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“By the Sea” 9” x 9” Pastel $100 © Sharon Lewis Click Here to Purchase |
This scene looks so peaceful and relaxing which is the exact opposite of my life right now. When I paint scenes like this, it often feels like I’m transported temporarily to this place. While I’m painting, I can remember the smell of the sea air, the sound of the gulls, and the sight of beautiful clouds like these floating lazily overhead.
Happy Weekend!
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“New Dawn Blooming” 12” x 9” Pastel $100 © Sharon Lewis Click Here to Purchase |
I borrowed today’s painting title from the poem read by the first youth poet laureate, Amanda Gorman. If you want to read the poem, The Hill We Climb” in its entirety, you can find it here. What an inspiring young woman and a wonderful poem! I loved the way she ended it with:
The new dawn blooms as we free it
For there is always light,
if only we're brave enough to see it
If only we're brave enough to be it
Here’s to hope, a better future, and a Happy Weekend!
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| “Sunset Reflections” 9” x 12” Pastel $100 © Sharon Lewis |
The sun was setting behind me when I took the photos of this sky and rather than turn and photograph the sunset, I’ve learned that the eastern sky at sunset is often more interesting. I can frequently see all of the colors of the sunset mirrored in the clouds, giving you a constantly changing reflection of the glorious, fading light.
Happy Weekend!
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“Sunrise” 9” x 9” Pastel $100 © Sharon Lewis Click Here to Purchase |
I have loved studying the sky with its constantly changing clouds since I was a child. I can remember many a time after hours of us playing hard in the sticky, humid air of southern Florida, we would fling ourselves on the cool grass…either ours or some tolerant neighbor’s, and stare up into the sky while sipping juice from a tangerine we’d picked from a nearby tree. Then ensued what passed for a serious discussion when you’re 6 or 7, on what the clouds looked like…a puppy! No, an angel! No, a flower! No, it looks like your brother! And on and on until we did our own childish version of agreeing to disagree.
I think memories like this sustain us and remind us that once, we knew how to disagree peacefully and we can remember how to do so again.
Happy Weekend!
