Quintin is such a sweet little birdie, if you like birds – you’ll enjoy watching his silly snuggly nesty behavior. Cozy cozy!

I was just telling Katie’s mom when she picked up her baby girl’s portrait last month how I have the best clients, ever. It’s not just that they appreciate what I do and how I do it, but that they have the patience of Job and understanding when it comes to my creative bursts.

And then, I receive a phone call from Titto’s mom. His portrait arrived, and she’s a very happy bird portrait owner. She mentioned sending me photos and I’ll also be painting Titto’s portrait again, and tears welled up in my eyes, because I’m a big mushy gushy head. I did not expect what landed on my doorstep yesterday. Not even a little.

Photos of Titto in his full feathered glory, a wooden palette (I’ve been eyeballing these for months!) some really nice brushes, a tin of Coconut Patties (oh. my. YUM.), the most sweet smelling rose pink peppercorn Caldrea candle, and a hefty amount of Perlier honey and glycerin hand cream. Oh! And also! A blank 5×7 canvas panel for Titto’s next portrait! I feel so spoiled, really. (I love to be spoiled.) This is just so – wow. How sweet is this? I have received some precious, sentimental gifts from my clients before, and each time I am just so grateful that people can be so ding dang kind and giving.

Seriously, the best clients ever. Titto looks incredible both framed and unframed.

Oh and because I know you really want to see Quintin on video, he played with his new mirror toy for you this morning.

Catybug has a new friend, his name is Quintin. He’s a Quaker Parrot, and he needed a “Qu” name. Why? Because that’s cute, that’s why. She initially wanted to ask you guys to help her name him, but then she just started calling him Quintin, so there you have it. (The spelling of it was her call, too.) He’s a 2 month old, hand fed baby boo fluffy sweetie kissy pie head, he snuggles and purrs sorta like a kitty. Or a soothing crow, if you can imagine a crow call to be soothing.