Thought for the day

"Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved." -- Jeremy Kitson


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Thought for the day

"The thoughts we choose to think are the tools we use to paint the canvas of our lives." -- Louise Hay



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Strawberries and Watermelon another painting in the Organic Series

I have been eating strawberries all day, so I think I will add some to my painting.

I start the painting by drawing in blue paint the basic shapes.

I add some of the darker areas with the blue paint.

I begin the background and fill in some of the shapes with the basic color of the area.

I add the green tops to the berries.

I start adding some detail.

Almost done. I will do a little more glazing when it dries.

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I am moving

"The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we are, but in what direction we are moving." -- Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Destiny

Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice.
It is not anthing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved." -- Jeremy Kitson

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The Willow

The Willow
As a landscape artist, I find inspiration everywhere, especially in spring when everything starts to bloom. A robin looking for worms, a bee exploring the new blooms, and a squirrel looking for where it buried nuts last fall. All of this inspire me. The about movement, color,life and form all in nature. Dappled light across a path, water sparkling in the sunlight, the long purple shadows of trees at dusk, and the first rays of sunlight in the trees at dawn often make me rush to pick up my paintbrush. Sunset are easier to paint then then sun rise because the light last longer in the evening. In the morning you have to be quick with a brush to get the light before it is gone.I sit on the hill overlooking a pond with a willow tree, watching as the rain clouds threaten to drench me.The morning is gray with out sun and heavy ready to rain, I hope to finish a painting before it starts. I settle down to the work of making value sketches and thumbnails before I put paint to canvas.What color will I use to depict this gray dull day? Gray,dull blue, purple blue that leans toward gray and something a little warmer near the horizon?How will I make the water in my painting ? It is so dark it looks almost black, reflecting the gray of the day. How can I best convey mood of the day? There is no reflections of the willow trees on this gray day.The pond is a murky mirrors at best.I return again to paint this on a day when there is sunshine. The rain starts and water and oil are not friends, It is time to pack up and try again on another day.The beautiful landscapes that inspire my paintings will still be there.

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Rest Not

"Rest not! Life is sweeping by; go dare before you die. Something mighty and sublime, leave behind to conquer time." (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)



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