Small World Art

The Real Alice, Perhaps!

sandranestle — Tue, 03 May 2011 11:02:45 +0000

Color my world!

This is an old photo of a beautiful child from the early 1900′s. Actually it’s a photo on a drawing. I loved her look but the shanty behind her was so ugly. I made her a fantasy world for all time.

Happy Easter Monday!

sandranestle — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:56:12 +0000

I took this photo in the evening after a thunderstorm. The cherry blossoms were the color of the sunset. This is more than a “small” wonder. The neighborhood is in bloom with these trees. They were supposed to be dwarf cherry trees. Ours is about 25 feet and growing. All the better for the cardinals who nest at the top.

Coming Back from Illness

sandranestle — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:20:21 +0000

My cat is asleep on the easy chair. It’s raining and I am recovering from a serious virus. My first cup of tea in 4 days is warming my hand. No food for a while. So much has passed by without my alert attention. The trees are blooming! I want to paint, but that will come soon.

Here are some watercolor sketches from my notebook. Sorry for the delay in correspondence!

Sketches of Insects 1.5" x 4"

March is All Hopeful Photo

sandranestle — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 18:03:29 +0000

March drawings, watercolors, flowers on my desk

March is my birthday and it’s the birthday of spring, all creating hope for the future. I hope to paint this sketch on the desk.

Poet’s Nest

sandranestle — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:16:44 +0000

: Poems rolled inside hornet’s nest

I found this hornets nest in January on a broken branch of a sumac tree. I brought it home and knocked out the dead hornets. I chose poems from Walt Whitman, wrote them on tracing paper, and rolled them up. They are in the catacombs of the nest.

Robin’s Nest Found in Snow

sandranestle — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:15:44 +0000

Robin's Nest Fond in Snow

Here is a photo of Longwood Orchids

sandranestle — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 02:29:53 +0000

Orchids in Longwood Gardens Conservatory

Spring Orchids

sandranestle — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 23:09:12 +0000

Painting copyright by Sandra Nestlerode-Hale

Knobby boughs, blossoms floating in air.

Triad of colors,

Small wonders.

Spring in Longwood Gardens, PA,

Goslings follow the Leader

sandranestle — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 21:15:57 +0000

Tulpehocken Goslings

Snow Geese Rising from the Lake

sandranestle — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 19:58:14 +0000

Snow Geese Middle Creek PA

Snow Geese

Oh, if the water serves and the winds lift us,

I will join the rising life.

My arms rustle with the anticipation.