On the Edge

“On the Edge”   Pastel         7” x 5”        $50          © Sharon Lewis 
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            While working on this painting, as well as while writing this post, I have been on edge since all day we have been receiving news of the progress of our first grandchild’s entry into the world. Like most people in this situation, I just want everything to go well for my daughter-in-law and the baby. At least when you look into the distance in this painting, there are blue skies, signaling happy times. Keep your fingers crossed!

Ocean Solitude

“Ocean Solitude”             Pastel             18” x 24"            $ 350            © Sharon Lewis
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             I was born in a city with a vast inland sea (Chicago) and then grew up near the ocean in southern Florida. I now live outside a major landlocked city (Atlanta), far away from the ocean and I find myself really missing it from time to time. There’s something so mesmerizing about standing on a shore, whether sandy or rocky as in this case, and just watching the force and beauty of the incoming waves.

            For this painting, I used photos I took while climbing out on the rocks and shooting the shoreline all the time hoping I didn’t lose my balance and become part of the crashing surf below. 
            Happy Weekend!

          

 

A Summer Day in Bar Harbor

"A Summer Day in Bar Harbor"         Pastel        9" x 12"        $100         © Sharon Lewis

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             In the middle of one of Georgia’s typical, very hot August days, it’s wonderful to remember visiting Maine. I remember even when the days are warm, there are wonderful ocean breezes to cool you off. Maine has a kind of beauty that I never tire of painting with it’s warm, peach-tinted rocks catching the sun and contrasting with the cool greens of it’s majestic trees.      

          This is based on some of my photos of Bar Harbor, ME.

Repose

  "Repose"             Pastel           5” x 7”              $50             © Sharon Lewis 
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           On a rainy day in Bailey Island, I decided to paint from reference photos one of my other favorite areas in Maine – Bar Harbor. My friend Jim Brown and his wife are now running a wonderful Bed and Breakfast there called, the Coach Stop Inn. It’s not only a gorgeous place but also has wonderful food! After one of their meals, you might want to hike along this rocky coast or maybe relax as this woman is and just stare out to sea.

Maine Sunset

"Maine Sunset"        8.5" x 12"     Pastel     $100       © Sharon Lewis
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            It had been a monumentally frustrating day. I had downloaded the free Maverick Mac OS upgrade for my MacBook Pro and it was a disaster! The upgrade apparently decided that my hard drive was damaged and I spent the whole day trying to repair it. As I discovered later, I was not the only one who had this problem. Fortunately, I has backed everything up just a few days before. After about 8-9 hours, I gave up, erased my hard drive, and then restored it, which took about 4-5 hours. So, I decided it was late that I needed to paint.

            As I look at this painting while I’m writing this post, I realize that it perfectly represents that day.  The dark, stormy clouds represent the struggle I experienced most of the day and the glimpses of light in the sky remind me that brighter times lie ahead.