I forgot to tell you--that in addition to having a great time at the Heron's Way Gallery this weekend, I was also surrounded by incredible works of art created by local artists.
As you may have guessed, I'm a bird lover and there are a few birds in my jewelry collection. The Heron's Way had many, many bird-themed pieces to chose from. There was one in particular that I just could not resist... it was a painting of one lone swallow sitting on a fence post. Created by Maryland native Robert Bevard, the painting captures the swallow before it flies off to a tree, and Bevard shows him looking straight out at the viewer.
I LOVE this painting, because it reminds me of an elusive little bluebird that lives in a tree at the back of my yard. He never sits still long enough for me to get a good look at him. He'll swoop across the yard and land on a branch. I'll just have time to see the bullet of blue as he darts through the air, but before I can locate him on a branch he'll be on his way to another tree or over the forsythia bushes into the neighbor's yard. I would love to be able to get him to sit still for a few seconds, like the bird in this painting--so I could take a long look at him and try to memorize his vibrant blue wings and soft-orange breast.
(Beverly at the "Behind the Bins" blog has some great photos of bluebirds sitting on posts--wow! She had an amazing moment and was quick with her camera!)
