Clouds of Dance

  “Clouds of Dance”         8.5” x 10.5”         Pastel        $160       © Sharon Lewis

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            This is the last of my “clouds in the country” series of paintings though I wouldn’t be surprised if I come back to this subject from time to time. What I’m drawn to when I look at my reference photos for this painting, is that I can see across a greater expanse of sky and land. This is Georgia farmland and it’s been cleared of many of the taller, older trees. So, while I dearly love the tall trees forming a canopy in my backyard (except when we have tropical storms), I appreciate being able to see a greater swathe of sky with these lush, fertile, fields. 

            Happy Weekend!

 

Week's End

  “Week’s End”     8” x 10”         Pastel        $160       © Sharon Lewis 

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           Given the past week we’ve had here in the metro-Atlanta area, with loss of power, fallen trees, and then a toxic plume of chlorine gas thanks to a fire at a chemical company, I’m all for dwelling on a peaceful scene, with calm but beautiful clouds.

            Hope you all are doing well and Happy Weekend!

 

Clouds in the Country

  “Clouds in the Country”       8” x 10”         Pastel        $160       © Sharon Lewis

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             The first day of Autumn is hours away but with the temperatures anything but fall-like, I’m reminded of summer.  That’s when I often see clouds like these rising up from behind the trees. I can’t wait for cooler temperatures but I will miss these beautiful clouds.

            Happy Weekend!

 

Where the Cows Roam

“Where the Cows Roam”        9” x 9”          Pastel         $100      © Sharon Lewis

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            We’ve had more rain and grey skies this week, leaving me longing for a glimpse of blue skies and sun. So, of course I manufactured the sky I was hoping to see this week and for a brief period of time, I was in this landscape, remembering the smell of freshly cut grass, the sounds of birds, and the distant lowing of cows.

            Hope your skies are sunny. Happy Weekend!

Fall at the Lake

“Fall at the Lake”      Pastel             8” x 10”            $75             © Sharon Lewis
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                I often look to poetry for titles for my paintings or to be inspired about what to write each week. Poets seem to paint so well with words. I found this poem by Rita Dove titled “November for Beginners”. There is a line I love in this poem that seems to fit this painting better than anything I might add so I leave you with this:

             “We sit down

            in the smell of the past

            and rise in a light

            that is already leaving.”          

            Happy Weekend!