Purple Princess

Purple Princess

Purple Princess was inspired by Mondy Lamb's Shelter Dogs photograph titled Xena.

Om Shri Gaṇeshāya Namah!

Ganesha
(oil on canvas)

Of all the gods and goddesses that man claims, I think Ganesha is far & away the most awesome. First of all, he has the head of an elephant. What's not to love about that? Secondly, he is the Remover of Obstacles. He rides around on a rat: a metaphysical trip, for sure. And he is also the patron god of artists, which makes perfect sense. I mean, what artist suffering from artist's block hasn't secretly hoped, or overtly prayed, for someone--some god or muse-- to intervene & remove obstacles to creativity?

Ganesha was inspired by a photograph of a moss-covered statue. I found the photo online, but I don't know who snapped it. For what its worth, my thanks go out to the unknown artist.

Cat Dream

Bethabara Gardens

Poppies
***copyright 2010 Laura Marsh***

Moravian Shelter
***copyright 2010 Laura Marsh***

Swamp sunflowers

Swamp Sunflowers

(oil on canvas)
***copyright - Laura Marsh 2010***

Flowers from our garden

Black Eyed Susans

(oil on canvas)
***copyright - Laura Marsh 2010***

I finished painting Black Eyed Susans during an oil painting class I recently took. The focus of the class was painting on small canvases. It was quite liberating. More to come as the paint dries.

IF: Giant

Giant Gerber Daisies

(oil on canvas)
***copyright - Laura Marsh 2010***

Just a Bit

Lil Bit

(gouache on watercolor board)
***copyright - Laura Marsh 2010***

After much procrastination, I have finally created a digital image of Lil Bit, which means he is going home with his proud owner tonight. I'm looking forward to seeing him properly matted and framed.

The Truth

Poor Sisyphus. I know how he feels.