Featured Print: "TUXEDO TWINS"

This is a limited edition print of my watercolor painting called "Tuxedo Twins" . It features a pair of handsome black and white tuxedo cats and their loving cat lady.

Each print is numbered and signed and limited to an edition of 500 prints. It is printed on Epson 100 percent cottan rag acid-free art paper with archival quality inks using a "giclee" (ink-jet) process. The image measures 7" x 9" and is matted and ready to frame in a standard 11" x 14" frame.

This print is currently for sale on ETSY--just click on this link:
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This image is also available on a variety of giftware items, including tote bags, t-shirts, note cards, aprons and more at my Cafepress shop: Susan Faye Originals

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Featured Gift Item - JUST DUCKY GARDEN APRON

It's Just Ducky! This versatile apron is perfect for your favorite gardener, duck lover, or gardening duck lover. It features Myrtle Mulligan and her calico cat, entertaining two unexpected visitors in her garden...

Great for gardeners, cooks, teachers, or crafters, this mid-length apron provides great coverage to help keep spills and splatters off your clothes. Makes a great gift for gourmets or grill-masters. Ties at neck and waist. Two center-stitched bottom compartment pouches for keeping tools and recipes handy. 35% Cotton / 65% polyester blend, twill fabric. Machine washable and guaranteed. Retails for $17.99. For more details visit this link: Just Ducky Apron. To see more of my orginal designs, please visit Susan Faye Originals.

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Featured Painting: "TWO DAYS 'TIL SPRING"

HAPPY SPRING! There's nothing more cheerful than seeing a flock of a dozen or more American Robins descend to a sunny meadow to hunt and peck for juicy worms...

This original watercolor painting is of a "robin red-breast" that I spotted at the Baskett Slough two days before spring arrived one year. The Baskett Slough is a wonderful wildlife preserve in the middle of farm country here in Oregon. To find out more about the preserve, check out this link: Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge.

It is painted on Arches 140 lb. Cold Press Watercolor Paper with professional high quality watercolor paints. The image is 14" x 10" and is matted in off-white in a standard 16" by 20" size, ready for framing.

This painting is for sale on my Etsy site : www.SusanFaye.etsy.com

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Featured ACEO: LIBRARY CAT No. 4

This is No. 4 in my series of Library Cats! A sleek black cat is looking over the shoulder of her fellow book lover, perhaps a teacher, librarian, or student....

This an original miniature watercolor painting from my "Library Cat" Series . It is in ACEO (Art Card Editions and Originals) format, which means that the artwork size is 2.5" x 3.5".

Each miniature is hand-painted on super-heavy Arches 300-lb. acid-free cold-press watercolor paper with professional quality watercolor paints. It is initialed on front, signed, dated, and titled on back. These mini paintings are adorable when matted and framed!

You can bid on this item on ebay; the auction ends at 7:15 p.m PST on March 28. Bidding starts at $9.95.

For more information about ACEOs, visit http://www.art-cards.org/display.html

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Featured Print: "I'M SO GLAD IT'S SPRING"

Okay, okay...the official first day of spring is still a week or so away, but there are daffodils and crocus blooming everywhere in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, with the tulips right behind, just on the verge of bursting out.

This watercolor painting is called "I'm So Glad It's Spring " and features a White-Crowned Sparrow and two brilliant red tulips. On the bird watching front, I'm excited to report that I saw a pair of Downy Woodpeckers for the very first time last week, just outside my front door in the fir tree, enjoying some suet that I put out. To find out more about this pretty little bug eater visit this link: Downy Woodpecker

"I'm So Glad It's Spring" is available as a limited edition print at my ebay auctions, (auction ends March 20 at 6:59 pm). Each print is personally signed and numbered by me, and is printed on Epson 100 percent cotton rag acid-free art paper with archival quality inks using a "giclee" (ink-jet) process. The image itself measures 9-1/2" x 12-1/2" and is matted in off-white, ready to frame in a standard 16" x 20" frame, and retails for $75 plus shipping. The edition is limited to 200 prints.

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Featured Painting:: "HOLDING VERY STILL"

This original watercolor painting is called "Holding Very Still". It was inspired by a little cottontail spotted at the Claremont Hills Wilderness Park in Southern California. The wilderness preserve is located in the foothills north of Claremont, California, and is a great place for mountain biking and hiking...more information at this link: Claremont Hills Wilderness Park

It is painted on Arches 140 lb. Cold Press Watercolor Paper with professional quality Grumbacher watercolor paints. The image is 14 x 20" and is matted in off-white in a standard 22" by 28" size, ready for framing.

This painting is up for auction on ebay this week; the auction ends March 20 at 8:13 a.m. PST. Bidding starts at $200; click here to view auction: "Holding Very Still" Auction.

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Featured Photo: CHOCOLATE BUNNY

Chocolate is one of my favorite food groups, so it stands to reason that when I saw this little cottontail, he reminded me of a milk chocolate Easter bunny. I took this picture at the Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden in Claremont, California last spring. He was so busy chomping on the delectable grape leaf at the end of the vine that he never noticed me....The RSABG is an excellent place to enjoy and learn about native California plants, birds, and wildlife. Their annual Wildflower Festival is in March.

Featured Gift Item - TAKE WING TOTE BAG

This extra-roomy tote bag features my watercolor of a soaring raptor--perhaps a Golden Eagle or a Red-Tailed Hawk--from my "Mother Nature" series.

This 100% cotton eco-friendly canvas tote bag has plenty of room to carry everything you need when you are on the go. It includes a bottom gusset and extra long handles for easy carrying. Use it for shopping and you'll help the environment!

• 10 oz heavyweight natural canvas fabric
• Full side and bottom gusset
• 22" reinforced self-fabric handles
• Machine washable
• Measures 15" x 18" x 6"

It retails for $15.99. I have over 40 tote bag designs to choose from that you can find at this link: TOTE BAGS.

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Featured ACEO: HONEY BUNNY NO. 9

Just in time for Spring and the Easter season! This red-headed "bunny honey" has her arms full with mama rabbit and baby bunny. This an original miniature watercolor painting from my "Honey Bunny" Series . It is in ACEO (Art Card Editions and Originals) format, which means that the artwork size is 2.5" x 3.5".

Each miniature is hand-painted on super-heavy Arches 300-lb. acid-free cold-press watercolor paper with professional quality watercolor paints. It is initialed on front, signed, dated, and titled on back. These mini paintings are adorable when matted and framed!

You can bid on this item on ebay; the auction ends at 6:09 p.m PST on March 13. Bidding starts at $9.95.

For more information about ACEOs, visit http://www.art-cards.org/display.html

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Featured Photos- BIRD COUNT BIRDS

As mentioned earlier this week, I enjoyed participating in the Great Backyard Bird Count in February. I was able to take pictures of many of the Countees and submitted several photos to the website. I was thrilled to discover that two of these photos were chosen for the GBBC Gallery!!! Included were this photo of a handsome Steller's Jay radiating blue in the morning sunlight, and the close-up of a male and female pair of Evening Grosbeaks enjoying their breakfast together at one of our feeders. To view the 2008 Photo Gallery click on this link: GBBC Photo Gallery


This is another photo I took that day of just a small portion of the maple tree that was FILLED with close to 30 Evening Grosbeaks enjoying the early morning sun, all happily cheeping and chirping! What a sight and sound treat!

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The Great Backyard Bird Count is led by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society, with sponsorship from Wild Birds Unlimited. For more information visit the website at:http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/