Looking Out

“Looking Out”      9” x 8”          Pastel         $70     © Sharon Lewis

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             I’m normally a landscape artist but I have to admit I love painting still lifes on occasion. Sometimes it’s simply because I love painting with warm colors like these on a cold, grey, winter day.

What many non-artists don’t realize is that the challenges for still-life artists begin before they even start painting, with the choice of objects and how they will be arranged and lighted. I have tremendous respect for these artists, having watched some of the best ones, arranging and rearranging a set-up until it almost magically comes together in a beautiful design.

Happy Weekend!

 

Art Research With Sprinkles

“Art Research With Sprinkles”          8” x 8”          Pastel         $70        © Sharon Lewis

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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!

 

Summer Refuge

“Summer Refuge”          8” x 10”          Pastel         $75     © Sharon Lewis 

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            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!

        
 

Cove, Early Morning

“Cove, Early Morning”   5” x 7”          Pastel         $50     © Sharon Lewis 

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             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!

Sky Bloom

“Sky Bloom”         6.5” x 9.25”          Pastel         $70     © Sharon Lewis

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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.

Just Passing Through

“Just Passing Through”    8” x 10”       Pastel         $75     © Sharon Lewis

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             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!

 

Still Light

  “Still Light”         5” x 7”          Pastel         $50     © Sharon Lewis

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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!