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“The Colors of the Season” 9” x 9” Pastel $160 © Sharon Lewis
On these cold winter days, I hope you’re warmed by the company of those you love. Wishing you a Happy New Year and in the words of an Irish blessing: May love and laughter light your days and warm your hearth and home.
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“Firebird” 9” x 9” Pastel $240 © Sharon Lewis
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I rarely work from other people’s photos but this shot that my daughter took is exactly the kind of scene I love. When I finished painting this, I stepped back and thought immediately of a firebird. The firebird is often described as a bird glowing with red, orange, and yellow light and has several different myths associated with it. I like the Suzanne Massie retelling of the legend, that has a young, talented artisan turned into a firebird by a sorcerer because she chose to remain true to her values. She sheds her beautiful feathers over her village where the magical feathers show their colors to those who love beauty and who seek to make beauty for others.
Happy Weekend!
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“The Colors of the Season” 9” x 9” Pastel $100 © Sharon Lewis
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On these bitter cold, now winter days, when the vibrant colors of fall have faded, I’m warmed by the sight of red flowers and green leaves. I was fortunate to be able to paint a small study of these beautiful flowers when staying on the west coast several years ago. They didn’t look exactly like this (nature rarely arranges her flowers in perfect compositions) but with my photos and small study I was able to create this painting.
I hope you’re warmed by the company of those you love this weekend. To all who celebrate Christmas, Merry Christmas Weekend!
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“Holding Each Other Up” 9” x 9” Pastel $100 © Sharon Lewis
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I really enjoy painting organic, somewhat rounded shapes like pumpkins. I’m not sure if it’s because their irregular shapes are fun to paint or because I get to paint using different shades of orange which I only rarely use in landscapes. I think it’s also because painting pumpkins allows me to depict more serious subjects like the idea of supporting one another or accepting that we come in different shapes and sizes and that’s OK.
Happy Weekend!
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“Where the Cows Roam” 9” x 9” Pastel $100 © Sharon Lewis Click Here to Purchase |
We’ve had more rain and grey skies this week, leaving me longing for a glimpse of blue skies and sun. So, of course I manufactured the sky I was hoping to see this week and for a brief period of time, I was in this landscape, remembering the smell of freshly cut grass, the sounds of birds, and the distant lowing of cows.
Hope your skies are sunny. Happy Weekend!
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“Soft Music at Sunset” 9” x 9” Pastel $100 © Sharon Lewis Click Here to Purchase |
Walking along a beach at sunset is wonderful for it’s that time when all the kids and sunbathers have left to enjoy their dinners or their cocktails (only the adults we hope). It’s when you become more aware of the soft sounds of the waves breaking on the shore and the tiny chirps of the sandpipers. The gulls are finally in silent repose on the beach, waiting for the return of free meals unwittingly provided by inexperienced visitors. And while you’re enjoying the soft music of the beach at sunset, you’re treated to the gorgeous display of the skies.
Happy Weekend!
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“Neighborhood Beauty” 9” x 9” Pastel $100 © Sharon Lewis Click Here to Purchase |
Every spring, while walking through my neighborhood, I’ve been lucky to enjoy the beauty and fragrance of my neighborhood magnolia trees. The snowy white blossoms are huge, look velvety soft, and smell heavenly!
Happy Weekend!
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“Morning Has Broken” 9” x 9” Pastel $100 © Sharon Lewis Click Here to Purchase |
I never get over how beautiful the quality of light is in the morning! Of course, I’ll have to admit as much as I love to study this quality of light, I will never, ever become a morning person! However, in the summers, if I have traveled to a place of beauty, it’s so worth it to wake up early just to see the morning light breaking over the water and listen to the gradually increasing chorus of the birds.
Happy Weekend!
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“On the Beach” 9” x 9” Pastel $100 © Sharon Lewis Click Here to Purchase |
I love walking on the beach! I was fortunate to grow up close to the ocean so some of my earliest memories are playing on the beach, hearing the adults discuss the news of the day, including one morning, the latest shark attack. Surprisingly, even though I remember that as scary, I don’t remember it dimming my enthusiasm for playing in the ocean at all.
I shared a love with my sister, Meg, of walking the beach looking for beautiful or unusual shells in spite of the fact that both of us have always had more than enough shells already. For me, the beach is a perfect place to relax, to think, and just to appreciate the beauty of nature.
Happy Weekend!
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“East Coast Morning” 9” x 9” Pastel $100 © Sharon Lewis Click Here to Purchase |
I’m definitely not a “morning person” so you would think that I would have seen very few sunrises, but I’ve seen hundreds. Usually it’s because I’m in a different part of the world or region of the country with an interesting view out my window and I’m just intensely curious about how the early morning light will transform the scene. Or maybe it’s just that I could use a beautiful view like this to be willing to get up at 4:00am just to catch the first light.
Happy Weekend!
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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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“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!
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“Rise Up” 9” x 9” Pastel $100 © Sharon Lewis SOLD |
Sometimes a painting title eludes me and other times a painting smacks me in the face with its name. This one seemed to reach out and sing softly, my name is “Rise Up” and I remembered this great song by Andra Day with the same title. The lyrics are inspiring and quite relevant while Andra Day’s voice is wonderful!
Happy Weekend!
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| “Last Dance” 9” x 9” Pastel
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The dazzling
colors in the sky that herald the setting of the sun never fail to amaze me.
The colors change moment by moment, with some becoming more intense, then replaced
by others, until gradually, sadly, they all fade away leaving you awed at the
performance. It’s a glorious symphony of colors played silently across the sky,
all for the benefit of anyone who takes the time to look up.
Happy
Weekend!
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