Ghost Ranch, NM
Sunrise 7:01am – Ghost Ranch, NM
Roadside Mosaic
8″x4″ oil on panel
“Spring work is going on with joyful enthusiasm.”
— John Muir
Let’s Take This Side Road
8″ x 10″ pastel on sanded paper
“Some beautiful paths can’t be discovered without getting lost.” -Erol Oman
We are driving across West Texas today. The wildflowers have been delightful! I love all to imagine what is down all those side roads. And to further imagine what would, or could happen when we get off the beaten path whether it be the highway, or just the course we are heading.
My lap studio.
We and Our Shadow
4’x3′ mixed media
Walking to School series No• 15
“Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which increases with the setting sun of life.” -Jean de La Fontaine
I count the friendship between these two among my biggest blessings.
Happy Field
10″x8″ pastel on sanded paper
“Happiness radiates like the fragrance from a flower and draws all good things towards you.” -Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Super Bloom
10″x8″ oil on linen panel
Life in Death Valley. Last year we visited during the super Bloom, the color was outstanding!
Expecting
Poppy buds have always reminded me of big, round, pregnant bellies. I love to personify my still life. Here is the happy couple waiting for their bloom.
Burning Color
“These too are of a burning color–not orange, not gold, but if pure gold were liquid and could raise a cream, that golden cream might be like the color of the poppies.”
― John Steinbeck
Your World For a Moment
“If you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it’s your world for a moment.”
― Georgia O’Keeffe
Hay waiting to be cut – study in complimentary colors
I love to play with a limited palette, today was orange and blue in five values each.
paintandsimple 