Friday, October 14, 2011

PPF Hummer

                                                        A flash of harmless lightning,
mist of rainbow dyes,
The burnished sunbeams brightening
From flower to flower he flies.
                                    - John Banister Tabb

And the humming-bird that hung
Like a jewel up among
The tilted honeysuckle horns
 They mesmerized and swung
In the palpitating air,
 Drowsed with odors strange and rare.
And, with whispered laughter, slipped away
And let him hanging there.
                           - James Whitcomb Riley

Happy Paint Party Friday everyone!
for more creativity in painting.

Savor the Day!
Yvonne





26 comments:

Heavens2Betsy said...

Beautiful humming bird and accompanying words. penny

carol l mckenna said...

Wow! Love this painting and colors are awesome! ~thanks, namaste, Carol (Share the Creative Journey) Happy PPF

Victoria said...

Wow..radiant and beautiful...gorgeous work! And love the inspiring words to match! I love hummers...yours is spectacular!!
Victoria

Caterina Giglio said...

lovely hummer... happy friday...

carlarey said...

Oh, you have captured him perfectly! What a gorgeous painting.

GlorV1 said...

Love your hummingbird. I've had one come right up to my face once and just stare. Awesome birds. Nice work and the words go well too. Happy PPF!

Mimi Torchia Boothby Watercolors said...

you caught a hummer! With their bold attitude and lovely delicate bodies and brilliant colors, they are my favorite birds. Happy PPF

Anonymous said...

Lovely hummingbird. We had some in the summer but they have all gone south now, I think,

Lilac & Lavender said...

You've captured the beauty of this sweet hummer! Love the painting and poem ~ thanks for sharing & happy PPF!

Yvonne said...

Thanks everyone. We still have hummers here in south texas and I really get a kick out of them. So entertaining.

Virtual Boy said...

Such beautiful work! Love the intense colors, the bird sure "pops" strikingly against the dark green background~

// - T.W -

WrightStuff said...

This is just lovely - and I do believe I can hear those wings humming!

Tracey FK said...

This is just lovely and the words matched perfectly xx

Carol said...

Oh My! Such detail and vibrant colors! Absolutely adore this one :)

Geckostone said...

Yvonne this is soooooo spectacular!! I love hummingbirds and you did such a great job, I think this is the best hummer I've seen! Gorgeous!!!!

Christine said...

beautiful hummingbird!

Mary Helen-Art Saves Lives said...

I can feel the flutter of these tiny miracles...your words a precious. Peace, Mary Helen

EVA said...

Beautiful humming bird and wonderful colours and blending.

Marlene said...

Gorgeous hummingbird. They are my favorites, we have feeders out and I never get tired of watching them when they are here.

Halle said...

Gorgeous!! Seriously!! WOW! Our hummingbirds have been gone for over a month now. They usually leave around the 10th of September.

Kristin said...

Gasp! This is gorgeous! What beautiful bold color and sense of movement. Love it, xo

Kristin Dudish said...

This is beautiful - I love the color combination in this one... I'd say you are officially our resident PPF hummingbird expert :)

xo
Kristin

p.s. It looks like you had a blast making soap!

Natasha said...

I love your hummingbird...:)

SHERI COOK said...

A sweet Hummingbird and Poem. Happy PPF!

Heather Foust said...

Beautiful Hummingbird!! And thank you so much for the poem!

Jen @Sadie Inspired said...

Beautiful, beautiful colors!