“Quiet Contemplation”
9” x 12” Pastel $100
© Sharon Lewis
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Art is transformative in so many ways. It’s transformative
for both the artist as well as the viewer. It can bring something out of you
that you never believed was possible. It can open your eyes to hidden beauty or
truth. It can make you view something ordinary as something extraordinary.
Art can
also transform your reality. My reality today was that I was going to work all
day and then go for my usual long run. I was kind of dreading the run today. I
kept hearing weather reports on how the temperature was going to drop 20
degrees during the time of my run with 40 mile per hour wind gusts…. not
exactly something to look forward to. In fact, I was getting cold just thinking
about this. So, I chose to focus on the painting I have posted today and felt
warmer every time I looked at it.
It is based
on one of my photos of a sunny, much warmer day. We were near an interesting
place called Cape Enrage (Isn’t that a great name for a place?), in New
Brunswick, Canada. At first it looked
like the marsh here was totally deserted but as we stood there, I noticed a
little movement out of the corner of my eye and suddenly there was a large heron
standing there. He or she seemed to be poised like we were…in quiet
contemplation of a beautiful view.
So this is where I have been today…in a manner of speaking. I
hope this work of art transforms your reality just a bit, as it did mine and
that maybe, you stay just a little warmer.
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