Hope

Hope  24" x 36" Acrylic on Canvas

 What is beauty and what makes a place timeless and magical?
What does Hope look like?
I wondered what is retained in the subconscious,  through music and memories?

Hope is the 1st in this new landscape series.

 With a beautiful piece of music playing in the background, a blank canvas in front of me, I thought about the places I have seen and the word "Hope" what it would feel like and what it would look like and this is my expression of that word and that feeling.
If you are interested in this  Original work of Art or in a print fell free to email me.
 
 






 Mood -Scapes is a new series of Landscape paintings.

Live your best life for free

                                                                   

The Author Robert Pagliarini asked how to live  your best life for free.

This was my answer, that he passed on to his readers and I thought I would share with you.

 FYI (the starving artist is no joke)


 So with that being said I feel I can safely say I am an  expert on living your best life for free.

  I hope you are inspired by the following tips.    

 Living your best life for free...

Love what you do and do what you love in life, because when you are happy you can do almost anything.

Take a walk and take in the life around you. If you are with someone (a friend, spouse, a child), try shutting your cell phone off for 20 minutes and enjoy the scenery.

Waiting in a doctor's office or standing in line is an opportunity to read a book or listen to music that you enjoy -- this in itself can make you look forward to the office visit! If you're standing in line, try talking to the person in front or behind you.

Do something nice for someone, and if you can, don't tell him or her it was you.

Take a new way home so you can see and think in a new way. You can even make it a challenge to explore which route is faster, what route is scenic, etc.

Call an old friend to say hello, or send them a note.

Motivation is born from passion;
Find out what makes you tick, and use it for everything you do, such as saving money, losing weight,
becoming healthier, becoming more compassionate, being a better listener, etc.

BECAUSE WHEN YOU ARE HAPPY YOU CAN DO ALMOST ANYTHING
so you can live and feel free.

JoAnne Sullam

Wildlife Artist, Rehabilitator, Conservationist, and Author
/http://joannesullam.com/

Have Happy Easter Sunday and Love your bunny

A drawing of a bunny named Hercules

Me and Hercules

Free Artist website

Little Puppy book Signed by the Author

I can personalize this  book for you 
Best to all,  JoAnne

joannesullam.com
  
 

“Little Puppy & the Mystery of the Doody in the Hallway”
 
Cause everyone knows that, when you have a little puppy, "Doody" is going to happen.

Hardcover; 32 pages 30 color illustrations 

only $18.95

                                                                

 

Happy Thanksgiving free Turkeys

Talking Turkey
I have painted Bald Eagles but never a turkey.
I have seen wonderful art that depict the turkey.
But never had the desire myself.
They often come by the studio, always looking as if they’re
in a hurry to get someplace.
This sometimes makes me think about Thanksgiving
(That’s when I see them the most)and why I did this little video

I also think about the fact that the turkey was almost
our national bird and..
and what if the turkey was our national bird?
Where would the Eagle stand in our minds?
Food for thought?
This time of year I also remember to give
Thanks. It is “Thanksgiving”
I hope you share in that thought and “give thanks
for the life in us and around us.”
Peace out
JoAnne

Fox Painting -out colored

                                          "Out Colored"
                                           12"x16" Acrylic on board

Are you clever or crazy as a fox?
If you see a fox you are lucky because they are
 Clever,  Intelligence, Observation, Stealth, Persistence, Patience and Adaptable.
and maybe you are too...

 This idea came to me when I was pumpkin picking,  the pumpkins  were such a beautiful  rich orange and as I walked off alone to  the edge of the field.
 I imagined  this was a good place to see a fox and I wondered if the fox  would feel out  colored by the pumpkins!


Best Wishes
 And happy pumpkin picking!
 JoAnne
www.joannesullam.com

Birds of Prey on the move!

                                                                Peregrine Falcon - Acrylic on paper 11x14 
“Ah, Birds you say?” “Something for spring.” Yes Maybe, that’s when they come back. Songbirds are best seen in spring. But fall is a great time to watch Birds of Prey.

To get closer to my wild subjects I did volunteer work for the Audubon Center and went Hawk banding and songbird banding with my mentor in my wildlife rehab training.

It was so amazing; I never knew there was such diversity and color among birds.
How could I have missed all this wonderful “Sky Confetti”?

This brings me to the first signs of fall – autumn migrations.

So when you step outside take a look around and up.

Have some fun and treat it like a treasure hunt.

Here is a tip for finding some of those birds leaving town.

The best time to see birds on the move is when we get a cold snap and or on a windy day with a North West wind.

and some links;

 Check out the Audubon Society * http://ny.audubon.org/ to learn more about some good places to spot migratory birds or email Education coordinator, Larry Federman of Audubon NY at birderlarry@verizon.net  or JOHN BURROUGHS of the NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY http://www.jbnhs.org/ or ebird.org.(upstate NY) View and explore a real-time, online, program, eBird collects observations from birders like you and shares them.

As “they” say Birds of a Feather stick together. So I hope to see you, my fine feathered friends, around town (looking up of course).

 This is a painting I did from life and if you're interested it's available as a print. 

Artist JoAnne Sullam Paintings of (peregrine falcon) a great bird to see migrating.

  www.Joannesullam.com
Peace out..     JoAnne  
   

   (Peregrine Falcon)   Giclee on paper S&N  11x14  45.00 (Free shipping)

Sweet little puppy of mine

 

   I have spent many years working with animals of all kinds and spent time with people from all walks of life & there is on thing I know for sure "Doody Happens".  

I would like to share some thoughts on the subject.
Did you know there are about 77.5 million dog owners in the United States alone? With so many Dogs and a countless number of other animals, domestic and wild that we encounter every day, teaching children how to connect and relate to them is important  for our future.

One of the biggest hitches with owning a pet is the “bathroom” issue.
Where will they go and who will clean up after them?
This is just the reality of owning a pet. This can be very stressful for any pet owner and can affect and disrupt the whole household if the “doody” is where it’s not wanted. 

 Try Communicating with a child about their feelings and how their pet might feel.This could lead to a better connection and insight to others -pets and people alike. 

The book is especially for people with kids and pets and designed to help kids relate to animals and connect to their own feelings.

So I say to all, when you step in (you know what) and it stresses you out, remember,
it's  good luck and "it happens".

Love and understanding is key.

 This is what happens when you spend so much time with animals!

 You write a children’s’ book about puppies and what you think

  your puppy is doing (doody) and where she does it.

 I recently wrote a book with all of my pets as characters

“Little Puppy & the Mystery of the Doody in the Hallway”

                                                                         on sale till Xmas !16.95

Wild Thoughts

                                                            www.joannesullam.com    May Flowers

It was a rainy April day after a long winter that I sat in my chair dreaming of my dream garden. My thoughts stray to last spring when I was on a very tight budget that did not allow for my dream garden, but still excited about my piddles of flowers and what the color scheme would be (Artist before gardener). I went to the garden center. Happily I planted away, first the front of the house then I made my way up to the deck. Oh what a glorious sunny day it was.

Then as I look out into the field, what joy! Bella, the fawn I had raised had come by for a visit! I called out to her and she headed towards the house.

My day simply could not get any better!

As I turned the corner to the front of the house there was my beautiful Bella eating the last of the red geraniums!! The Eric Clapton song (From Derek & the Dominos) started to play in my head (My version) “Bella’s” bottom blues.

She even got to the flowers on the table (I didn’t think she would raid the table too).

 I was going to plant them for the hummingbirds and it had only been a passing thought (Hmm, I wonder if Bella would eat the flowers). Well, I had my answer and there she was; looking so innocent with those big eyes. I could almost hear her say,

                        “Thanks for the snack Mom”.   

 Oh, how I love gardening but I love Bella more, and all of her friends.

  After all that’s why I moved to the country so I can see the wildlife in my back (and) front   yard. 

You can decide to embrace or fight. 

I say embrace!

There are plenty of wildlife friendly plants out there.

(I do confess I am still trying to out smart a squirrel)

Remember to dream big and share that dream and a full belly for our 

furry and feathered friends.

Happy Gardening!
JoAnne

Earth Day 2011 Be Good to our Mother

Earth Day 2011

Be Good to our Mother

Wild Thoughts by JoAnne Sullam

April 22, 2011 is Earth Day

It’s the little things that count.

Have you ever heard someone say it was the little things that made or unmade their relationship?

They would say it wasn’t anything big it was “all the little things”

that (fill in the blank).

You can’t pick up a paper or turn on the TV (I don’t have one) Ok well, I do have a TV but it only plays what I put in the DVD player.

But I digress, and the point I am trying to make is that it can be scary if you think about it.

Birds falling from the sky- fish from the ocean washing up on shore.

But what can you do? Whatever you can, I hope, and what does that mean to all of us that are just trying to survive the day, the economy and live the best life we can

(I hope).

May I suggest that it is the little things that count, being thoughtful to our mother earth.

The earth belongs to us all, every creature, every tree, bird and drop of rain.

You can only do what you can do. What that means to you and what that means to me can be very different. If you plant a tree for earth day great. If not consider-

The little things. Every day. Simply ask yourself what can I do today?

This planet earth is our Mother that gives life to us all and just imagine our Mother saying what wonderful children she has and how good they are to her.

”Its the little things they do for me that I love the most” (fill in the blank). I am not going to give you any specifics because it’s all been said, we’ve heard it all a thousand times, what we should be doing, what we could be doing and what we must do. Lets just be good to our Mother.