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“Art Research With Sprinkles” 8” x 8” Pastel $70 © Sharon Lewis Click Here to Purchase |
Given the recent holiday where sweets are often exchanged, I was drawn to painting this cupcake. This is one of a few cupcakes I bought at a bakery with the idea of using them for paintings. All I can say is that it’s fortunate that I took so many photos of these subjects because for some reason, they didn’t last long.
Hope your Valentine’s Day was sweet and that you have a Happy Weekend!
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“Summer Refuge” 8” x 10” Pastel $75 © Sharon Lewis Click Here to Purchase |
Like many people, I find streams with waterfalls, even ones as small as these, mesmerizing, and beautiful. I grew up near an ocean so water that has movement has always been more appealing than still water even though lakes have their own special beauty. This painting is based on a place I visited one summer in New Hampshire where the water was delightfully cool, and welcome after a hike on a warm summer day.
Happy Weekend!
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“Cove, Early Morning” 5” x 7” Pastel $50 © Sharon Lewis Click Here to Purchase |
Sometimes I’m drawn to the play of light and shadow in nature. Light can create such interesting contrasts and the same colors can be almost magically transformed and brightened by light or dulled into some hard-to-recognize color in the shadows.
And sometimes, I just love looking at a scene like this, with the water flowing off into distant, unknown realms and I imagine and wonder where it might lead me.
Happy Weekend!
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“Sky Bloom” 6.5” x 9.25” Pastel $70 © Sharon Lewis Click Here to Purchase |
I love the quiet, the hush of early morning; the promise of the whole day before me, the sounds of birds’ sleepy calls as each awakens with the light. And if I’m lucky, I see the early morning sky bloom with glorious color.
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“Just Passing Through” 8” x 10” Pastel $75 © Sharon Lewis Click Here to Purchase |
I love catching sight of a beautiful Great Egret. They glide so quietly through waterways like these marshes, on their long slender legs, heads bobbing with their pointy, dagger-like bill searching so very patiently for food.
Happy Weekend!
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“Still Light” 5” x 7” Pastel $50 © Sharon Lewis Click Here to Purchase |
That quiet time at the end of the day when the bird calls diminish or they call “See you later, it’s been fun!” …when the sun inches closer to the horizon, off to brighten someone else’s day, when the water and the wind still after playing madly all afternoon. That’s what I’m trying to capture here….the quiet, the stillness of near-night, almost darkness but still light.
Happy Weekend!
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“Will’s Favorite Color” 8” x 10” Pastel $75 © Sharon Lewis Click Here to Purchase |
My little grandson Will’s favorite color is red, which he will enthusiastically tell you any chance he gets. In the midst of gloomy, grey, winter days, I think red is becoming my favorite color as well. It’s one of the many reasons I hate taking down the Christmas decorations (often red) since they offer these cheerful color notes throughout my house. And it’s also the reason, much to the chagrin of my daughter, why I love keeping the poinsettias alive long past the holiday season.
Hope you’re enjoying a little of your favorite color and a Happy Weekend!
