I was recently sick for almost a week and for some reason it seems to have killed my motivation. I'm fighting through it, reminding myself I have to keep up. I like to eat after all so I need to sell paintings! The first that I finished is for a show called "80 Square." Its a benefit in Murfreesboro Tennessee to support the local arts on March 19th. I'm mailing it out to them so that they can auction it off. The proceeds benefit the college and a local art scholarship.
The second is a work in progress and I hope to finish it this evening or tomorrow. It goes with my series "A Walk In The Woods." All the pieces from this series are 5"x7" or 7"x5." I'm unsure why I chose this size but it will be my biggest series to date when it is completed and the subject is important to me. I have always felt the woods were tranquil and still. I wasn't quite so aware as to how much I loved them until I moved to Ann Arbor for two years and was without them. Sure the Ann Arbor area has places such as Kensington...but there is just something about pulling into a trail head and walking a path without seeing anyone else. Or for that matter, pulling off on the side of the road somewhere and going for a hike. The trees are welcoming to me and the colors found in the forest are endless. It was one of the reasons I felt doing different season scenes would benefit the series.
The second is a work in progress and I hope to finish it this evening or tomorrow. It goes with my series "A Walk In The Woods." All the pieces from this series are 5"x7" or 7"x5." I'm unsure why I chose this size but it will be my biggest series to date when it is completed and the subject is important to me. I have always felt the woods were tranquil and still. I wasn't quite so aware as to how much I loved them until I moved to Ann Arbor for two years and was without them. Sure the Ann Arbor area has places such as Kensington...but there is just something about pulling into a trail head and walking a path without seeing anyone else. Or for that matter, pulling off on the side of the road somewhere and going for a hike. The trees are welcoming to me and the colors found in the forest are endless. It was one of the reasons I felt doing different season scenes would benefit the series. 
I like the mountains Sarah ,all the purple .Is this Tenn.?
ReplyDeleteI think it is neat that you have a giving spirit .
I like how your dad's hiking picture turned out.
It is no wonder you love the freedom to walk the Michigan woods and wild . I am sure the trees welcome you . You paint them in a lovely way representing their spirit. I think trees are one of the best things for you. They call to you ,I see this in many of your paintings.