Warm Sunbeam in the Garden (New Painting in Oil)
I’ve been painting in the garden lately in oil. I’ve got several on the go, but this is the first one finished.
I’ve been painting in the garden lately in oil. I’ve got several on the go, but this is the first one finished.
I have learned that what I have not drawn, I have not seen
I hope you find something among all this artwork, photography, memes, links, and quotes that spurs you on, informs, inspires, supports, educates, encourages or motivates you.
I am furthering my ongoing goal of appreciating such a continuous, overflowing abundance of random good.
Creating a life that reflects your values and satisfies your soul is a rare achievement. In a culture that relentlessly promotes avarice and excess as the good life, a person happy doing his own work is usually considered an eccentric, if not a subversive
You might enjoy this novel too; it is clever on various levels. I give it 4 stars.
Elizabeth Cummings is an Australian artist, whose work I just recently became acquainted with. I thought you might like to see it too.
I’ll be doing more of this. Maybe you want to give it a try too.
It’s good to be just plain happy,
it’s a little better to know that you’re happy;
It is a superb honor to be juried into the top pastel show in the world, which is taking place now in Albuquerque. More than that, however, is that it is my fifth time to get into this show, which is the benchmark for becoming what is known as a “Master Pastellist.”
Every child should know a hill, And the clean joy of running down its long slope With the wind in his hair. He should know a tree— The comfort of its cool lap of shade, And the supple strength of its arms Balancing him between earth and sky So he is a creature of both. … Read more
As I stepped from under the trees into the mild, pouring-down sunlight I experienced a sudden impact, a seizure of happiness. It was not the drowning sort of happiness, rather the floating sort.
Here are the rest of my photos from my recent trip to Maine. The flowers, trees, grasses, ferns, and reflections were all wonderful.
In this post is most of what was painted in our four day pastel plein air painting retreat in Cushing, Maine.
This is my fifth year cooking for this retreat, and participants are both helpful and appreciative.
Our time flew by so fast, but was cherished by all as both community building and resuscitating in many ways. So grateful for this group!
I have been sitting here resting
after my morning stroll, and the sun
in its soft yellow work gloves