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AuthorbyKLRFebruary 16, 20210

Writing Postcards to Nature Daily for a Year

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Dear Nature, In 2020 my art world and my travel world came to a screeching halt due to the pandemic. All of my workshops, exhibitions and art fairs got canceled. …

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Posted in Bird Art, Botanical Art, Drawing, Inspiration, Works-in-progressTagged color studies, nature, postcards

AuthorbyKLRJanuary 1, 20207

Be Kinder, Be Bolder, Be Braver and…

Emmylou, the enigmatic cat

…don’t take any sh*t. I said goodbye to my beloved cat Emmylou yesterday, on the last day of 2019. Emmy was diagnosed with a very aggressive type of mouth cancer …

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Posted in Inspiration, Painting, Tales from TuckerWoods Farm

AuthorbyKLRJanuary 14, 20191

Winnie-the-Pooh, Part Too!

“So he sat down on the stone in the middle of the stream.” – A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh   Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends were pretty much my all-time favorite books as …

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Posted in Drawing, Inspiration, My Travels

AuthorbyKLRJanuary 7, 20193

Inspiration… My word for 2019

Winnie-the-Pooh, Christopher Robin,

Inspiration: the action or power of moving the intellect or emotions. An artist seeks inspiration for their work both consciously and unconsciously.  We must nurture our creativity with our own …

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Posted in Works-in-progress

AuthorbyKLRDecember 28, 20180

My Favorite Things

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“Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens…” For starters, the Sound of Music is one of my all time favorite movies (I just watched it again last week.) My sisters, …

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Posted in Inspiration, My Travels

AuthorbyKLRDecember 21, 20181

Practice Makes Perfect

A daily drawing practice – something an artist should be able to do just like that (sound effect – snap of the fingers), right? Well, only partially right. Artists face …

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Posted in Bird Art, Botanical Art, Inspiration, My Travels, Wildlife Art, Works-in-progress

AuthorbyKLRJuly 9, 20180

An Epic Road Trip – My American Anthology

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ROAD TRIP! Fifty two years ago, I was five years old. It was 1966 and my  parents took us on an epic road trip. We drove roundtrip around the country …

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AuthorbyKLRMay 11, 20180

Designing Websites and Tulipmania

  [easy-image-collage id=4178] Website, website, website – can you say website? I have been immersed in redesigning my website for the past month. I have even been waking up thinking …

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Posted in Botanical Art, My Travels, Photography

AuthorbyKLRDecember 19, 20163

The Artist and the Art Career Coach – A Match Made in Creative Heaven

The beauty and benefits of an artist/art career coach relationship… We all need a helping hand sometimes but we also need to give ourselves permission to seek out and accept …

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Posted in Inspiration, Painting

AuthorbyKLRSeptember 28, 20160

Impressions of Oswegatchie Hills

A place can be many things – somewhere you go in your own mind to remember, revisit or relax, or a physical place you experience in person. I go to …

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  • Happy little faces! I’m a little obsessed with pansies right now… @laing.rikkers #pansies #bookillustration #botanicalart #botanicalpainting #bookstagram #bookart #naturelovers #naturewriting #pandemicwriting #griefjourney #wearenature
    by kellyleahyradding 3 months ago
    Happy little faces! I’m a little obsessed with pansies right now…  @laing .rikkers  #pansies   #bookillustration   #botanicalart   #botanicalpainting   #bookstagram   #bookart   #naturelovers   #naturewriting   #pandemicwriting   #griefjourney   #wearenature 
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    by kellyleahyradding 4 months ago
    I'm so pleased to receive the news that my painting Shadow Shimmer has been juried into the 62nd Annual Exhibition of the Society of Animal Artists. The exhibition will be at the Turtle Bay Exploration Park in Redding, California from September 24, 2022 through January 1, 2023. I'm so looking forward to attending our opening weekend and seeing all of my SAA family IN PERSON!! This is a very cool bird, a type of silky-flycatcher called a phainopepla that I found perched in this Mojave yucca in Joshua Tree National Park.  #casein   #caseinpainting   #societyofanimalartists   #turtlebay   #birdart   #birdartist   #phainopepla   #joshuatreenationalpark 
  • Wrapping up my tribute to National Parks for #nationalparkweek are my @postcards_to_nature that I created last year during my year-long project. Looking through all my cards for todays post made me eager to start brainstorming my next step with 365 postcards to nature. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy my custom postcards to Nature and our National Parks. #nationalparkweek #nationalparkgeek #nationalpark #nationalparks
    by kellyleahyradding 4 months ago
    Wrapping up my tribute to National Parks for  #nationalparkweek  are my  @postcards_to_nature  that I created last year during my year-long project. Looking through all my cards for todays post made me eager to start brainstorming my next step with 365 postcards to nature. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy my custom postcards to Nature and our National Parks.  #nationalparkweek   #nationalparkgeek   #nationalpark   #nationalparks 
  • Happy 246th Birthday America! Hope you make it to 247. #independenceday #july4th #freedom #theflagbelongstoallofus
    by kellyleahyradding 1 month ago
    Happy 246th Birthday America! Hope you make it to 247.  #independenceday   #july4th   #freedom   #theflagbelongstoallofus 
  • In celebration of #internationalcatday- a portrait of my beautiful Emmylou - who I miss dearly. And a bonus- my FB memory today was a photo of her. She had the most beautiful green eyes that flashed emerald green when she was being mischievous! Enigmatic Emmy, 4x4 inches, mische technique. #bestkitty #mischetechnique #catpainting #girlkittiesaresassy
    by kellyleahyradding 6 days ago
    In celebration of  #internationalcatday-  a portrait of my beautiful Emmylou - who I miss dearly. And a bonus- my FB memory today was a photo of her. She had the most beautiful green eyes that flashed emerald green when she was being mischievous! Enigmatic Emmy, 4x4 inches, mische technique.  #bestkitty   #mischetechnique   #catpainting   #girlkittiesaresassy 
  • And now for something très bon- macaron baking class with Kasey. I still need some practice but I think my colors are sweet! Vanilla, pina colada and chocolate ganache all with the same cookie, styled on my Mom’s Violets! #macarons #macaron #talkoftryinganotherbatchtomorrowformorepractice #funwithmacarons
    by kellyleahyradding 1 month ago
    And now for something très bon- macaron baking class with Kasey. I still need some practice but I think my colors are sweet! Vanilla, pina colada and chocolate ganache all with the same cookie, styled on my Mom’s Violets!  #macarons   #macaron   #talkoftryinganotherbatchtomorrowformorepractice   #funwithmacarons 
  • I’m deep in an enchanted forest painting ‘Roots’ for @laing.rikkers book that will be out in May of 2023. I can almost feel the Ent waking up and stretching her foot toes beneath my brush! #watercolor #danielsmithwatercolors #danielsmithprimatek #treeroots #ents #bookstagram #bookart #botanicalillustration #botanicalart #botanicalpainting #naturelovers #naturewriting #pandemicwriting #griefjourney #wearenature
    by kellyleahyradding 3 months ago
    I’m deep in an enchanted forest painting ‘Roots’ for  @laing .rikkers book that will be out in May of 2023. I can almost feel the Ent waking up and stretching her foot toes beneath my brush!  #watercolor   #danielsmithwatercolors   #danielsmithprimatek   #treeroots   #ents   #bookstagram   #bookart   #botanicalillustration   #botanicalart   #botanicalpainting   #naturelovers   #naturewriting   #pandemicwriting   #griefjourney   #wearenature 
  • An experimental piece I did a few months ago… thinking of creating a series… should I? ✍️ Flickering from Silver to Gold, 10x14 inches, silverpoint and watercolor on casein prepared handmade Twinrocker paper, Northern Flicker, Yellow-shafted. #birddrawing #birdart #birdartwork #birdartist #silverpointdrawing #silverpoint #watercolor #twinrockerpaper #birdsofinstagram #birdartofinstagram #birdsinflight
    by kellyleahyradding 2 months ago
    An experimental piece I did a few months ago… thinking of creating a series… should I? ✍️ Flickering from Silver to Gold, 10x14 inches, silverpoint and watercolor on casein prepared handmade Twinrocker paper, Northern Flicker, Yellow-shafted.  #birddrawing   #birdart   #birdartwork   #birdartist   #silverpointdrawing   #silverpoint   #watercolor   #twinrockerpaper   #birdsofinstagram   #birdartofinstagram   #birdsinflight 
  • Good Morning to a new day. One of the benefits of having an elderly dog who wakes up with the sun and wakes me up. #elderlydogsofinstagram #sunrise #greettheday #ilovemornings
    by kellyleahyradding 2 weeks ago
    Good Morning to a new day. One of the benefits of having an elderly dog who wakes up with the sun and wakes me up.  #elderlydogsofinstagram   #sunrise   #greettheday   #ilovemornings 
  • Blessings of the Summer Solstice - our longest day of light. Lightness - Air, 6x8 inches, egg tempera on panel. #summersolstice #longestdayoftheyear #blessingsoflight #eggtemperapainting #eggtemperatechnique #eggtempera
    by kellyleahyradding 2 months ago
    Blessings of the Summer Solstice - our longest day of light. Lightness - Air, 6x8 inches, egg tempera on panel.  #summersolstice   #longestdayoftheyear   #blessingsoflight   #eggtemperapainting   #eggtemperatechnique   #eggtempera 
  • Happy World Bee Day! A UN-designated holiday. On this day Anton Janša, the pioneer of beekeeping, was born in 1734. The purpose of the international day is to acknowledge the role of bees and other pollinators for the ecosystem. We must all do what we can to support bees for all the life-giving work they do for us! From my 2021 daily series @postcards_to_nature. #worldbeeday #worldbeeday2022 #supportbees #lavender #postcardart #watercolor
    by kellyleahyradding 3 months ago
    Happy World Bee Day! A UN-designated holiday. On this day Anton Janša, the pioneer of beekeeping, was born in 1734. The purpose of the international day is to acknowledge the role of bees and other pollinators for the ecosystem. We must all do what we can to support bees for all the life-giving work they do for us! From my 2021 daily series  @postcards_to_nature .  #worldbeeday   #worldbeeday2022   #supportbees   #lavender   #postcardart   #watercolor 
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    by kellyleahyradding 2 months ago
    It's National Cougar Day! While I mostly paint plants and birds, I do paint a mammal every so often! Before the Chase, 5x7 inches, mische technique (oil & egg tempera mixed media)
  • As I’ve watched in disbelief all the incredible damage the floods have inflicted on my beloved Yellowstone Park and Paradise Valley- it dawned on me that all the references for my current painting ‘PINE’ for @laing.rikkers book are from my many, many treasured visits to Yellowstone. I’m grateful that it appears that no one has been injured but sad at all the damage to people’s homes and livelihoods. It is unbelievable the damage to the park roads but I have to admit, one of my first thoughts is that the animals and ecosystems of the park will get a little vacation from us. . #yellowstonenationalpark #iloveyellowstone #bookstagram #bookarts #bookart #botanicalillustration #botanicalart #botanicalpainting #naturelovers #naturewriting #pandemicwriting #griefjourney #wearenature
    by kellyleahyradding 2 months ago
    As I’ve watched in disbelief all the incredible damage the floods have inflicted on my beloved Yellowstone Park and Paradise Valley- it dawned on me that all the references for my current painting ‘PINE’ for  @laing .rikkers book are from my many, many treasured visits to Yellowstone. I’m grateful that it appears that no one has been injured but sad at all the damage to people’s homes and livelihoods. It is unbelievable the damage to the park roads but I have to admit, one of my first thoughts is that the animals and ecosystems of the park will get a little vacation from us. .  #yellowstonenationalpark   #iloveyellowstone   #bookstagram   #bookarts   #bookart   #botanicalillustration   #botanicalart   #botanicalpainting   #naturelovers   #naturewriting   #pandemicwriting   #griefjourney   #wearenature 
  • . This is a painting for @laing.rikkers book to be published in May 2023. For breaking hearts everywhere.
    by kellyleahyradding 3 months ago
    . This is a painting for  @laing .rikkers book to be published in May 2023. For breaking hearts everywhere.
  • On this Earth Day for my 7th National Park I’m celebrating during #nationalparkweek I’m visiting our easternmost park, Acadia NP. It’s also one of the first places in the US to see the sunrise (2nd photo on top of Cadillac Mt.) Fresh sea air, rocky coastlines, crashing waves, seabirds and one very cute young porcupine! Oh, and my drawing is of a Cardinal flower- a beautiful scarlet red lobelia that I can find on my own woods- usually in wetlands alongside streams. A magical park on a wooded island surrounded by water. #acadianationalpark #acadia #nationalparkweek #ballpointpen #ballpointpenart #wildflowers #wildflowersofamerica #earthday #ilovemynationalparks
    by kellyleahyradding 4 months ago
    On this Earth Day for my 7th National Park I’m celebrating during  #nationalparkweek  I’m visiting our easternmost park, Acadia NP. It’s also one of the first places in the US to see the sunrise (2nd photo on top of Cadillac Mt.) Fresh sea air, rocky coastlines, crashing waves, seabirds and one very cute young porcupine! Oh, and my drawing is of a Cardinal flower- a beautiful scarlet red lobelia that I can find on my own woods- usually in wetlands alongside streams. A magical park on a wooded island surrounded by water.  #acadianationalpark   #acadia   #nationalparkweek   #ballpointpen   #ballpointpenart   #wildflowers   #wildflowersofamerica   #earthday   #ilovemynationalparks 
  • As Pride Month comes to a close, I wanted to show my solidarity and to strengthen my resolve to always support those who find themselves fighting to just be who they are or who they were always meant to be. Here’s my take on the Pride Flag -Pride Birds! #pridemonth #pride #arthealsthesoul #artheals
    by kellyleahyradding 2 months ago
    As Pride Month comes to a close, I wanted to show my solidarity and to strengthen my resolve to always support those who find themselves fighting to just be who they are or who they were always meant to be. Here’s my take on the Pride Flag -Pride Birds!  #pridemonth   #pride   #arthealsthesoul   #artheals 
  • I took the northern route eastward - crossing over the ‘Mighty Mississippi’ close to its headwaters in northern Minnesota- heading to Voyageurs National Park. The flora and fauna were becoming familiar! Isolated, quiet, all dark woods and blue water, fresh piney scent and oh so peaceful. I took the photo of the light-strewn forest path on my phone- one of my favorite photos of my road trip! I chose to draw a grass- Minnesota is the land of wild rice after all. This one is called woolgrass- I love this drawing and think I need to paint it. Now about that adorable little bear cub / full disclosure - he was at the nearby Vince Shute Bear Sanctuary- a bit controversial as they feed the bears, but they are wild bears, free to come and go, using the sanctuary as part of their foraging. Humans are up on a platform
    by kellyleahyradding 4 months ago
    I took the northern route eastward - crossing over the ‘Mighty Mississippi’ close to its headwaters in northern Minnesota- heading to Voyageurs National Park. The flora and fauna were becoming familiar! Isolated, quiet, all dark woods and blue water, fresh piney scent and oh so peaceful. I took the photo of the light-strewn forest path on my phone- one of my favorite photos of my road trip! I chose to draw a grass- Minnesota is the land of wild rice after all. This one is called woolgrass- I love this drawing and think I need to paint it. Now about that adorable little bear cub / full disclosure - he was at the nearby Vince Shute Bear Sanctuary- a bit controversial as they feed the bears, but they are wild bears, free to come and go, using the sanctuary as part of their foraging. Humans are up on a platform
  • I finished this beautiful cecropia moth today, all fire and shadow, for @laing.rikkers book, Morning Leaves. Dry brush watercolor on paper. #watercolor #mothsandbutterflies #cecropiamoth #mothpainting #natureillustration #bookillustration #naturelovers #naturewriting #pandemicwriting #griefjourney #wearenature
    by kellyleahyradding 4 days ago
    I finished this beautiful cecropia moth today, all fire and shadow, for  @laing .rikkers book, Morning Leaves. Dry brush watercolor on paper.  #watercolor   #mothsandbutterflies   #cecropiamoth   #mothpainting   #natureillustration   #bookillustration   #naturelovers   #naturewriting   #pandemicwriting   #griefjourney   #wearenature 
  • Today is International Owl Awareness Day. I’ve painted and drawn many owls over the years - like many people, I’m fascinated by owls and I’m so very fortunate to live surrounded by barred owls that I hear all the time and see every-so-often-magical-moment. Of all the owls I’ve ever painted this one, Seeker-Eurasian Eagle Owl, is one of my most favorite as it’s the one and only painting I’ve ever gotten into the prestigious Birds in Art exhibition at the @woodsonart museum in Wausau, WI. It’s drybrush watercolor on calfskin vellum. #internationalowlawarenessday #iloveowls #owlart #watercolor #watercoloronvellum
    by kellyleahyradding 2 weeks ago
    Today is International Owl Awareness Day. I’ve painted and drawn many owls over the years - like many people, I’m fascinated by owls and I’m so very fortunate to live surrounded by barred owls that I hear all the time and see every-so-often-magical-moment. Of all the owls I’ve ever painted this one, Seeker-Eurasian Eagle Owl, is one of my most favorite as it’s the one and only painting I’ve ever gotten into the prestigious Birds in Art exhibition at the  @woodsonart  museum in Wausau, WI. It’s drybrush watercolor on calfskin vellum.  #internationalowlawarenessday   #iloveowls   #owlart   #watercolor   #watercoloronvellum 
  • I’m just gushing over finding this little bumblebee napping in my geranium specimen for @laing.rikkers book. Some days Nature is just so amazing and healing and happy. #enjoyyourday #nature #natureart #bookart #bees #bumblebee
    by kellyleahyradding 2 months ago
    I’m just gushing over finding this little bumblebee napping in my geranium specimen for  @laing .rikkers book. Some days Nature is just so amazing and healing and happy.  #enjoyyourday   #nature   #natureart   #bookart   #bees   #bumblebee 

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