The Light in Rocky Times

“The Light in Rocky Times”         8” x 8”    Pastel       SOLD     © Sharon Lewis
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            In these stressful COVID-19 times, I’m especially grateful for my family, friends, and colleagues even if I only see and hear them virtually via Zoom, Skype, etc. I know some of my friends and colleagues are working very long hours to make sure that we can continue to provide our classes  and services to our students, especially the ones facing difficult challenges.  You truly are the light in these rocky times.

Evening Glory

“Evening Glory”        8” x 10”    Pastel       SOLD    © Sharon Lewis
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            I love painting skies! I think it’s because I love looking at beautiful skies, especially with colorful clouds, and want to keep that beauty in my life somehow. It always seems like there’s this fleeting moment where the sky is just glorious and then before you know it, the sun is down. This is where it comes in handy to be an artist because I can recreate that beauty again so that I can continue to enjoy it. 

            Hope you enjoy a happy weekend!

What Endures

“ What Endures”          8” x 8”         Pastel           $70       © Sharon Lewis
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            The week has been filled with increasingly stressful talk and measures connected to the corona virus, COVID-19. While I have been paying careful attention to this as it impacts my job as a professor, I have been trying to maintain some degree of perspective. What I don’t want is for this understandably scary virus to be the only thing that I think about all day. So, I’ve been taking refuge in reminding myself of those things that endure. I’m remembering the hypnotic sounds of the waves and the smell of the salt in the air at a beach I visited recently. I’m focusing on the sound of the breeze blowing through my budding trees in the backyard and the melodic spring songs sung by the birds visiting my feeder. I am grateful for all of the beauty that nature presents at this time of year.

Happy Weekend!

Last Show of the Day

Last Show of the Day      5” x 7”    Pastel       $50     © Sharon Lewis
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            It was one of those beautiful, cool, breezy days at the beach in early spring. The day had been filled with sunshine, the sound of the surf, and the calls of the sea gulls soaring above. And then nature gave us one last show: a sky full of spectacular radiant color that set the sea and shore aglow. I can’t wait to see it again!

            Happy Weekend!

California Courtyard

“California Courtyard”    9” x 9”    Pastel       $100     © Sharon Lewis
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Several years ago, I was out in San Francisco for a conference and after meetings we headed out of the city to go hiking. On our way out, we passed by this courtyard with a huge, blooming bougainvillea, one of my favorite plants in the world. I’ve always loved the brilliant, hot pink color, a love I shared with my sister, Meg, and the plant reminds me of growing up in south Florida, where it’s common to see this beautiful plant blooming everywhere.

Happy Weekend!

I Can Fly!

“I Can Fly!”      12” x 12”       Pastel          $175        © Sharon Lewis

            I am always drawn to paint beautiful days at the beach, and now, especially so in the middle of what feels like incessant grey skies and rain this winter. 

It was one of those gorgeous days, with a mild breeze and a blue sky decorated with wisps of thin clouds with fog starting to roll in a bit over the more distant hillside. I was taking photos of the beach and trying to catch some of the waves coming in. It was only later that I realized that I’d caught this young boy facing the surf with outstretched arms in absolute joy and delight.
            Happy Weekend!

Memories of Blue Skies

“Memories of Blue Skies”         5” x 7”    Pastel       $50     © Sharon Lewis
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            The more often we have grey, rainy skies, the more I’m drawn to colorful, light-filled skies such as this one. I’ve heard rumors that we’re going to see the sun again one of these days but until I do, I’m going to be painting these beautiful coastal skies to remind myself of what blue skies look like.

            Hope you see some blue skies soon. Happy Weekend!