Detail, Antique Horse Plaque

Detail, Antique Horse Plaque, Grosse Pointe Shores Police Station. By Mary Stebbins Taitt. 

Caught in the Shadows

Caught in the Shadows, by Mary Stebbins Taitt.

This is part of my "Sidewalk Saturdays" series I am doing on The Invisible Trail. 

Winter Fisher

Winter Fisher, by Mary Stebbins Taitt. All winter, this heron crouches by the shore of Lake St. Clare where the water movement and discharge keeps the water from freezing, though during that extreme cold snap, only a tiny hole was open. 

The Body Knows (Touching the Moon)

The Body Knows (Touching the Moon), by Mary Stebbins Taitt, from a prompt on Poetry Thursday.

I did a poem and a prior piece for this prompt but them wanted to play with it more. 

Storm Over Wolcott Mill

Storm Over Wolcott Mill, by Mary Stebbins Taitt. (This is part of an earlier series that I've worked on again some more.) 

Girl at the Shore (Again)

Girl at the Shore (Again), by Mary Stebbins Taitt. I played around with it some more. 

Girl at the Shore

Girl at the shore, by Mary Stebbins Taitt. This is a digital collage and smudge painting. 

Bird of Paradise at Belle Isle Conservatory

Bird of Paradise at Belle Isle Conservatory, by Mary Stebbins Taitt. "May an Elephant Caress you with its Toes" 

Neil Woodward, Michigan's Troubadour

Neil Woodward, Michigan's Troubadour, by Mary Stebbins Taitt . At the Dahlem Center in Jackson, MI.

Nathaniel with Music Box

Flower Photo Friday, Orchid at Belle Isle

At the Belle Isle Conservatory 

Fallen Branch with Winter Shadows

Fallen Branch with Winter Shadows, by Mary Stebbins Taitt. 

Happy Valentine's Day

Truffle Hearts, by Mary Stebbins Taitt

Hope the love fairy brings you your favorite treats! 

Getting a Drink (Robin at the Edge of Spring)

Getting a Drink (Robin at the Edge of Spring), by Mary Stebbins Taitt 

Insomnia

Insomnia, by Mary Stebbins Taitt. (I have it.) :-( 

Nino's, Romaine

Nino's, Romaine, by Mary Stebbins Taitt 

Flower Photo Friday

No flowers around--have to resort to Nino's. photo by Mary Stebbins Taitt. 

"I'm Melting"

"I'm Melting," by Mary Stebbins Taitt. Partly Melted Ice Sculpture.

Ice Fishing

Ice Fishing, by Mary Stebbins Taitt 

ML's Amarylis

ML's Amarylis, by Mary Stebbins Taitt 

ML's Amarylis

ML's Amarylis, by Mary Stebbins Taitt 

Bread, Peppers and Tomatoes

Bread, Peppers and Tomatoes, by Mary Stebbins Taitt. From Our Store Tour Yesterday. 

Stand and Defend!

Stand and Defend! By Mary Stebbins Taitt.

This is a "painting" made from a photograph. I am trying to learn what can and cannot be done with smudge painting. I started intentionally with a really bad photo that was taken throught THREE fences in very very low light--just to see what I could do with it. It was an experiment and a learning experience. Here is the original so you can see what's been done. The deer, which used to roam freely on the island, are now in a defunct zoo. I made the columns into trees, pretending they were free again.

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