The Crescent Moon

I was just outside, getting lost in the night sky.  It is my favorite kind of moon tonite: the barest sliver of a moon, looking just like the thin smile of Alice's Cheshire cat.  It was low on the horizon, and I felt like I could see the warm, faint outline of the full moon in the clear desert sky.  Fantastic.

Here is another new abstract for you.   I don't know how it looks on your screen, but on mine it needs more green.  If I weren't so tired, I would go back and adjust the colors a little.  There is a pale green in this painting, in addition to the grey and blue areas.  It measures 24 x 30 inches and is oil on canvas.  I have called it "Showtime."

Out on the morning walk with Mr. Pono today, I was excited to see little bits of green popping up all over.  Pono took off, huffing after some smell or another and came back with a paw full of cholla spines.  As I bent over to flick them off with a stick, I saw this:

I may be mistaken, but I am pretty sure these are the leaves of the desert hyacinth!!!  A beautiful, dainty little desert blossom.  (yeah, I know that another common name for them is "Bluedicks."  I know!  They are much too lovely for me to call them that.)I cannot wait until things start blooming.  With all of the rain we have had, it should be a magical spring.  Don't worry, I will do my best to get tons and tons of photos for you. 

More paintings are in progress.  I hope you all had a spectacular day!