Beauty Contest

  “Beauty Contest”            8” x 10”           Pastel            $75       © Sharon Lewis

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            The trees where I live are almost bare now and I find myself longing for color in the landscape. Fortunately, I have lots of inspiration in my photographs of fall. This painting is based on photos taken during a weekend in the north Georgia mountains during peak apple season. I had a hard time deciding whether to feature the beautiful fall colors in the mountains or the gorgeous colors of the apples, so, I included both.

            Happy Weekend!

 

Aerial Acrobatics

 

“Aerial Acrobatics”           8” x 10”           Pastel            $75       © Sharon Lewis

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While I don’t enjoy the shorter days of this time of year, I do appreciate that I seem to catch more sunsets. This is a sunset I caught one fall, while visiting a place in New Jersey called Crow Creek Farm, now known as the Sperlak Gallery and Sculpture Gardens. This beautiful place is run by the talented landscape artist, Stan Sperlak and is a wonderful mixture of woods, meadows, and marsh. I was fortunate to see the setting sun set the distant woods glowing while clouds performed acrobatics above.

            Happy Weekend!

Tranquil Once Again

“Tranquil Once Again”          9” x 12”           Pastel            SOLD       © Sharon Lewis
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            With the end of the semester bringing lots of work to complete and deadlines to meet for my students, colleagues, and me, I find myself drawn to painting peaceful, tranquil scenes. This beautiful lake and the colorful fall trees reflecting on it are a stark contrast to the way I’ve felt the last several weeks. But, like the beautiful colors of autumn, the crazy deadlines will pass, the work will get done, and all will become tranquil once again.

            Happy Weekend!

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 Warmth of Autumn

“The Warmth of Autumn”    9” x 12”    Pastel     $100    © Sharon Lewis

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As the days get noticeably shorter, I find myself appreciating all the more, the warmth of the fall colors still visible out my window. I incorporated many of the colors that I see in my backyard in this painting. Although I know this won’t last much longer, it is enough for now to be able to still enjoy the rich, vibrant colors of fall on this grey November day.

Happy Weekend!

 

Beautiful Without Regard

   “Beautiful Without Regard”       9” x 7”    Pastel     $75    © Sharon Lewis

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Sometimes, I’m so enamored of the beautiful sky, trees, and water at a local park, that I forget to look down. After I finished a long walk recently, I took a moment to pause and look out across the blue water of one of the small lakes. Fortunately, I looked down and noticed these small, yellow wildflowers growing around the lake, almost glowing as they caught the light from the setting sun. I’m always amused when I realize that what we see as weeds are sometimes quietly beautiful wildflowers simply growing where we didn’t intend them.

Happy Weekend!

 

Holding Each Other Up

“Holding Each Other Up”         9” x 9”     Pastel     $100    © Sharon Lewis

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              I really enjoy painting organic, somewhat rounded shapes like pumpkins. I’m not sure if it’s because their irregular shapes are fun to paint or because I get to paint using different shades of orange which I only rarely use in landscapes. I think it’s also because painting pumpkins allows me to depict more serious subjects like the idea of supporting one another or accepting that we come in different shapes and sizes and that’s OK. 

            Happy Weekend!