Artist Spotlight: Kelley MacDonald

Sandi found Kelley MacDonald at Daily Painter Originals (tons of wonderful artist over there!).  Her work is just beautiful.

I was taken in by this lobster (I do have a love for almost all things ocean related!).  

Then I found the donuts! Oh happy day!

 

And, of course, I'm a sucker for paintings with dogs.  This is part of a little series from a dog show she went to.

On her blog she posts new paintings anywhere from 3 - 6 times a week.  Amazing!

She lives in Rhode Island and has several sea inspired paintings.   

I really love the series she's created with rock pebbles picked up along the shore.  What a wonderful idea for a still life!

So go check out her blog.  She gives a little insight into each painting she posts.  And it's a lovely place to get lost for a while!

Get Inspired: Messing About in Boats

 "It's the ONLY thing," said the Water Rat solemnly, as he leant forward for his stroke. "Believe me, my young friend, there is NOTHING--absolutely nothing--half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. Simply messing," he went on dreamily: "messing...about...in...boats; messing..."

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"...about in boats--or WITH boats," the Rat went on composedly, picking himself up with a pleasant laugh. "In or out of 'em, it doesn't matter. Nothing seems really to matter, that's the charm of it. "

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"Whether you get away or whether you don't...

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 ...whether you arrive at your destination or whether you reach somewhere else, or whether you never get anywhere at all, you're always busy, and you never do anything in particular...

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and when you've done it there's always something else to do, and you can do it if you like, but you'd much better not." - The Wind in the Willows