We are so blessed to live in a place of peace and tranquility - with occasional outbursts such as "watching cops chasing guys down the street at 4:30am" which one of our son's just posted on Facebook….[he works nights]. But such happenings are infrequent and when compared to lives of people in many areas of the world I am reminded to cherish life and to cherish even more the many instances when we experience an extra measure of tranquility and joy.
Other than the beautiful sunsets, vegetation, and flowers which have been an incredible feast for our eyes and souls this summer I have entered here a few added moments I have experienced.
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| tea with a friend |
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| smoothies after working in the yard |
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| evening prayers at St George's Cathedral - first time I had been in this beautiful place |
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| downtown in the early evening - I love the lights and reflections! |
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Coffee with Doug at an outside cafe sheltered but enjoying the cloudburst!
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Devin Cuddy band - our son Geoff opened for them. This took place during a thunderstorm and when the power went off acoustic guitars replaced the electric and a homey evening became even more homey…. the windows on either side of the upper stage gave us a great view of the lightening and rain.
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And... it is always a privilege to have the time and space to paint….
There are times when working on a painting I want to throw up my hands in despair!! If I make it through these moments then the piece will usually come to some acceptable conclusion. This painting of two young people walking down Broadway Avenue took several weeks to complete [I will let it sit for a few weeks now and have another look to see if I need to twig a few things before giving it a final coat of varnish]. It is large: 48 x 36 inches and there were numerous moments I wanted to give up - but I had determined to learn to paint street scenes and this is my first acrylic one. Feel free to make suggestions if you see something which might be corrected/changed.
I did this view because it was taken on a peaceful early summer afternoon… and the shade along the street makes the light and dark spaces very interesting. When I began I had no idea the number of perspective considerations I would need to take into account!! But I hope I got most of them correct.
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| Along the Avenue - acrylic, August 2014 |
Peace to you…
Just looking at your pictures increases one's peacefulness!
ReplyDeleteThanks Gloria… maybe a peaceful cup of tea with you one of these days:)
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