My landscape this summer is my studio/office window. It’s a wonderful but small view and has me painting small things. When January gives us a foot of snow, these small things may seem a lot bigger.
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Category: Watercolor
Glimpses of Summer
I finally caught a glimpse of high summer as I sped home from craft fair yesterday afternoon. The crops at Earth Sky Time community farm in Manchester, VT are thriving but also reminding me how quickly the summer is getting away.
Eyes vs Stomach
From the attic window I can see Little green apples getting ready to be edible, if somewhat ugly and scarred , green apples. The worms will have surely decided that a few apples are already too good to pass by, but they always leave plenty for us.
Summer Supper
Work’s been keeping me inside for most of the daylight hours this summer samosa the landscapes I’m drawing are of the aquarium or in my head. This one was inspired by a collection of flowers and critters I did a couple years ago for a show.
The Painting is Easy
It took me a long time to get comfortable with painting snow. Once I did, However, I couldn’t stop painting winter. It’s moody and scraggly, and I identify with it.
It’s taken me a little time to find the Moody side of summer, but the constant rain storms are making the painting easy again.
Love the One You’re With
They say the best camera is the one you have with you. It’s one of the reasons I abandoned my SLR camera in favour of one-handed point-and-shoots while Thing2 still wanted to hold my hand everywhere we went.
I’ve found the same holds true for art supplies. I have a drawer full of watercolour supplies, but lately, it’s the $6 purse-sized watercolour tin and purse-sized journal that have been winning the title of ‘best art supplies’.
Rushing Out
I’ve been chasing waves all weekend.
Under the Influence
Day is Done, 9×12 – SOLD
I paint at night because it’s the best way to get a block of uninterrupted time, but it’s a double edge sword.
If you’re under the influence of the art bug, walking into your studio was a bit like an alcoholic walking into a bar. You think, ” i’ll just take a look at last nights stuff quickly.” Then you pick up a brush to fiddle with a spot just didn’t look right and before you know it, the paint is still flowing at 2am on a work night.
And even though I’ve learned to hate 7 AM and I don’t have any illusion that I could quit anytime I want, it’s not a problem.
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Snow Days
I love snowy days when the whole world seems quiet. maybe not truly at peace, but just enough silence to let a body stop and think.
Blizzards and Other Things
It’s a painting day today. It’s also blizzard day, and I’m happy about it’s a painting day today. It’s also blizzard day, and I’m happy about both of those things.
We went to have brunch before we got snowed in, and I’m sure the scenery from the driver figure into paintings somewhere today, but for the moment I have the other extreme–summer–on the brain.