Tuesday, June 28, 2016

"Bathing Beach" 8 x 6 oil


Summer is here!  Had a chance to spend a little time at the beach yesterday with a good pal.  Beautiful morning, great breeze, sparkling air and water.  A feast for all the senses!   Finding time to slow down. Wonderful.  Here's a little study I did a couple of years ago at a nearby beach.  I'm packing my rig for some beach studies coming up.   Stay tuned.
 

Friday, June 24, 2016

"I know this tree!" - The Joy of Connecting Threads



 

















My husband and I were grabbing a bite in a local pub last week.  I looked out the window and thought.. "I know that tree!"  I think the complete thought is "I know that tree in that context with water behind it and its relationship to the other pines around it." Then remembered that I had made this watercolor sketch of it from another angle last summer.  I find it a great joy that images can be imprinted on my brain in this way.  The memory/relationship/association comes forward and I get a chance to explore a memory, usually involving other senses besides sight.  This memory and imprint was only a year old, but I have had images/memories jump forward from decades ago because something I see bumps a dusty corner of my brain.  I wrote about a few other examples here, here, and here... the first involving a 300 year old house near the home of my youth, another involving a color palette one of my students used in her still life and a John Alexander White painting, and another involving some quiet snowy trees and a favorite childhood book.  When cognitive threads connect, I rejoice.
How about you?