Hoppy Easter!
May your day be filled with
joy, love, peace, and hope,
happy surprises,
and at least a little bit of chocolate!
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
bunny
Hoppy Easter!
Easter Bunny Watercolor 2018 11×14
Hoppy Easter!
For those celebrating, I thought I would share a quick watercolor I did this weekend of a magical Easter Bunny.
A bunny that is THE Easter bunny would have to be magical right?
In doing a bit of quick internet research, I learned the Easter Bunny originated in Germany in the 1500s, and came to the United States in the 18th century through Protestant German immigrants in the Pennsylvania Dutch area (not far from me in Mars, PA!). They told their children about the “Osterhase,” who brought good children colored eggs, candy, and sometimes toys in nests they made in their caps and bonnets before Easter.
Whether you celebrate Easter or not, I hope this magical watercolor bunny brings a smile to your face and joy to your day.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Imagine it Real
Soft Spring Bunny Watercolor 8×10
Everything
that is real
was imagined
first.The Velveteen Rabbit
I “real”ly enjoyed
painting this
soft Spring bunny
with a bright, hopeful eye.
I never would have
“imagined”
just a couple years ago
that I could possibly
consider myself an
artist.
Imagine
it
Real.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
A Rare Hare with Flair
A Hare with Flair Watercolor 8×10 Saunders Cold Press
I found some time this past weekend
to splash some paint.
Once again inspired by the genius of
Andrew Geeson’s loose watercolor painting,
I painted this
rare,
bare
hare
with flair
that I dare
to share
if you care
to stare
or glare.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Every Bunny Loves Some Bunny Sometime
Funny Bunny 8×10 Watercolor
Every Bunny Loves Some Bunny Sometime…
Every Bunny falls in love somehow…
Well – I’m surely not Dean Martin, but I do love painting bunnies…
especially funny bunnies this time of year with Spring and Easter right around the corner.
And Remember – in case you doubt…
You Alone are Enough
You have nothing to prove
to Any Bunny!
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
I used only three colors to create all of the colors in this silly critter: Cobalt Blue, Permanent Rose, and Quinacridone Gold, which also also created purples and greens and a dark “mud” to be almost black without looking too black.
Babette the Bunny
“Babette” pink-orange-gold-abstract-bunny-watercolor-9×12-140lb-fabriano-artistico
The weather was so warm here for a couple days this week, it felt like Spring!
I don’t remember ever having 60 degree weather in February. Even the birds were singing and celebrating.
The Spring-like weather must have been the inspiration for “Babette” the Bunny who somehow came to life one evening after dinner. No drawing – just started painting the eye and then splashing water and pink and orange and dabs of quin gold in the shape of a bunny.
And as for her name, it must have come from the hours of binge-watching Gilmore Girls on Netflix I’ve been doing since Christmas.
It was fun to create a Springy painting on a Springy February day. Fingers crossed I’m not inspired to paint snowy landscapes in May the way our wacky weather has been this year!
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
What’s NEW at McKinneyX2Designs?
I’m excited to share some of the new things Colleen and I have been creating for our new Etsy shop! We are having so much fun with this, and we are pleased to have had over 25 sales already in our first month!
To show our appreciation to our friends here at LifeinBetween, we want to offer a little gift to you. If you refer someone to our shop who makes a purchase, we would like to thank them AND YOU with a free card of their and your choice. Each of you can choose one of any of the cards offered in our ETSY shop for FREE! (Simply have your friend let us know when they order that they came here from LifeinBetween and mention your name.)
Have fun perusing the photo gallery of our newest Spring things.
You can visit our shop here: McKinneyx2Designs on ETSY and follow us on Facebook and Instagram too if you like.
Happy Spring Thinking!
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- Rustic Reclaimed Pallet Sign: Yum
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- Rustic Reclaimed Pallet Sign: Our nest
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- Rustic Reclaimed Pallet Sign: Live Simply
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- Rustic Reclaimed Pallet Sign: Kitchen
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- Rustic Reclaimed Pallet Sign: Just Be You
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- Original Watercolor Iris
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- Rustic Reclaimed Pallet Sign: Home
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- Giraffe Button Art
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- Rustic Reclaimed Pallet Sign: Family
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- Rustic Reclaimed Pallet Sign: Create
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- Rustic Reclaimed Pallet Sign: Easter Bunny Brown
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- Rustic Reclaimed Pallet Sign: Easter Bunny Pink
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- Original Watercolor Impressionist Landscape 5×7 Matted to 8×10
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- Original Watercolor Bunny 5 x 7 matted to 8×10
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- Original Watercolor Daffodils 5×7 matted to 8×10
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- Abstract Watercolor Print Cards Boxed set of 4
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- Watercolor Print Iris Cards Boxed Set of 4
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- Watercolor Print Winnie the Pooh Children’s Cards – Boxed set of 4
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- Watercolor Print SPRING Set Note Cards Boxed set of 4
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- Watercolor Print Around the Pond Note Cards Boxed set of 4
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
Spring Splashing
A few days ago, our little corner of the world was covered in snow and ice. This weekend, however, the temperatures rose to near 60 degrees and the sun shone brightly.
It was a little crazy for mid-February when we typically experience some of our coldest, snowiest weather, but we sure enjoyed it.
On Sunday morning, Charlie and I took a nice four-mile walk with our buddy, Tracy. We visited Kitty, and we splashed through some puddles of melted snow and ice.
After breakfast and a few chores, I spent a relaxing afternoon splashing paint at the kitchen table with the sun streaming in.
I painted this bunny that reminds me of Spring and Easter and babies and renewal.
I painted another fun little piece that will be a gift for an upcoming baby shower, and a couple other things before packing up the paint and making dinner.
What a great way to spend a day. Thinking Spring. Enjoying warmth and sunshine. Doing the things I love….
at life in between.
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
the creative life in between 