April Showers & Polka-Dot Umbrellas

APRIL SHOWERS bring ...

CATS with polka-dot UMBRELLAS! 

At least in this painting it does!

In honor of our recent (& much needed) rain storms we've had here in Kansas I painted this sweet kitty in her wellies, rain hat & cute polka-dot umbrella, which she cleverly holds with her tail.  I added pink polka-dots around the sides for more fun!  I love how it turned out.  It would look so SWEET in a little girl's room!

I love the rain.  Painting in my studio with a mug of coffee, Irish music cds playing, cats dozing nearby & the sound of rain on the roof is one of my favorite things!

"Ready for the Rain" is up for grabs on Ebay ~ click HERE for a peek!

Happy Wednesday & stay dry!

Cute New Bookmarks for the Shop!

Need a new BOOKMARK for your current read?

These 2 will be added to my Etsy Shop tomorrow!

They are made from prints of my original paintings & collage papers & finished with cute ribbon.

The pictures show both the front & back of the bookmarks.

These cuties will make you SMILE!

We're having MORE storms this evening - woohoo!  You probably think I'm strange getting excited about a thunderstorm but I love them!  Something about the gathering clouds, darkening sky, rumble of thunder, & rain on the roof.....it's exciting & soothing at the same time. 

I DON'T like the tornadoes that sometimes come with the storms & we've had our share of those this week!  The sirens have gone off TWICE in the last 3 days!  I guess this IS Kansas!

Latest Kitty Creation...

Hello all you blogger peeps!

Here is my latest painting ~ a few days later than promised. Oh well...I had it done, then didn't like how the cat looked so I repainted him, then didn't like that either & repainted him again. There's still something not quite right about him but I was tired of messing with him so this is how he is. "Cat Loaf 2" is listed on ebay right now! Check it out! I have another work in progress that should be done in a day or 2. School & kid activities are finally winding down so I'm starting to have more time to paint.

My daughter's softball team had another rainout yesterday. They have a make-up game this afternoon but we have another chance of storms so we'll see. It's nice & breezy & sunny right now! Happy Wednesday to you all!!!

Stormy Weather!

Tornado in a west suburb of Wichita

Storm clouds by our house

Flooding in Wichita

Wow! Mother Nature is really making up for lost time here in Wichita! It's been storming & raining on & off for the past couple weeks & it's not over yet. We got 6 inches of rain last Sunday afternoon & the tornado sirens went off twice! We headed for the basement the first time because our cable had gone out due to the storm & we weren't sure where the tornado was. After we got a radio turned on we found out it was on the other side of the city from us so we came back up. The 2nd siren was for another funnel not nearby so we didn't worry. It's actually been a long time since we've had to hit the basement for a tornado warning.

There was a lot of flooding in Wichita but luckily nothing too close to our house. Our sump pump is sure working overtime though! Of course I LOVE storms so I'm enjoying all this! Everything is turning a beautiful deep green! If we had any hills around here it would look like Ireland!

My daughter's high school softball team was supposed to have 4 games this week & every one got cancelled. Two of the games were make-ups from rainouts before ~ ha! Oh well, maybe the fields will dry up for next week. Happy weekend everybody!!!