Online Dating.
Item WEG091C

Size: 10" x 4.60"

Wendy is one of those fortunate people whose life experiences, and even college studies, have all blended together beautifully to define her present career as a watercolor artist.  Her childhood home on the seashore in southern New England fostered a love of nature, Wendy’s favorite subject.  In college, Wendy majored in design and minored in plant science.  Today, she combines these interests in her detailed watercolor and acrylic paintings.

About the image, she says “I had always wanted to paint a sequel to an earlier painting of backyard birds on a wire.  I’m an avid bird lover and I enjoy all sorts of bird art.  I felt that the females of the bright colored backyard species were often left out of images due to their more subtle, muted colors.  So I sent out to create a new horizontal line up, this time showing pairs of backyard birds with a caring connection between the males and females.” At the time, Wendy had several friends who were single and dabbling with online dating.  As she neared completion on her new line up, it occurred to her that “Online Dating” would make the perfect title.

Hummingbird & Fuchsia 
Item WWB093C
Size: 5.5" x 10"

Wildlife artist Susan Bourdet captures in perfect detail the beauty of the hummingbird as it darts about seeking nectar from the delicate Fuchsia.  With degrees in art and biology, Susan applies her love of both by combining the realistic detail of the birds, animals and nature in artistic expression.  Her paintings have been featured in shows and exhibitions all over the United States.

Butterflies and Foliage.
Item BMF101C
Size: 10" x 4.5"

John La Farge, American, 1835-1910. “ Butterflies and Foliage” was made for the house of William H. White, Brooklyn Heights, New York, New York, USA.  La Farge dramatically transformed the craft and aesthetic of stained-glass windows.  In 1879 he patented a process for making opalescent glass, which is distinguished by its cloudy, milky appearance.  There are subtle shifts of tone and color within a single pane of opalescent glass, seen here in the green leaves.  Other windows by La Farge can be seen at Trinity Church in Boston’s Copley Square, where La Farge decorated the entire interior.