These lambs were born on a friend's farm. I was allowed me to observe, sketch and take photos of this wonderful spring event. Lambing time; a very special time of the year when the landscape is bursting with colorful new growth and renewal. Hard not to be filled with hope.
The title for this painting came to me from a song my mother used to sing to me;
"Mairzy Doats." People of a certain age may be familiar with it. The lyrics of this charming nonsense song go like this: Mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lamzy divey A kiddley divey too, wouldn't you? At the bridge comes a bit of clarification: "Mares eat oats and does eat oats and little lambs eat ivy..." The song was written in 1943 by Milton Drake, Al Hoffman, and Jerry Livingston and was number one on the pop charts in March 1944. It has a catchy tune that sticks with you and is fun to sing.
These lambs were born on a friend's farm. I was allowed me to observe, sketch and take photos of this wonderful spring event. Lambing time; a very special time of the year when the landscape is bursting with colorful new growth and renewal. Hard not to be filled with hope.
The title for this painting came to me from a song my mother used to sing to me;
"Mairzy Doats." People of a certain age may be familiar with it. The lyrics of this charming nonsense song go like this: Mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lamzy divey A kiddley divey too, wouldn't you? At the bridge comes a bit of clarification: "Mares eat oats and does eat oats and little lambs eat ivy..." The song was written in 1943 by Milton Drake, Al Hoffman, and Jerry Livingston and was number one on the pop charts in March 1944. It has a catchy tune that sticks with you and is fun to sing.