Gloria J Zucaro's "In A Nest Of Leaves"

8"H x 8"W Original Oil on Raymar Canvas Panel

$55.00 Framed in Floater 
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This is my little bird figurine from my sister-in-law.  He is sweetly seated in a little pile of leaves. I again use orange and aqua as my choices for a crisp Fall day.  

Gloria J Zucaro's "Race For The Eggs!"

6"H x 6"W Original Oil Painting on canvas panel

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Well, I am finally home and well enough to paint!  I had a wonderful 10 day trip to the pacific     Northwest to visit an old friend in Anacortes,Washington for 3 days then drove down Whidbey Island to the town of Langley.  The Whidbey Island Fine Art School operated by Cary Jurrians was hosting a Dreama Tolle Perry workshop for 5 days.  I was intrigued by Dreama's use of transparent oils in her paintings and her wonderful writings and paintings in her blog posts, so just forced myself to take a trip out to see her in person! LOL!  Any excuse!  I am so glad that I did because Dreama is a wonderful instructor and a fun and giving person.  I met lots of other artists from across the USA, too, and we hope to keep in touch.  Cary was an absolutely wonderful hostess with fresh fruit, coffee and homemade baked goods every morning.  Faye Castle , the class monitor was such a help with any questions about supplies, restaurants, and putting out all the goodies every day. Cary and her husband hosted us for dinner on Sunday with the most wonderful homemade breads, choices of pasta, salad and fresh berry cobbler for dessert.  I stayed at a lovely B & B called Country Cottage of Langley operated by Tom and Jacki Stewart.   A beautiful waterview room with delicious breakfasts every morning.  They were eager to arrange meal times and anything else you might need.  The last night I was there I came down with  "stay up all night" stomach issues.  They were so kind and brought crackers and gingerale, ginger tea, ginger chews to try to ease my upset.  I slept later than checkout and they gave me help with the suitcases to the car and insisted I take a banana to see if I could keep that down a little later.  That trip home was not the best I have ever experienced!  But all is well!

Now for the painting above...This is the weekly challenge from the Daily Paintworks site.  The theme is anything Easter.  So here is a still life of one of my Easter decorations.

Gloria J Zucaro's "The Nesting"

6"H x 6"W Oil on Raymar Panel

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This painting was created to be entered in the Point and Shoot Challenge offered for the month of November by Ria Hills on her blog site. Ria and her friend Pamela White Murphy started these new monthly challenges last month.  All paintings are done using their photographs as the starting point.  I think she has personality! 

Gloria J Zucaro's "Shadow Cat"

6"H x 6"W Oil on Raymar Panel

$95.00 in Floater Frame
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I love this little stack of a carved-look pumpkin, black cat and a crow.  It was sitting on my kitchen windowsill for the month of October.

"Dingo"

7"H x 5"W Original Oil on Stretched Canvas

$95.00  Framed  in black floater frame
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 I acquired this "Occupied Japan" figurine many years ago and have had it on a display shelf along with decorative boxes that I collect.  When I had finished painting the three dogs?,wolves?, foxes?, I decided to ask someone else what these canines were  The answer was dingoes!  So here they are, a mama and her two pups.

"Ribbon Bird"

6"H x 6"W  Original Oil Painting on Raymar Canvas Panel

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     This little bird is about 3 inches tall and is one of my collectibles.  He is a porcelain figurine made in Japan.  Now my porcelain bird is much more subtle in color, mostly shades of gray-blue, but somehow???  The reason he is called ribbon bird is because the orange dishtowel behind him has the multicolored ribbons along one edge and he is sitting right among them.

"Beauty & Wisdom"

6"H x 6"W  Original Oil On Raymar Canvas Panel

$95.00 Framed in Plain Black Wooden Frame

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    I painted this still life from a beautiful wooden Koi  that a friend gave me for my birthday, and his com-patriot, an Asian gentleman I bought at The Linden Gallery in Ellison Bay, WI.

"Dogwood Duck"

6"H x 6"W Original Oil Painting on Raymar Canvas Panel,

 Framed in Plain Black Wooden Frame, $95.00

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This is one of two little porcelain ducks I have.  I added some dogwood blooms along-side to keep him company.

"Spring Visitor"

6"H x 6"W  Oil On Raymar Canvas Panel

$95.00 Framed in plain black wooden frame.
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It never fails!  One day you check your garden and think"tomorrow these will be ready!".  The next day you go out, ready to harvest a few plump radishes and the rows have been tossed about and chunks taken out of the radishes by a furry friend!