Hi Subscriber,
Somewhere along the way between 'I'm going to paint 100 miniature quiet places' and 'Now where did I leave off?' I remembered that I'd given myself one year to complete the challenge.
It's been 13 months since I started and we're only at #61. Although this painting is a little late and not exactly miniature, it did help me jump back in... like walking across a rocky Alaskan glacial stream barefoot.
Yup! Did that...on a dare. Exhilarating yet excruciating.
(Some lessons you only need to learn once).
Point is, it shocked me into action, the way attempting this bright sunset painting did after not doing landscapes for a while.
So I'm declaring "The Creek At Sunset" #62 in the 100 Quiet Places Series, and you'll be among the first to see this when it's finished, assuming I can decide if those colors are 'dreamy' or way too intense, and if I should cool them down a mite.
Now that I've got my trusty STRADA Easel (and a stronger ankle, thanks to my podiatrist), think I'll head up to Calder Dairy Farm where I've watched barn swallows feeding their babies.
It makes me smile to see both parents tag-teaming.
I'm always on the lookout for new quiet places where birdsong is abundant. So if you have a favorite, please tell me.
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The June issue of ART & Story Club is about fishing with my Dad in some of our own favorite spots along the Huron River.
