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Grand Cave Parrot: from the Art-on-a-Line demos
Wild Parrots of Saint Paul: new family portrait
Stained Glass Penguin: Painting in Progress
Fascinating Birds: small friends
Meet The LLLamas: Kindle ebook and createspace softcover
Introducing Gecko Brothers: Holiday and Ghost Geckos
Have a Halloween Party With Spooky Orange Cat
Happy Ostrich: A new small friend
The Lost Cave Peacock: a new small friend
New discovery: The Lost Cave Paintings of Saint Paul
Two Purple Kangaroos: A Collaboration with Max The Kitten
The Brothers Frog: two new small friends
New discoveries: "Lost Cave Paintings of Saint Paul"
The Lost Cave Paintings of Saint Paul - works in progress
12 small friends "Off the Wall" at Hopkins Center for the Arts
The Small Friends Chronicles published!
Introducing Peter Pangolin (again)
Introducing Sally Seahorse
Introducing Hippo Marble Peter
Trilobite Four By Five Supports St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Grand Green Dragon: a Richeson 75 Small Works 2012 Meritorious Entry
Missing from an artist's toolbox: A lawyer on retainer
Introducing: Two Orange Flamingos Walk Into A Bar
new small friends: Theresa and Tommy Trilobite
New small friend: Jerry the Jade Elephant
In progress: Stained Glass Cat
Introducing the Great Grand Dragon
Introducing The Small Friends Research Institute
Introducing Fred From Chicago
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Grand Cave Parrot: from the Art-on-a-Line demos

Northstar Watermedia Society's 11th Annual Art-on-a-Line is over. What a great way to spend a weekend, surrounded by wonderful art and new and old friends. Artists' uniqueness: visible miracleThe miracle of artists' uniqueness: everyone starts with blank canvas, a brush, and a tube (or pan) of paint…(continue reading)

Posted in small friends in the news. Updated May 21st, 2013. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, StumbleUpon, Delicious or Digg.

Wild Parrots of Saint Paul: Lots of them

Every time that I think that the snow is gone our helpful weather persons predict more snow. It is April 30, 2013, and even I, who really love snow, have had enough. I am grateful for our snowy winter which has inspired the Wild Parrots of Saint Paul, which I painted to provide some needed color.   40...(continue reading)

Posted in small friends in progress. Updated April 30th, 2013. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, StumbleUpon, Delicious or Digg.

9 Wild Parrots, Friends & nanoscapes at the Oakdale Library

Nine Parrots Nine Wild Parrot Portraits are the first thing you see when you walk into Washington County's Oakdale Branch Library in Oakdale, MN.  First Parrots in Public These are the first of the Wild Parrots of Saint Paul to be on public display, and they are holding their heads...(continue reading)

Posted in small friends in the news. Updated April 1st, 2013. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, StumbleUpon, Delicious or Digg.

Oakdale Library Show Prices (4-1 to 6/15/2013)

 Oakdale Library Show PricesPrices for these pieces  from April 1 to June 15, 2013. Free local (Twin Cities) delivery or up to $20 for shipping to the Continental US. Actual shipping costs will be applied outside of the Continental US.  Nanoscapes Philodendron Three, original framed,...(continue reading)

Posted in artist's tools on April 1st, 2013. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, StumbleUpon, Delicious or Digg.

Lost Cave Horse in MN Watercolor Society Spring Show

The Cave Horse, one of the Lost Cave Paintings of Saint Paul, was accepted into the Minnesota Watercolor Society's 2013 Spring Show. The Cave Horse and the Cave Toucan were excavated from the Lost Cave during  Christmas Day 2012.  The show will hang at the Minnetonka Center For the...(continue reading)

Posted in Lost Cave Paintings of Saint Paul. Updated March 24th, 2013. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, StumbleUpon, Delicious or Digg.

Lost Cave Painting Jungle Cat #1: In a juried show in Grand Forks, MN

Jungle Cat #1 from The Lost Cave Paintings of Saint Paul was accepted into River Walk Artists LLC First National/International Juried Art Show. The show runs from February 27 to March 22, 2013 at the gallery at 211 Demers Avenue, Grand Forks, MN....(continue reading)

Posted in small friends in the news. Updated February 27th, 2013. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, StumbleUpon, Delicious or Digg.

Wild Parrots of Saint Paul: new family portrait

The Small Friends' Research Institute Staff took advantage of cold and snow to identify new Wild Parrots of Saint Paul whose colors stand out against the snow.  Some of the birds sat for their first family portrait on February 10, 2013. Previously unknown among the 372 parrot species in 82...(continue reading)

Posted in new small friends on February 15th, 2013. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, StumbleUpon, Delicious or Digg.

Saint Paul Parrots: New Gingham Parrot

Januay 22, 2013. Saint Paul went 1,466 days without a day with a high temp of below zero.  That record was broken this week, thus increasing the challenges to The Small Friends' Research Institute's Climate Change Clinic which is tasked with explaining the newly-noticed presence of Jungle Parrots...(continue reading)

Posted in new small friends. Updated January 22nd, 2013. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, StumbleUpon, Delicious or Digg.

Terra Gatto Warriors: Must see in Minneapolis

Lucky Twin Cities art and cat lovers who have seen the MIA’s China Terracotta Warriors can nip down the street to see Denise Rouleau’s Terra Gatto Warriors: Unleash the Cats at Douglas Flanders & Associates’ gallery through February 2, 2013.  Fifty 27-1/2 inch burlap-clad...(continue reading)

Posted in inspiration & creativity. Updated January 21st, 2013. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, StumbleUpon, Delicious or Digg.

Climate Change Alert: New Jungle Parrots of St. Paul

January 21, 2013. After the discovery of new species of Jungle Parrots native to Saint Paul, MN, the Small Friends' Research Institute's Board of Directors has issued an emergency directive establishing a Climate Change Clinic to study these birds. Among questions to explore:How many are there?How...(continue reading)

Posted in new small friends. Updated January 21st, 2013. Share on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, StumbleUpon, Delicious or Digg.

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