"Swamp Goddess": originally painted in 2018, cleaned up in 2022.
I painted this piece back in 2018 and it is one of my most popular prints to date. It is an homage to my home of Muskoka and the swamp by my cottage that we call Goo Lake.
Fun fact: my dad brought home to me a baby snapping turtle to keep as a pet when I was around 10 years old. I named him George Bush. (why, you ask? No idea, I am not even American 馃槅) I had George for one week before he escaped and my mom found him under their bed, so we had to release him. We brought him to Goo Lake, and I like to think he is lord of that swamp now.
Prints found through my website: www.lindsayvanek.com
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This has been sitting in my drafts since last year- Not sure where these tiny paintings have run off to since. Painting sweet little things makes me very happy. I had been taking a family member to the hospital for treatments, so I painted these for both of us to smile at.
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Grumpy
Even if she seemed a little grumpy, she stayed still enough for a few shots.
My iPhone tells me she should be a female red wing blackbird. The males are easier to distinguish, have to trust the app for this one :)
iPhone, Burnaby Regional Park, June 2023
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Someone left this at the donations at the front of my building, so I took this lil man home.
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shoutout to red winged blackbirds. my favourite birds鈥硷笍鈥硷笍
why so pretty.
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It鈥檚 too hot, too hot baby
Taking an afternoon bird bath to cool off. This fellow was not alone, his girlfriend was seen with wet feathers too.
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Redwing blackbirds! I'm working on solid backstory for my characters and these silly guys play a special role in the storyline ;3
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