Soft pastel portrait of a funny looking white chicken with yellow eyes and a vivid red comb and wattles on a background of blue and green in mottled shades.

Greeting card design featuring a whimsical white chicken portrait and the words Congratulations Graduate on the front. the inside reads "Your achievement is definitely something to crow about. Well done!"

I've just designed a card featuring my favorite fun chicken portrait in soft pastels in time for this spring's graduation season. This whimsical greeting card may be customized for any graduate. Links to my sites are in my profile. #GreetingCardDesigner #PastelArtist #graduation #art

A selection of printed blank greeting cards featuring different flowers: yellow callas, pink lilies, deep pink rose, red anthuriums, purple crocuses and green clover.

A selection of blank greeting cards by MM Anderson Art featuring a variety of creatures: a brown bunny with daisy, pair of white swans, a duckling, a luna moth against the moon, a red chicken, and a cute hamster with a pansy flower.

My latest order of spring greeting cards has arrived from Greeting Card Universe. I will package these in plastic sleeves and offer them for sale at a local St. Patrick's Day event this Sat. My shop has more than just blank cards though. The link is in my profile. #GreetingCardDesigner #art #spring

Re-posting this for #FebruArty and #ArtYear since this is one of my favorites of 2025 so far. I created this pastel of swans for Valentine and anniversary cards this year. #PastelArtist #birds #TraditionalArt #GreetingCardDesigner #swans

Soft pastel artwork picturing a brown and gray furred bunny in profile facing to the right on a green background with a white daisy accented in purple and green foliage in the foreground.

#FebruArty #ArtYear This is one of my finished pastels from this year. 'Brown Bunny Rabbit with Daisies' was created with Easter and spring birthday card designs in mind. Check my profile for links. #PastelArtist #TraditionalArt #rabbits #art #GreetingCardDesigner #WildlifeArt

A hand holding 4 Valentine’s Day greeting cards, featuring black bears, sea otters, deer and a humpback whale with tiny red hearts. Photo taken at the beach.

Some of my new Valentine’s cards this year.

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Soft pastel artwork picturing a small gray bird facing downward at an angle as it clings to the dried stalk of an orange pumpkin on a pale gray background.

Screenshot of my Thanksgiving greeting card design featuring a small nuthatch bird with gray feathers perched on the stalk of an orange pumpkin.

Last day of #JanuArty - Angle - This soft pastel of a nuthatch perched on a pumpkin stalk was created a few years ago for my autumn greeting card collection. See profile for links to prints & cards featuring my work. #PastelArtist #TraditionalArt #art #birds #GreetingCardDesigner

Soft pastel art depicting a bat hanging upside down against a purple backdrop. The bat is done in grays and warm brown hues with purple accents. Its wings are partially folded. It has large ears, bright eyes and a sort of smile on its face.

Screenshot of my greeting card design featuring the bat artwork and the words Happy Halloween in black in the bottom left of the card front.

#JanuArty Day 21 - HAPPY - A smiling bat created with soft pastels for last year's Halloween greeting card collection. I think it looks happy. See my profile for links to prints & cards featuring my work. #PastelArtist #TraditionalArt #bat #art #BskyArt #GreetingCardDesigner #WildlifeArt

A grouping of 4 soft pastel artworks by MM Anderson. A vulture in profile with the full moon at the top left, a full moon and green luna moth at the top right, a pink and white lily and bud on green in the bottom left and pair of white swans facing each other in the bottom right.

#PortfolioDay This is my first time participating. My name is MM Anderson and I work primarily in soft pastel. I design greeting cards with my work, most of which is nature inspired. Links to purchasing prints or cards are in my profile. #TraditionalArt #art #PastelArtist #GreetingCardDesigner

Soft pastel artwork depicting two pale purple flowers and one bud on delicate green stems arching across from left to right on a gray and yellow background with green three leaflet foliage underneath. The leaves are triangular in shape.

#JanuArty Day 14 - PLANT - Which describes about 1/2 my portfolio :-) "Shamrock Flowers and Foliage" soft pastel art done for St Patrick's Day cards last year. Links for cards & prints are in my profile. #PastelArtist #TraditionalArt #art #BotanicalArt #GreetingCardDesigner #BskyArt #shamrocks

Soft pastel artwork depicting two purple crocus flowers and some leaves on a spring green background. The top flower has some white stripes in the petals and the centers are vivid yellow.

It's cold out but I'm looking ahead to springtime with this newly finished soft pastel of purple crocuses. It should make wonderful Easter greeting cards. Links for prints and cards featuring my art are in my profile. #PastelArtist #GreetingCardDesigner #flowers #TraditionalArt #art #SpringFlowers

A collage of pastel artworks by M. M. Anderson with her photo in the middle. There is a gray bird in the top left with yellow forsythia flowers then proceeding clockwise, a pink lily and bud on green, a green luna moth on purple with the full moon above it, a white azalea blossom on green, a pair of white swans facing each other on the water, a deep pink rose just opening up on a pink and purple backdrop, a vulture in profile facing to the right with the cloud shrouded full moon in the upper right, and finally, a cute golden furred hamster holding a yellow and purple pansy flower. Next to the center photo is another piece, a pink lotus blossom atop green leaves.

Some of my favorite soft pastel works of 2024. The year wasn't as productive as I would have liked. Hopefully, 2025 will be better. Links to purchasing prints and cards featuring my nature inspired artwork are in my profile. #ArtVsArtist #PastelArtist #BskyArt #art #NatureArt #GreetingCardDesigner

Soft pastel artwork depicting a cute hamster with golden fur and a pink nose facing the viewer and holding a purple and yellow pansy flower in its pink paws. The background is pink and lavender.

I'll be looking for spring not too long after New Year's Day. This soft pastel art pictures a little hamster holding a pansy blossom. It was created for Easter and springtime greeting cards. Links are in my profile. #PastelArtist #GreetingCardDesigner #art #CuteAnimals #hamster #spring #BskyArt #art

Drawing in progress on yellow paper of a pair of swans facing each other. One with head up and the other down. Most of it is only in outline so far but some pastel has been added to the eye area of the left hand swan.

#WorkInProgressWednesday Soft pastel swans. I've just started this piece and hope it will make a pretty Valentine card when finished. #ArtworkInProgress #PastelArtist #GreetingCardDesigner #TraditionalArt #swans #birds #BirdArt

Soft pastel artwork picturing a sheep with a black face, yellow eyes and cream colored curly wool facing forward on a medium green background. The sheep has 3 green shamrocks hanging from its mouth on the viewer's left.

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 17 - I created 'Whimsical Sheep with Shamrocks' in 2021 for St Patrick's Day greeting cards but it also hangs on my own wall, and it always makes me smile. Links to my work are in my profile. #PastelArtist #art #TraditionalArt #GreetingCardDesigner #CuteAnimals #BskyArt

Soft pastel artwork depicting a European robin with orange and beige feathers on a green backdrop. A spring of English ivy leaves in the foreground on the right. The bird is facing front with head cocked to the right.

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 12 - This little European robin with ivy was created in soft pastels a couple of years ago for use on Christmas designs. I like his cheeky expression. Links to my artwork are in my profile. #PastelArtist #TraditionalArt #art #birds #BskyArt #GreetingCardDesigner

Soft pastel artwork picturing a gray and tawny coated squirrel in profile facing to the right on a pale blue background. A spring of three green holly leaves with 4 vivid red berries is in front of its right shoulder.

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 7 - "Winter Squirrel with Holly" in soft pastels. Another small critter that I created for holiday greeting cards a couple of years ago. Links are in my profile. #PastelArtist #Christmas #art #squirrels #GreetingCardDesigner #BskyArt #WildlifeArt

Soft pastel artwork depicting a sprig of holly with 2 green leaves bordered in cream and a cluster of vivid red and magenta berries on a pale purple and green backdrop.

For #ArtAdventCalendar Day 6 - this holly pastel artwork was done especially for use on Christmas cards this year. I enjoy using unusual colors for the holidays like the pale purple background and magenta accented berries. Links are in my profile. #art #Christmas #PastelArtist #GreetingCardDesigner

Soft pastel portrait of a shaggy Highland cow with reddish gold fur facing ahead with one eye peeking out. The cow is wearing a green and blue plaid draped over its left shoulder. Background is pale gray.

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 5 - This handsome Highland cow portrait from 2021 was created with soft pastels. I thought it would make a whimsical Christmas or birthday card when combined with a fun verse. Links are in my profile. #HighlandCow #AnimalArt #PastelArtist #art #GreetingCardDesigner

A pastel art piece just begun showing a duckling facing right and walking. The bird is mostly still in outline on a sand colored paper. A little bit of the top of the head and eye have been worked on in soft pastel so far.

#WorkInProgressWednesday on a cute soft pastel duckling. I've only begun the piece but hope to work on it more tomorrow. As you can see, I like to start with an eye. This image may end up on Easter and birthday cards when complete. #ArtworkInProgress #PastelArtist #birds #art #GreetingCardDesigner

A screen shop of my storefront at Greeting Card Universe online showing three rows of my card designs and information about my site at greetingcarduniverse.com/MMAndersonArt.

If shopping for unique cards this season, either to send holiday greetings or for other occasions, visit my shop at greetingcarduniverse.com/MMAndersonArt to see an array of customizable designs featuring my art. Your business is appreciated. #GreetingCardDesigner #CustomGreetingCards #BskyArt

A computer monitor on a desk with graphic design software open showing a Valentine card with a pink rose in the process of being worked on while the lights of a Christmas tree show in the background.

#WorkInProgressWednesday This is my work on a Valentine card design with my pink rose pastel art while enjoying the Christmas tree lights in the background on a gloomy day. #GreetingCardDesigner #PastelArtist