope you have a wonderful week, Sweet Friends!

I have started a new watercolor & will share pictures tomorrow~

Giveaway Celebration!

"Yellow & Blue Garden" prints are back from the printer!

When I saw them~~~~ GOOSEBUMPS!!!

So I must celebrate opening my 2nd Etsy Shop with a giveaway!

2 GIVEAWAYS!!

"Yellow & Blue Garden" Print

will be the giveaway on my FACEBOOK page~

"Earth Day Garden" Print

 will be the GIVEAWAY HERE on my blog!

The original watercolor is on the bottom~

You can see the clear details & perfect color to the above print!

The original on the top in this photo...

To have your name put in the hat for "Earth Day Garden"

please leave a comment on this post~ & if you follow my blog be sure

to let me know... I'll put your name in the hat twice!

To have your name put in the hat for "Yellow & Blue Garden"

please leave a comment & LIKE my facebook page!

You can have your name put in for both Giveaways!

Thank you for so many wonderful comments~

You make my heart smile!!!

Happy Thursday, Sweet Friends~

2nd Etsy Shop!

We finally did it!!!

Today I was able to open my 2nd Etsy Shop!

Michelle Palmer Art will carry prints from my original watercolors,

Watercolor originals and my little framed watercolors!

I will continue to fill my 1st Etsy Shop!

With pen & ink illustrations, needle felted originals & art on vintage linens~

"Earth Day" from my Bits & Pieces Collection is one of the first available!

My printer guy did an amazing job!

You can see from the side by side photographs how close

the print quality is to the original painting!

"Garden Wren" is the 2nd archival print currently available.

I hope to add some small watercolor paintings in the next few days!

This side by side photograph shows the quality of printing~

The Etsy listings will share every little detail.

They are archival quality prints on 100% cotton rag (300gsm) paper...

OBA Free (optical brighteners) and with Ultra-Chrome Pigment Ink.

Hope you're having a wonderful Sunday~ Happy Mother's Day!