To Wendy Shortland

'Saraswati' by Anita Davies

This is my reply postcard to Wendy, although it hasn't scanned exceptionally well the red is a litle stronger than shown here.

After doing a little detective work on her blog I discovered that Wendy loves Bali and has been travelling there for 20 years, it's her second home. So, I painted her a Hindu Goddess.
Saraswati is the Goddess of knowledge, what I didn't know is that she is also the Goddess of music and the arts.
Perfect!

From Wendy Shortland

Southrn Highlands, Sth Sydney by Wendy Shortland

This delightful little scene arrived in the mail today from Wendy in Australia. Wendy explains that she had to work from a photograph due to so much rain preventing her to paint outdoors, so she worked on this scene of her friend's property in the Southern Highlands.
It is such a pretty scene, a place to think and dream and the solitaire boat seems to add a privacy that makes this piece so precious.

Thank you Wendy, it's beautiful.