by niya christine

Rosie to the Rescue

Rosie by Niya Christine. Copyright

#126/365 Paintings

There was a call — something Rosie heard from the insects under her large feet. The worms especially are very gossipy. Rosie is on her way to help a litter in distress. She hopes the parents are alive. But if not, she’ll find a way to bring the litter back. Sticks, hay, leaves… all great for making a bike basket. Rosie is a very focused rabbit. Especially when it comes to the little ones.

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Project notes: This is interesting. In November, I wrote a children’s book titled “Restless Rosie” about a rabbit who gets into all kinds of trouble on adventures (she’s a bit bored being a rabbit). She travels with kangaroos and has many adventures… Anyway, I put that book and two others away for 2014 after I’ve created lots of paintings to practice. Well, she showed up anyway. I wasn’t aware of it until I saw the rosy cheek and the expression on her face. Yup, that’s her. This is the first painting of her. I’m even more excited about finishing the illustrations for this book.

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Monthly Inspirational Quotes

January: Coffee & Tea "Coffee. Creative lighter fluid." ~ Floyd Maxwell

February: Love & Character "Be brave enough to live creatively. The creative is the place where no one else has been. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition."
~ Alan Alda

March: Fabric & Flowers "Nobody sees a flower--really--it is so small--we haven't time--and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time." ~ Georgia O'Keefe

April: Cows & Canaries "Lots of people talk to animals...Not very many listen though...that's the problem.”
~ Benjamin Hoff, The Tao of Pooh

May: Bunnies & Bicycles" "Be brave, little rabbit. Take a chance.” ~ Cherise Sinclair, Breaking Free

"When you are Real you don't mind being hurt.” ~ Margery Williams, "The Velveteen Rabbit"

June: Food & Wine “Accept what life offers you and try to drink from every cup. All wines should be tasted; some should only be sipped, but with others, drink the whole bottle.” ~ Paulo Coelho, "Brida"

July: Wild Horses & Adobe Houses “I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way... things I had no words for.”
~ Georgia O'Keeffe

August: WILD{card} “A healthy woman is much like a wolf, strong life force, life-giving, territorially aware, intuitive and loyal. Yet separation from her wildish nature causes a woman to become meager, anxious, and fearful. The wild nature carries the medicine for all things. She carries stories, dreams, words and songs." ~ Clarissa Pinkola Estes, "Women Who Run with Wolves.”

September: Quirks & Curiosities “In my next life I want to live my life backwards. You start out dead and get that out of the way. Then you wake up in an old people's home feeling better every day. You get kicked out for being too healthy, go collect your pension, and then when you start work, you get a gold watch and a party on your first day.” ~ Woody Allen

October: Dogs & Doors “Look on every exit as being an entrance somewhere else.” ― Tom Stoppard

“Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot little puppies.” ~ Gene Hill

November: Fish Fabulous “…I keep looking for one more teacher, only to find that fish learn from the water and birds learn from the sky.” ~ Mark Nepo