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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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“Cool Company” Pastel 8” x 10” $160 © Sharon Lewis
I hope wherever you are, there are blue skies, the laughter of children, and the warmth of family and friends.
To all my family and friends that celebrate Christmas, Merry Christmas and as always, Happy Weekend!
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“Autumn Bounty” 9” x 12” Pastel $216 © Sharon Lewis
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I spent a wonderful October weekend in the North Georgia mountains several years ago. After hiking we found a great open-air market selling a variety of local produce including pumpkins of all shapes and sizes. The owners were happy to sell us their produce but were a little puzzled by me photographing it. This painting is based on that beautiful fall day and the bounty of autumn.
Happy Halloween and Happy Weekend!
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“Summer Parade” 5 x 7 Pastel $ 105 © Sharon Lewis
This is a painting I completed while onsite in Maine. It was August but it was sunny, windy, and cool – for me, an ideal summer day. I had a constant parade of clouds drifting by and so I had to quickly paint what was in front of me. For a relatively slow painter like me this was challenging but also exhilarating. I feel so lucky that I had the opportunity to be outside on a gorgeous, sunlit day getting to do something I love.
Happy Weekend!
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On the way back to Boston from rural Maine, we stopped in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, a place I’ve been several times and love. On my way to walk in the woods and explore a stream and waterfall, I had a view of Mount Washington in the distance. Even from this far away, it looks impressive. On a previous trip, we thought it would be fun to drive to the top of Mount Washington, something I don’t want to repeat anytime soon. For the passenger, the drive up gives you some magnificent views….of how far you will fall if the driver makes a small mistake and drives just a tiny bit too far to the right. It’s a sheer and very scary drop off the right side of the road as you drive up to the top and I recall having a death grip on the arm rest as if that would save me if we went off the road.
On that cheery note, have a Happy Weekend!
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“Sailing Saturday” 5 x 7 Pastel $ 105 © Sharon Lewis
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This is another painting I did while in Maine recently. I was in my version of heaven, painting on the coast, in sunny, cool weather, with gorgeous clouds overhead and sailboats gliding by.
Happy Weekend!
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“Racing the Rain” 5 x 7 Pastel $ 105 © Sharon Lewis
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While in Maine recently, I was lucky to be treated to the sight of many clouds racing across the sky, with lots of sailboats trying to beat the rain clouds. I love painting skies outside, especially in cool, sunny weather but it was a challenge to capture these fast-moving clouds before they exited stage right.
Happy Weekend!
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“Blanket Flowers” 9 x 12 Pastel $ 100 © Sharon Lewis
I’m re-posting one of my favorite flower paintings as I’m currently traveling. I love the vivid colors in the Blanket flower (or Gaillardia grandiflora) and the fact that they attract butterflies and bees. Apparently, they’re also great in that deer leave them alone, something I have a hard time believing after watching the deer in my area eat everything in my yard.
Happy Weekend!
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“Erinn’s Flowers” 8” x 10” Pastel $160 © Sharon Lewis
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Happy Weekend!
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“My View” 2.5” x 3.5” Pastel $25 © Sharon Lewis
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I’ve been visiting family and staying with my daughter and son-in-law. They live in a beautiful neighborhood with lots of trees all around. To warm up, I painted this small study of the view from my room of their neighbor’s beautiful house with flowers lining the front.
Happy Weekend!
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“Alexander Lake” 9” x 12” Pastel $216 © Sharon Lewis
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This is a painting of Alexander Lake in Panola Mountain State Park, a place I love to hike in the fall, winter, and spring. I’ve seen some of the most spectacular sunsets when walking there in the winter. It’s almost as if Mother Nature compensates us for the short hours of light with a gorgeous light show at the end of the day. Happy Weekend!
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“4th of July” 9” x 12” Pastel $216 © Sharon Lewis
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Happy 4th of July and Happy Weekend!
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“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!
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“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!
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“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!
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“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!
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“Mother’s Day” 5” x 7” Pastel $105 © Sharon Lewis
This Mother’s Day weekend, I’m thinking of how grateful I am for my two wonderful children, Sean and Erinn; I couldn’t be more proud of both of them.
I’m also grateful for the woman who taught me how to be a good and loving Mom, Clare Albritton. Although she is no longer living, I feel her wise and loving presence with me still.
To all the kind souls who mother others with kindness and support: you make the world brighter for your presence and I hope you feel appreciated and loved this weekend.
Happy Mother’s Day Weekend!
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“Pretty in Pink” 12” x 10” Pastel $240 © Sharon Lewis
Some anniversaries hit harder than others. This Thursday was the anniversary of losing my sister Meg AND it was the last day teaching my wonderful Oxford College of Emory University students. What connects these two events in my head is the difficulty of separating from people you love. I feel lucky that I had my wonderful, quirky, creative, amazing sister Meg in my life for as long as I did and I am also feeling so grateful to end this last semester of teaching with such smart, kind, thoughtful, and compassionate students. So, although it is painful feeling the loss of my beloved sister and saying goodbye to students I’ve come to love, I hope I always find the courage to choose love and be grateful for its presence in my life.
Happy Weekend!
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“Small Wonders II” 8” x 10” Pastel SOLD © Sharon Lewis
It’s that beautiful time of year where the promise of new life is everywhere – whether it be the nests I see perched in the branches around my house, the tiny buds emerging from the new greenery, or a friend expecting her first child. All this reminds me not to lose sight of the positive, beautiful things around me.
Wishing you a Happy Spring/Passover/Easter!
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| "Will's Favorite Color" 8” x 10” Pastel $160 © Sharon Lewis |
I hope wherever you are, there are blue skies, the laughter of children, and the warmth of family and friends.
To all my family and friends that celebrate Christmas, Merry Christmas and as always,
Happy Weekend!
