Peggy Sue's Front Porch and Crossroad Studios at Etsy

Peggy Sue is the mother of six. I mention this because she's also a prolific painter, and you can't help wondering when she has time for her art.  These abstract, impressionist images are confident and dramatic, pretty and joyful. Peggy Sue will customize one for you, if you have a particular idea in mind.

I love to look at this kind of art on a gray day, because it lifts the spirit, reminds you that there is beauty everywhere, even in that leafless tree outside your window.

A three-panel painting.

Thanks for these, Peggy Sue. They are a delightful addition to my blog.

Visit Peggy Sue's store for many more lovely paintings at Peggy's Front Porch and Crossroad Studios at Etsy.

Leave a comment. In between caring for that huge family of hers, and the studio time, I'm sure she'll take a break to say hi to you.

Karen Fields at Etsy

Karen Fields produces lovely works of art in vibrant colors that will revive the most jaded winter spirit. Spring is only a month away, and I thought these paintings could prepare us, throw open the window, figuratively speaking. If you're like me, you are desperate to go for a warm, scent-filled walk, to see what flowers are popping out. Not long now, okay?










Karen also enjoys painting lush abstracts with lots of texture, so I've included a couple today, although it's the floral and landscape paintings that I'm drawn to at this time of the year. The Paris picture is not for sale, but I'm sure Karen will happily talk to you about a commission. Paris in the Spring, oh my!

In the meantime, check out Karen Fields Gallery at Etsy. My visit there made me feel so much brighter.