Autumn Colors Remembered

“Autumn Colors Remembered”      5” x 7”    Pastel     N.F.S.    © Sharon Lewis

I hope that wherever you are this Thanksgiving, that you are gathered with love to celebrate this holiday of gratitude. 

May you feel the warmth of all those who love you this Thanksgiving.

 

The Accent Tree

  “The Accent Tree”            5” x 7”      Pastel       $50      © Sharon Lewis

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             I’m going to an Arts Exhibition opening this week where both artists and art patrons will be mingling. Since I have two of my paintings included in this exhibition, I always like to think about what to tell people if they ask me about my art in general. This painting is an example of what I love capturing in my art: light and color in nature. This is a park where I love to walk and was lucky enough to catch the sun just as it set this tree glowing with all the warmth and color we associate with Autumn.

            Happy Weekend!

 

Autumn Colors Remembered

  “Autumn Colors Remembered”        5” x 7”    Pastel         $50         © Sharon Lewis  
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It was another grey, rainy weekend and I was searching for something, anything, that reminded me of light and color when I saw this photo that I took while walking along a trail in the Arabia Mountain National Heritage area. I look at this and remember the sun on my face, the sounds of the birds, and the sight of a beautiful, glowing, orange and gold tree. It’s good to remember warm, autumn colors on a cold, winter day.

            Happy Weekend!

The Beautiful Changes

“The Beautiful Changes”            Pastel         9” x 12”          $100      © Sharon Lewis
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            I’ve definitely been in the mood for the cool days of autumn lately, especially every time I run my 4.5 miles. It’s mid-October and unfortunately, Georgia seems to think it’s still summer for we’ve had temperatures in the 80’s nearly every day. Nonetheless, the trees know it’s fall and they are wearing their beautiful leaves of red, yellow, and orange. I find myself wanting to paint pumpkins, apples, and wonderfully colored fall trees like the ones in this painting.

The title of this painting is borrowed from the title of a poem by Richard Wilbur and I use it to refer to two aspects of this painting. The old barn in the painting was probably once shiny and new and considered beautiful. It’s older now and not quite so shiny but in the glow of the setting sun, it’s luminous. The other “beautiful changes” are the gorgeous colors we see in the trees in autumn.

Happy Weekend!