Fruits of Summer

“Fruits of Summer”       5” x 7 ”       Oil        $122        © Sharon Lewis

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            As my free time increases somewhat, I’ve been eager to get back to painting in oils. I’m not as familiar with this medium as I am with pastels, so painting with this medium is a voyage of discovery – often one involving trial and lots of errors. However, I love being able to mix hundreds of different colors from a handful of tubes of paint and the challenge of creating the strokes and marks I want with brushes instead of sticks of solid pigment (pastels). It’s so much fun to have to time to try something different!

            Happy Weekend!

 

The Start of Summer!

“The Start of Summer!”      8” x 10 ”       Oil        $200        © Sharon Lewis

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           Friday is the summer solstice and the official start of summer. Summer to me means, the gift of time, fireflies, bird song, the chance to read many, many novels, and the opportunity to escape to the ocean.

            Happy Weekend and Happy Summer!

 

Return of the Sun

“Return of the Sun”   5” x 7”       Pastel        $105        © Sharon Lewis

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             It’s been raining every day here in the Atlanta area for what feels like weeks. As a result I’m especially drawn to any of my reference photos that show sunlight. In this painting, I wanted to indicate some dreary rain clouds moving off in the distance and some sun (finally) shining through the trees and illuminating some of the rocks.

            Happy Weekend!

 

Quiet Beauty

 “Quiet Beauty”      2.5” x 3.5”       Pastel        $26        © Sharon Lewis

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One of the things that I’m looking forward to as I transition into retirement from my day job, is more opportunities to paint outside. This small painting is of a view I had on Orcas Island, one of the beautiful San Juan Islands in the state of Washington. One of the benefits of painting plein air that I’ve learned, is that it encourages me to focus on the quiet beauty in a landscape – not the flashier or more striking, but the beauty others might dismiss as too ordinary or uninteresting. The challenge for me is to slow down, become more aware and truly see what beauty lies in front of me.

            Happy Weekend!