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Saint Azul is one of the patron saints of gardeners, who seem to require a lot of divine intervention as a group, since when you garden, you pretty much shove something in the ground, make it a little offering of water and fertilizer, and pray for a miracle.Azul is specifically the patron of bulbs, and is invoked by those who are trying to remember where exactly they planted those tulips, whether they're supposed to take the irises up in fall or not, and whether or not they accidentally put the daffodils in upside-down. Medals of St. Azul buried in beds are believed to protect against incursions by moles and field mice.
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9 x 12, mixed media, and man, am I glad that book is done. The energy I suddenly have! I'm still not quite ready to throw myself into art again, but a quick saint seemed like a nice change of pace.
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Have ANY of the animal saints EVER done ANYTHING really saint-like?
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It's really true though because BlueJays are a sacred animal in my religion
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I love the textural element that you brought along the edges of the picture ^_^ It's a defining characteristic of your art, as I've seen it in several of your works, and is subtle yet fascinating. It has whimsical yet earthy properties to it and it looks..."real" as in something that I would see in the world but it's difficult to spot.
Would you play around with stained glass as a medium? You'd be so good at it and make it look so different!
~V
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It's looooooooooooooovely.
I loved the stained glass behind him.
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Ah, bluejays. They may eat other birds' babies, but they are pretty, pretty baby-eaters.
Great picture.
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Hello, My name is Mr. Blue Jay, and I am legally obliged to tell you that I'm a cannibal offender. Well, it was nice to meet you Mr and Mrs Cardinal. Hope you enjoy raising a family in the Suburbs.
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Wait, wait, if he's using his talons to hold the flower, what's he standing on? >.>
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....Nothing!!! Bwa ha ha ha ha!
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I love your travel, it's really amazing. I don't talk only about this painting, I mean ALL your paintings are originals and beautifuls.
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I see what you did there with the name. Azul = Blue
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Absolutly lovely. I love the little details you do like the roots and dirt hanging off the flower.
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I could use some help from this guy with my garden!
Very nice drawing, you have such a unique style and ideas.
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hey! itΒ΄s the same bird of my avatar... one of my first deviations...
great work, love the colors.
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I am glad you have continued to go with more of the saint collection. I really love them.
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LOL, love the description of the frustrations of gardening.
Excellent work!
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I've always loved your series of animal saints. Beautiful and humorous work!
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For some reason "Buy multiple saints and get a discount" is really funny to me right now....
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these have become exponentially funnier to me now that i'm dating a devout catholic
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Awesome job here. I like the idea of a blue jay saint of gardening.
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you wouldn't happen t know where we could get some of those medals do you? does she also protect against roasting you bulbs with an over application of manure?
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If you made a medal for him, I would totally bury it in my yard. The moles are making me desperate. lol
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Nice story there. Now I know where to turn to with my gardening problems.
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Very Cool. I could see a series of these being popular...
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I had a bluejay scratching around the front yard all morning. I hope this means it was busy planting crocus bulbs!
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I never knew that there's such a saint, thank you for this artwork then.
It's very realistic and deatiled, and a very nice picture altogether.
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You aren't actually taking this seriously, are you?
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Seriously, no, but I like it.
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Oh good. With the internetz, you never know...
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lo, the detail on the coloring work turned out great on this, even though it has paper texture, it works very well with the piece. It's got good construction.
Keep at it
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LMAO! I love it! You are so brilliant. I'm glad to hear that you're recovering from burnout- grand to have you back!
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That's great, because my dad (a gardener) is always cursing the bluejays out. XD They either ransack his birdfeeder or get into the pecan trees.
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Any relation with the crow saint of weedwackers?
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OMG. I want her to paint that now....
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Okay, seriously, you need to start making up those medals. The radishes I planted out early are disappearing at an alarming rate.
...Ahem... gorgeous picture, as always!
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aaahahaha, that is so very adorable and so very clever!! very well done, love the technique done here.
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