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“Rise Up” 9” x 9” Pastel $100 © Sharon Lewis SOLD |
Sometimes a painting title eludes me and other times a painting smacks me in the face with its name. This one seemed to reach out and sing softly, my name is “Rise Up” and I remembered this great song by Andra Day with the same title. The lyrics are inspiring and quite relevant while Andra Day’s voice is wonderful!
Happy Weekend!
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“Hope is a Dream of Time ” 12” x 18” Pastel $250 © Sharon Lewis Click Here to Purchase |
I’ve borrowed my title from a poem by Carl Sandberg, “Hope is a Tattered Flag”.
I’ve been feeling a little more optimistic now that we’re hopefully going to have a vaccine approved and distributed. It’s a positive change after so many months of news that seems always to get worse and worse. To brighten up your day, I want to share just a little bit of the poem:
Hope
is a tattered flag and a dream of time.
Hope is a heartspun word, the rainbow, the shadblow in white
The evening star inviolable over the coal mines,
The shimmer of northern lights across a bitter winter night,
The blue hills beyond the smoke of the steel works,
The birds who go on singing to their mates in peace, war, peace,
The ten-cent crocus bulb blooming in a used-car salesroom,
The horseshoe over the door, the luckpiece in the pocket,
The kiss and the comforting laugh and resolve—
Hope is an echo, hope ties itself yonder, yonder.
The spring grass showing itself where least expected,
The rolling fluff of white clouds on a changeable sky….
Happy Weekend!
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“Just Around the Corner” 10” x 10” Pastel $125 © Sharon Lewis Click Here to Purchase |
When I painted this scene, I was thinking that better things are just around the corner…..if we can be patient, continue to think of others and wear our masks and keep our distance then eventually, we can once again experience good things….like hugs and gatherings of friends and family, like dancing and singing, like traveling by plane to distant places, and whatever you have missed this very, very long year.
Happy Weekend!
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“Family Gathering” 6” x 6” Pastel © Sharon Lewis |
I hope that wherever you are this Thanksgiving, that you are gathered with love to celebrate this holiday of gratitude.
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“Windswept” 12” x 16” Pastel $200 © Sharon Lewis Click Here to Purchase |
I’ve needed a respite from the non-stop scary-bad news about COVID and maybe you do too. So, look out a window or better yet, take a walk outside if possible. Notice the trees, listen for the sound of birds, even if you live in a city. Or just sit still for a moment or two, close your eyes and remember a favorite vacation scene….a relaxing, beautiful scene and take a deep breath. The scene I’ve painted is one that I find relaxing and fascinating. The beautiful mountains stand out and I never get tired of them but I also love the interesting patterns on the water created by shadows and wind. Ahhhhhh.
Happy Weekend!
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“Looks Like Blue Skies Ahead” 6” x 9” Oil $80 © Sharon Lewis Click Here to Purchase |
I realize this is a strange title to be posting in the middle of surges in COVID across the nation but at this stressful time, I’m focusing on some positive news. The 2020 election is over and hopefully we will begin to work on solutions to our country’s and the world’s most pressing problems. I’m hoping that the rhetoric will eventually become less vitriolic, less personal, and more focused on the acute issues before us. I’m also focused on the good news about vaccines and hope that soon we will have an administration focused on distribution to those who need it the most.
Happy Weekend!
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“The Dawn of a New Day” 8” x 10” Oil $95 © Sharon Lewis Click Here to Purchase |
The election returns are still coming in as I write this but the trend suggests that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be our new President and Vice-President. I am so looking forward to a return to honor, decency, compassion, and honesty in high office and to a return to respect for our democratic values. I’m looking forward to rational, thoughtful, decision-making that reflects informed opinions from respected professionals. I look forward to “gut” responses or emotional responses being used only when someone chooses maybe new shoes or the color of their walls but not for making decisions for our country. As a country, I think that we have always been stronger when we invite diverse people to sit together at the table to solve problems. I know however that we have much work to do if we are to honor the principles identified in our Declaration of Independence. We must work hard to change conditions in our country if we are to protect each citizen’s inalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. But, for now, I am happy to welcome a new day for the US presidency.
Happy Weekend!
