Bird is the Word

Birds fascinate me. Always have. I love 'em. And not just because I draw my share of cute cartoony birds, though of course, that helps. Obviously there's more out there in the art world than just cute cartoons. Case in point: the paintings of an extremely talented Canadian artist, Ellen Sereda. This lady loves birds. In fact, I think she is obsessed with our feathered friends, and I mean that in a very good way. And now her obsession has become mine, bwa ha ha ha ha. I love her work so much, I've started collecting some of her art. Here is the first painting of hers I purchased. It's called Jutta.

Isn't it stunning? The lovely girl is one of Ellen's beautiful daughters. And dammit, Ellen really gives good raven. How I adore ravens and crows.

This painting is called Passing Train. Robins are so underappreciated, I think.

And this is my most recent purchase. Sweet Jeebus, I freakin' love this.  It's called Post Apocolypse Retro Fashion Show 2. I find it deliciously creepy and beautiful. Totally freaked out my husband when I showed it to him, hee hee.

Ellen is an astounding talent. And she has a hilarious and brilliant blog, too. She is definitely one to watch. No doubt the birds have been keeping a very close eye on her these days.

Comments

[Birdsandwords.wordpress.com]

Kerry sent me straight to your blog, given my interest/obsession with birds. This is totally awesome! (both your blog and Ellen's art work) It's wonderful to (virtually) meet you!
Julia.

[Ellen]

I'm so glad your creepy crow arrived safely. Thanks for this post, you're truly wonderful! I just may need to SASE my Pirates and the Penguin book for you to sign as I've become a collector of Ms. Storms fantastic picture books as well:)

[patricia]

Hello, Julia! So happy to bring obsessive bird-lovers together. And well, any friend of Kerry's...

Ellen, if I ever write and illustrate another picture book, I will ship you a signed copy, pronto!

[andrea]

In addition to giving good raven she also gives good coffee break and frozen organic chicken or three! (OK -- getting obscure I know. Sorry.) I am a big fan of Ellen's too and wondering how to purchase another of her paintings myself. This is a well-deserved shout-out about her talent, Patricia, especially since she's so lousy at tooting her own horn!