Like the tide running in The paint glides over the surface Twists are defined by one turn of the brush Deliberate and even Echoed above in the clouds And mirrored in the surface of the water Sharp lines and crisp edgesFollow contours and perspectiveThe tall masts of the wooden shipTower into the dark clouds TheContinue reading “Light Under a Cloud”
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There’s an art to it
There’s an art to it:exploring,looking making the mostnot thinking the least.There’s an art to it:simplicity Stripping backNot striving for moreobserving what’s there imagining what’s not.Pared back simplicity:to be in the momentNot fretting the past or what is to come There’s an art to it:to find stillnessto be there in the moment to be.
Where The River Meets the Sea
Consider the birds for they neither reap nor sow …. consider the lilies of the field how they grow; they neither toil or spin. Why worry ? Matt chp 6 So when I paint, I consider the beauty of what I see in all of nature and today I thought there is nothing grander orContinue reading “Where The River Meets the Sea”
The end of the day
A local view from here where we get some wonderful sunsets.
Happy Place!
Having painted now over six weeks, I have worked on a series of pictures exploring local and not so local beaches. I have painted from photographs mostly, but now I can see a definite style emerging. Acrylic allows for mistakes and change, and I am constantly lightening areas and repainting. Altogether I love seeeing howContinue reading “Happy Place!”
Along our Coast
Rugged and strikingPastel huesMerge on the windWith salt in the air Free like brushstrokes paint This liminal place
Splash with paint day 4
A splash with paint
Rain allowed a few hours painting and this is how far I’ve come in three days. Plenty left to do and I’ve repainted the gate twice already . Will rub back tomorrow and keep working.
Ruth Partridge 