It’s the Last Day of 2014!

“Quietly Beautiful”      Pastel    2.5” x 3.5”    $20      © Sharon Lewis
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            Female cardinals are often described as being a dull brown color. I think they are in fact often, quietly or subtly beautiful. I think some of the art I admire most is subtly beautiful as well. Don’t get me wrong; I love striking color in some art. However, if I think of the artists I have long admired such as Winslow Homer, Vermeer, Bierstadt, Mary Cassatt, I think of subtly beautiful work.

I think that they have so ingeniously woven their skill into the fabric of their art that they draw you in, fascinated by the image before you, and only later do you appreciate the great skill that produced that magnificent piece.

            I hope some day to produce art like that….maybe in 2015?

I hope that wherever you are, that you celebrate the end of the old year and the beginning of the new one with the warmth of family and friends and perhaps some quiet beauty.

Christmas Amaryllis

“Christmas Amaryllis”   Pastel    3.5" x 2.5”    $20     © Sharon Lewis
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             Another dreary, rainy day but the house is filled with light and color. Presents are wrapped, cookies have been baked with more to come, and most importantly, my two kids are home safe and sound.

            Happy almost Christmas!

A Little Christmas Color

“Christmas Poinsettia”   Pastel    3.5” x 2.5”    $20     © Sharon Lewis
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            It’s dreary, rainy, and grey today in Georgia so I decided some cheerful Christmas color was in order. I still have tons to do before Christmas Eve but my children are on their way and that’s all that matters.

            Hope wherever you are, you’re staying warm and dry.

Merry Christmas!

“Christmas Light”      9” x 11”     Pastel        $100      © Sharon Lewis
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            The presents are wrapped and one “child” is home with the other arriving this afternoon. I can’t wait! It never really seems to be Christmas without both my kids home. Once they’re married and have other parents to divide their time between I know I will have to adjust. For now though, we will still bake and decorate our traditional sugar cookies together, creating small masterpieces with frosting and sprinkles. We will have my daughter hang the star on the tree since she is the younger of the two kids and as she used to refer to herself, “the littlest” (she still is). We will have our Christmas Eve mini-feast, a fire in the fireplace, and toast Christmas together. We will open our presents Christmas morning, have a holiday brunch, and then have Christmas dinner later in the evening. I love holiday traditions!

            I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and for those of my friends who don’t celebrate Christmas, I wish for you a time of warmth, love, and togetherness.