Email happiness

Sometimes emails that make you feel happy for days land in your inbox. Have you had one of those?

Yesterday, I received an email from Javier from Toronto, Canada, that I met at Salamanca Market in November 2022. He sent me some photos of his young daughter’s, Alexandra, really impressive artwork and a photo of his ‘bird corner’, where he hung up my “Leafy Decorum” print. Thank you, Javier for the awesome email.

Alexandra’s vibrant and happy drawing

A bright and lively Christmas cat by Alexandra

Leafy Decorum hanging up in Javier’s bird corner

Leafy Sea Dragons are probably the most ornately camouflaged animals on this earth. They have leaf shaped appendages attached to their entire bodies to superbly camouflage themselves among the seaweed and kelp they live amongst. They are endemic to Tasmania. Leafy Decorum is available at: https://pjpaintings.com/collections/birds

Leafy Decorum

I hope that a happy email lands in your inbox this week, too.

Warm regards, Patricia (PJ)

http://www.pjpaintings.com

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Off with the Fairies

Well…, not really… she’s Off with the Owls.

Original watercolour painting titled: Off with the Owls

An emu, with a passion for owls, is off. Where are they going? I’m not sure. Maybe to an owl convention, an owl’s birthday party or to find some fairies??

The original painting is available at https://pjpaintings.com/…/products/off-with-the-owls

Wishing you a chirpy day!

Cheers, PJ Paintings

Fairy Penguin

It’s almost three years ago now that I sketched an idea for a painting of fairy penguins. I feel excited that I finally have started it today.

My first little fairy penguin painted

The fairy penguins are the smallest of all the penguins. They breed in Australia, including Tasmania and Bruny Island. I’ve visited Bruny Island several times and seen them come onto shore. They are just gorgeous and it is such a privilege to see their cute, waddling selves.

I hope that you have a chance to visit magical Bruny Island and see these little fellows in real life too. But, if not, there’s a two-dimensional large colony coming on shore and heading up to their nests and here are some fairy penguins in Victoria, Australia.