I managed to finish this one just in time! I'll have it with me at Art on the Green tomorrow.....not sure where I'll fit it in though! 🤪 🤔⛴️🎨 I hope you are having a lovely weekend 😊 This one is inspired by my own photo. #ferrypainting #bremertonferry #mountrainier

Hullo! Looks like I'm going to have to rejig my display for Sunday so I can fit this lil guy in! Inspired by my daughter's photo taken at Seattle aquarium. Such a fun one to paint! So many colors in this seal! #sealpainting #cuteseal #seattleaquarium

Happy New Week! Here's my next Bainbridge Island bird ~ A Tree Swallow. Love seeing these flitting about! I hope you have a great week! I'm looking forward to Art on the Green on Sunday! This little one will be there too! 😁 #bainbridgeislandbirds #treeswallow #birdpainting

Happy Friday! Here's another one for my Bainbridge Island birds collection. The Yellow-Rumped Warbler. The Merlin app picked this one up a lot and I think I did catch a glimpse! Hope you have a great weekend! ☺️💕 #bainbridgeislandbirds #backyardbirds #yellowrumpedwarbler

Back to my Bainbridge Island birds for my daily creativity! This is a hermit thrush that the Merlin app picked up in the garden. I hope you have a great week! 💕☺️ #bainbridgeislandbirds #hermitthrush #backyardbirds

Happy 1st day of August! I hope you have a great month 😊💕 I've had a little break from painting but hopefully I can get back to it today 😁 #pinchpunchfirstofthemonth #happyaugust #ottercalendar 🦦💕

Last one for #summerbuggin hosted by @lpillustration.bsky.social and Ruth on IG. My choice is the Peacock butterfly. Always my favourite ☺️❤️💜💛💙🖤 Hope you are having a great week! 💕 #peacockbutterfly #butterfly #summerartchallenge

Next up for #summerbuggin hosted by Ruth on IG and @lpillustration.bsky.social is a Skate Skimmer Dragonfly #slateskimmerdragonfly #dragonfly

Happy New week! Here is my 22 Spot Yellow Ladybird 💛 and my Buff-tailed Bumblebee for #summerbuggin hosted by @lpillustration.bsky.social and Ruth on IG Hope you have a great week! #22spotladybird #yellowladybird #bufftailedbumblebee

Here's another one for #summerbuggin hosted by @lpillustration.bsky.social and Ruth on IG This is a White-lipped Snail. #whitelippedsnail

Happy Tuesday! Joining in again with #summerbuggin hosted by @lpillustration.bsky.social and Ruth on IG. This is a Striped Hawkmoth. I hope you have a great week! #stripedhawkmoth #minichallenge #moth

Happy Sunday! Here's another Bainbridge Island bird! A Band-tailed Pigeon. I saw a pair in my neighbour's garden and couldn't believe how big they were! So cool to see! Oh and congratulations England! Such a great match! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿💕⚽ #bainbridgeislandbirds #bandtailedpidgeon

Happy Friday! Here's another painting of our Mama raccoon. Her 3 babies had been climbing all over her so she looked a little frazzled. 😬💕 Also Happy birthday to my husband! 😊🤗💕He's been loving the raccoons! 🦝🦝🦝🦝 I hope you have a great weekend! #raccoonpainting #mamaraccoon #happybirthdayhubby❤️

Here's today's local bird! A Western Flycatcher. I actually managed to see one by our pond. So cute! 🥰 #bainbridgeislandbirds #backyardbirds #westernflycatcher #cutebirds

Here's another bird from my extended list. I picked this one up on the Merlin app at Bloedel Reserve. A black-throated grey warbler. Hadn't heard of this one before! I hope you are having a great week. 💕😊 #bainbridgeislandbirds #blackthroatedgraywarbler #birdpainting

Joining in with Mini Summer Buggin hosted by @lpillustration.bsky.social and Ruth (@artyreg77) over on Instagram. First up is the Lace Web Spider. Creepy but not too hairy! 😬😜 #summerbuggin #minisummerbuggin #lacewebspider #creepycrawly

Happy Wednesday! I had to sit down and paint to calm down after the England v DR Congo game! 😂 Here's a Cowbird to celebrate. I saw one of these big birds being fed by a little junco last year. So bizarre! #bainbridgeislandbirds #keepcalmandcarryon #comeonengland⚽️ Great game!

Happy 1st day of July! Thank you for all your kindness and support! I hope you have a brilliant month! 😁💕 Another of my favourite otters to see me through the month 🦦🩵 #ottercalendar #otterpaintings #zazzlemade #pinchpunchfirstofthemonth #happy1stofjuly

Happy Tuesday and happy birthday to my sister! I drew this for her using one of her honeymoon photos as inspiration. #elephants #elephantpainting

Happy New Week! Today's local bird is a Barn Swallow. Often seen and heard! I love seeing them flitting about 😁 Hope you have a great week. 💕 #barnswallow #birdpainting #bainbridgeislandbirds #backyardwildlife

Happy Friday! Today is a Caspian Tern. My family and I saw some at the beach on Wednesday evening.....along with an amazing bald eagle swimming to shore with a giant fish! Quite something! Such an amazing sight! #caspiantern #birdpainting #bainbridgeislandbirds #seabird

Happy Thursday! Here's another one for my Bainbridge Island birds collection. The Olive-Sided Flycatcher. I haven't managed to spot one yet but the Merlin app keeps picking one up in my backyard 😁 I hope you are having a great week! 😀💕 #olivesidedflycatcher #backyardbirds #watercolourbirds

Happy Friday! My bird list increased 😄 Here is a Black-Headed Grosbeak. I have one that comes to my window feeders.....not sure how he squeezes himself in! 😆 Beautiful bird with a beautiful song! #bainbridgeislandbirds #mylistcontinues #blackheadedgrosbeak #backyardbirds

Last two of my Bainbridge Island animals! Another couple of cat gifts😬 A shrew and a mole. I'm now going to go back to the birds as I have more to add! Hope you are having a great week! 😊💖 #bainbridgeislandwildlife #localwildlife #shrew #mole

Happy Wednesday! Almost finished my list of Bainbridge Island animals! Only two left after this vole. Our cat brought us several over the years.....poor things! I hope you are having a great week 😊 💖 #vole #bainbridgeislandwildlife #backyardwildlife

Happy Tuesday! I am very happy to say that this one, (one of my all time favourites) has found a new home. Thank you so much to the buyer! 💗 And thank you again Streamliner Diner 😊 I'm going to need a print of this one! 🥺 I'm going to miss him. #thankyoubuyer #otterpainting #favouritepainting

Happy Saturday! Today's local animal is a cougar or mountain lion. I haven't seen one but it has been reported a couple of times since I moved here that one has been sighted on the island. I'd rather not encounter one! I hope you have a great weekend!

Happy Friday! So happy to say that these two little loves have found new homes! Thank you so much to the buyers 💕💕 Really really made my day. 😄💞 Thank you to Streamliner Diner again too. #thankyoubuyers #hummingbirdpaintings #soldpaintings🔴

Another of my Bainbridge Island creatures! The Sea Star or Starfish as I would say. Love seeing these at low tide. I hope you are having a good week and thank you for all your kindness. 😊💞 #starfish #seastar #bainbridgeislandwildlife #sealife

I'm very happy to say that this little ferry painting also found a new home! Thank you so much to the buyer! And to Streamliner Diner 😊💕 I painted this using one of my own photos. I have some new ferry photos so I'm planning to paint another one soon! #thankyoubuyer #localart #bainbridgeisland