PETER

Today I was perusing old paintings, and this one caught my eye.  This guy (girl?) lives under our deck, and has survived for several years now.  That's sayin' somethin' where foxes and coyotes roam free!  I managed to get this picture by tiptoeing out the back door, camera in hand.  He/she was having a yummy lunch. 

I realize this is a painting of SPRING, and today it's COLD, and Christmas is just around the corner.  But I love spring all year 'round, and I'm already longing for it!

I painted this for my niece in celebration of her first-born.  And I love it.  Particularly the light coming through his ear... oooh, that pink!!