"The Encounter", 9" x 12" acrylic/mixed media, 140 lb watercolor paper

I just finished this piece for the nature show in May (see left sidebar for details). The picture has some shadows, in it, as I decided to take the photo after I framed the painting.

The inspiration for this piece was observing a couple of crows outside my back porch in the yard. They really gave me the feeling that they were meeting for the very first time. (The crows in this piece are stamps not from a photo I took). But; just watching these crows stare at one another for the longest time inspired me to put my feelings and thoughts down through a painting. That's the neat thing about our art, I find, is that we always don't need words to express ourselves right? :)

Have a wonderful day and hope you are experiencing beautiful weather to enjoy. I think we just "sprung" here this week :)

Much love and appreciation always........................Marilyn xxoo