Apple Blossom Time

 “Apple Blossom Time”   Pastel     5” x 7”     $50       © Sharon Lewis
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            One of my favorite signs of spring is when I see my apple tree covered with these beautiful, fragrant flowers. Each year I tell myself I should paint them but this is also when I am the busiest grading papers and final exams. By the time I’m through grading, the blossoms are gone. So this year, I broke off two small branches, placed them in water, and took some quick photos to paint from later. When I needed a break from grading, I had fun painting these small but beautiful flowers.

            Mother’s Day and this week I am reminded of how lucky I am to have two amazing, intelligent, and thoughtful kids. Today, my beautiful daughter, Erinn turns 26 having just finished her second year of law school and then Thursday my handsome son, Sean graduates with a Ph.D in Economics.

            Happy Spring!

Lissome Lilac

“Lissome Lilac”          Pastel      12” x 9”       $100       © Sharon Lewis
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                  For the last few summers, once the beautiful spring weather has vanished and the heat and humidity of Georgia have arrived, we flee up north to the coast of southern Maine for a brief stay. Here, we enjoy my idea of perfect summer days: cool nights and mornings and long days filled with light. One of the first things I do is to visit the beautiful lilac bush in the back yard and cut a few branches to bring into the house. The whole time we’re there, they fill the kitchen with this sweet fragrance. One day, the light was shining perfectly on this vase and it looked to me like the lilac had struck a graceful pose. It was so much fun to paint this symbol of summer in the middle of winter.

                  Happy Weekend!