Remember Summer?

“Remember Summer?”      12” x 12”          Pastel         $175      © Sharon Lewis

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             It’s been grey and rainy this week, already reminding me that our glorious fall weather is coming to an end. So lately, I find myself drawn to images of summer or spring, when color returns to our landscape.  The reference photos for this painting come from a summer hike in the Swiss mountains, where I spotted these beautiful wild flowers amongst the rocks.

            Happy Weekend!

Rochers-de-Naye

“Rochers-de-Naye”              Pastel               8” x 8”        $70           ©Sharon Lewis  
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Several summers ago, we took a leisurely train trip up to Rochers-de-Naye, Switzerland.  This painting is of a view I photographed as we traveled to this absolutely gorgeous place. At the peak, which is 2000 metres (6,562 ft.) high, we looked at the various marmot species they have up there (a kind of small marmot zoo) and hiked in the cool, sunny weather. Although there were other people up there, it was a quiet, peaceful place.

Happy Weekend!

Mountain Highway

“Mountain Highway”         Pastel          5” x 7”             $50           © Sharon Lewis
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            I caught a glimpse of this scene driving through Switzerland one summer. If only highways were as scenic as this mountain path! Velvety green grass with gorgeous trees and no billboards, loud sirens, crazy drivers, etc. Imagine stepping out of your house and just walking on this beautiful slope. Ahhh…..summer is coming.

Transitions

“Transitions”               Pastel                8” x 8”           $70               © Sharon Lewis
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            I’ve been thinking about transitions lately. In a sad transition, this week we lost a beloved former chaplain at the college where I work. He was an incredibly kind, funny, compassionate man with a wide smile who hugged everyone he met. The number of happy or funny memories that are being shared by his friends attest to the impact that he had on so many people.

            So Sammy, this post is in your honor….sending you a hug and a big smile wherever you are now and for the rest of us, a slightly modified excerpt from a poem by Henry Van Dyke:

           “….Then, someone at my side says, 'There, he is gone'

           Gone where?
           Gone from my sight. That is all.

          And, just at the moment when someone says, 'There, he is gone,'
          there are other eyes watching him coming, and other voices
          ready to take up the glad shout, 'Here he comes!'
          And that is dying...”

Beautiful Earth

“Beautiful Earth”        Pastel         12” x 16”          $200          © Sharon Lewis
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            I love how these homes are nestled into the trees lining the slopes of these mountains. A reminder of our beautiful planet on Earth Day.

            Happy Weekend!