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: Happy Birches

Here is a painting I created in the Jeanne Carbonetti watercolor workshop held in Mora Minnesota in May of 2011. When I brought it home and showed it to my husband, he named it Happy Birches, a title I love!

A “Thank you” for the workshop to our hosts, the Kanabec County Art Association, and funding in part by a grant from the East Central Regional Development Commission and the East Central Arts Council with funds provided by the Minnesota State Legislature.

Happy Birches © Shelley Odendahl, 2011

This is titled Confirmation Day in honor of my niece’s special occasion. We were celebrating at her house, when the view of the late afternoon sun glowing through the trees and a light snowfall inspired this watercolor painting.

Confirmation Day © Shelley Odendahl, 2012

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on January 29, 2012 at 9:23 pm | Reply PictureS

Nice work, great colour.
on January 29, 2012 at 9:40 pm | Reply shelleyo

Thanks for your comment! I enjoyed looking at your work also!
on March 13, 2012 at 10:33 pm | Reply weisserwatercolours

Happy birches, indeed! It looks like you had a great deal of fun doing both these paintings.
on March 25, 2012 at 8:18 am | Reply weisserwatercolours

I appreciate very much your placing me on your ‘blogroll’.
on March 26, 2012 at 10:12 pm | Reply Sonja Um-Siri

Shelley, this is beautiful!
on April 7, 2012 at 12:53 pm | Reply Emmy Vadnais

I love your Birch Trees and your Blog is inspirational and uplifting!
Thank you for sharing all of your beauty, Shelley!
- on April 7, 2012 at 2:10 pm | Reply Shelley O. at Realize Your Dreams
  
  Thanks for your kind words, Emmy!
on April 26, 2012 at 10:29 am | Reply Mom

Shelley, today as I was deleting old e-mails I came across your blog address and have just read them all and looked at your art. I am very proud to see and read your work. You truly are a communicator of all things good. Love from your Mom.
- on April 26, 2012 at 1:16 pm | Reply Shelley O. at Realize Your Dreams
  
  I will assume your enthusiasm for my writing and art is totally unbiased and not at all influenced by the fact you are my Mother!! Thanks, Mom! Love, Shelley