Brand New Day

Brand New Day - acrylic painting by Heni Sandoval
Brand New Day – acrylic painting by Heni Sandoval

The first day of spring has arrived!  I think my Brand New Day  dove painting represents the happiness of this time nicely with the sun returning.  This is one of my most popular paintings, I just sold another large framed print at the Flying Biscuit Cafe and am framing a new one today to replace it.

Here in Atlanta the flowers are blooming, green grass is appearing, it feels like spring!   During my time spent up north in Brooklyn, when spring arrived I wanted to see  daffodils  instead of the grey slush that I would inevitably step in.   Those extra cold months were very challenging for me, just didn’t feel right.   The first spring we spent back here in Atlanta after having lived in California for four years, I felt we were in a fairy land.  I’d never really appreciated how breathtakingly beautiful spring was here.  There’s an Indigo Girls song called Southland in the Spring Time, that describes the feeling well.   Where ever you live I hope this spring season will be a joyful time for you.

Print available here.

Happy New Year!

White Dove in Flight

White Dove in Flight

Hooray! Hooray! It’s New Year’s Day
– By Kenn Nesbitt

Hooray! Hooray! It’s New Year’s Day!
The day we start anew.
So this year I’ve decided
To become a kangaroo!

Or maybe i will learn to fly,
Or how to walk through walls,
Or how to turn invisible,
Or surf on waterfalls.

I’ll make myself elastic
And I’ll teach myself to shrink.
I’ll turn into a liquid
And I’ll pour me down the sink.

I’ll visit other planets
And meet aliens galore.
I’ll travel to the distant past
And ride a dinosaur.

I’ve got so many wondrous plans.
I’m starting right away.
Yes, this will be the best year yet.
Hooray! It’s New Year’s Day!

Ken Nesbitt’s website for kids: Poetry4kids.com