Out of The Blue - WIP & Completion

Here is a preview of my next watercolor work. I just had to do a series of paintings on desert plants. So here is the progress, thus far, on my cactus painting.

Cacti always inspire me to hang on even in difficult circumstances. So here's to hanging on until I can manage to add a few more layers of color to this painting. :)

Hang in there, friends!

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OK. Drum roll.......Here is the finished painting. I decided to call it Out of The Blue.

Hope you like it. I sure do. If you are interested in beautifying your home or office with this painting or a print of it (other paintings available too), please check out my shopping site: http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/1-jennifer-niemiroski.html . 

Have a day full of beauty!

Long-eared Jerboa

The Long-eared Jerboa is a cute, somewhat unusual looking creature. It has over-sized ears, strong jumping hind legs, whiskers like a cat, and a body like that of a small mouse. It is a real mixed bag of parts.

This resourceful animal lives in the deserts of Asia, where there are all sorts of threats to deal with, such as temperature extremes, predators, and a general lack of water. It burrows underground to escape the temperature extremes. It has multiple entryways to escape predators. It covers these entryways with plugs of dirt to insulate from the temperature extremes. This also helps to conserve moisture.

Most of these cute critters come out to play at night.

I think they are super cute and just had to draw a cartoon version of one and share it with you.

Who knows, maybe it will be the inspiration for a children's book someday... ;0)