Your Art Inspired By Snow Cardinal

Snow Cardinal by Helen Eaton has inspired many beautiful creations. (see her inspiration piece at the bottom of this post). Here is our latest addition:

Nancy MacDonald - Lady Bird
instagram: nancy.m.artist

Lady Bird by Nancy MacDonald

Recently I spied a plump little female Cardinal and her partner sitting in the quince bush outside my window. I don't think I'd ever seen a female up close before and I fell in love with her colours. Her bright red partner was pretty impressive but the female had a little red cap, some beautiful red in her wings and tail feathers but most of her body was covered with creams, yellows and greys with a hint of red on the edges that made her look like she was blushing. When a little painting of a red Cardinal popped up as inspiration for the #inspirationcollaboration I had no doubt that I wanted to give this little lady some attention. 

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Sara Harley - Snow Berries
instagram: saraharley.photos 

Snow Berries by Sara Harley

I love photographing birds and trees, they are my favourite things to capture with my camera. It was to my great surprise that Helen's painting "Snow Cardinal" inspired me to work with the colour red rather than the subject of birds. I spent a couple of weeks taking photographs of different red subjects (a difficult task in a grey Nova Scotia winter) and experimenting with my photo library on my computer. In the end, I settled on the simple, but beautiful, subject of winterberry branches. Nova Scotia winters aren't so dull after all.

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Whitney Eaton - I Like Fat Birds
instagram: whitneykay93
oil on canvas

I Like Fat Birds by Whitney Eaton

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AJ - Embroidered Cardinal Dish Towel

Embroidered Cardinal Dish Towel by AJ

I saw the picture of the cardinal and thought a cardinal would be just the thing to brighten up my old grey dish towels.  I did these completely freehand.

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Darlene Awalt - Visions of Unspoken Stories
instagram: @dream.imagine.believe

Visions of Unspoken Stories by Darlene Awalt

If a tree could talk, oh what joys and sorrows it would have to share.  What story do you have untold under the tree ?


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Inspiration Image 1 - January: Snow Cardinal by Helen Eaton

Snow Cardinal by Helen Eaton

When you catch an unexpected glimpse of color in nature, do you stop to appreciate it?

I know that the bird is a vivid red and is the star of the show, but would there be a story without the background of twigs and branches and snow? Embrace the unexpected glimpses of winter.