The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed.
–Chamfort
Copyright Beth Parker Art 2012
Chipmunks at Home – 4″ x 6″ Watercolor & Ink
I know! Brown? This little chipmunk house must not be in Bethville! 
I painted this from a photo by Sharrm at WetCanvas.
Chamfort was born Sébastien-Roch Nicolas, Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme on April 6th,1741, according to a baptismal certificate from Saint-Genès parish in Clermont-Ferrand, to a grocer named Nicolas. On June 22nd, a second birth certificate gives him the name « Sébastien Roch » from «unknown parents ». A journey to Paris resulted in the boy’s obtaining a bursary at the Collège des Grassins (a secondary school). He worked hard, although one of his most contemptuous epigrams reads: Ce que j’ai appris je ne le sais plus; le peu que je sais encore, je l’ai deviné (“What I learned I no longer know; the little I still know, I guessed”). When the principal of the College promised Chamfort a benefice, he replied that he could not accept because he preferred honour to honours, j’aime l’honneur et non les honneurs. About this time he assumed the name of Chamfort. More…
What really pulls my eye in are the chipmunks, so the browns worked beautifully in this composition, Beth. I like the geometric shapes of the house contrasted with the line of the chipmunks’ forms that provides a strong contrast of man-made with nature.
Thanks, Leslie! It was fun trying to figure out how to draw those shingles.
Love this, Beth. You could add a little rocker on the porch with a pink pillow. I’m just sayn’.
Thanks, Cindy! Yeah, that would be so cool. Maybe a little “Home Sweet Home” sign, too.
Wooo, a combination of your buildings and animals! Beautiful browns and I love the shingles! That is a seriously fancy house for chipmunks. (Not that they don’t deserve a fancy house!)