But there's one really great upside to that! Well....two actually.
First, while my real passion is painting memories in oil, the murals are the bread and butter that keep me eating and sleeping IN-doors. With this increase I've been able to stock up on canvases, paints, and good brushes.
Second, as I'm on those long drives to and from a mural site, I've taken mental note whenever I see an antiques place. I stop when time permits and have acquired some really unusual additions to my collection of tiny jars for the saved seeds paintings.
Some of them have that distinctive waviness that is so common in antique glass. I love that quality. It reminds me of people I love; so beautiful in their imperfection.
I hit the mother lode this last weekend with these little treasures, and I can't wait to get going on them. Next is deciding which seeds to put in which jars and which jar to paint next. If I get brave, I'll eventually paint something with all of them in it.
Do you recognize any of these? Which is your favorite?
Until next time, keep listening for birdsong...
...that is, if you can hear them over the cicadas.
Jan
