That Je Ne Sais Quoi

“That Je Ne Sais Quoi”            8” x 10”          Pastel         $75         © Sharon Lewis

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             Today’s painting title comes from me trying to understand my love of the light you see at the end of a sunny day. It’s a wonderful, warm light that makes everything glow and appear more beautiful than earlier, in the full light of day. It’s that “je ne sais quoi”; that elusive quality in the light that although I can’t fully describe it, makes me stop just to watch how magnificently the setting sun transforms the landscape.

            Happy Weekend!

 

Cue the Lights

  “Cue the Lights”              8” x 10”          Pastel         $75         © Sharon Lewis

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             I’ve always been drawn to high contrast scenes, where the sun illuminates features against a darker background. When I first saw this cliff face across the bay, the light was shining on it and I was transfixed. I ended up taking so many photos because it kept changing subtly depending on where I stood. I think this is one of the many reasons I became a landscape artist: because the natural world offers us a never-ending number of striking scenes to enjoy.

            Happy Weekend!

 

Just a Glimmer

“Just a Glimmer”       5” x 7”          Pastel         $50         © Sharon Lewis

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This is a painting I started on location this summer and finished in the studio. When I picked it up, I considered changing the weather from cloudy, rainy, and cool to sunny but it matched today’s weather in North Georgia so closely that I decided to merely clean it up a bit. You might notice though, if you look closely, that I couldn’t resist putting just a hint of a beautiful sunset peaking out from beneath some of those gray clouds.

Hope your weekend is a sunny, happy one!

Copper Sunset

“Copper Sunset”         5” x 7”          Pastel         $50         © Sharon Lewis

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            It had been cloudy and cool most of the day, including when we arrived at Norris Point, but then we got a surprise. As the light began to fade, we were surprised by a burst of color that lit the mountains with a warm, coppery glow. Gros Morne Park, which is visible across Bonne Bay (the waterway you see in this painting), is an absolutely gorgeous area to explore and I only wish we could have stayed here longer.

            Happy Weekend!

 

So I Don't Forget

“So I Don’t Forget”            11” x 14”          Pastel         $175         © Sharon Lewis

            This past weekend I was attending my daughter’s wedding and thus, not producing my weekly painting. So, I offer this work, painted at this time last year, of a lovely beach with a young woman taking a selfie so she doesn’t forget? Or so she can make her friends envious?

Whatever the reason, I wouldn’t mind being on this beach again, enjoying the sun, the water, and that beautiful blue sky.

            Happy Labor Day Weekend!