Usually my paintings and drawings end up being a wilderness landscape such as the scene I painted on the box, which I'll use as a planter in the backyard. The Husband noticed the running theme, too. He wondered if it's somewhere that I want to be. I certainly do. The Husband says he'd like to be there, too.
I backpacked a regular bit from my 20s to 40s. Desolation Wilderness in the Sierra Nevada, mostly. I rarely carried a camera on my trips because the beauty of the land did not translate in my photos. Now, look at me. The essence of what I experienced in the wilderness way back then is pouring out through paints, pastels, and pencils. Yippieee!
Off I go to All Seasons, a weekly meme hosted by Jesh at The Jesh Studio. Come chcck out the other participants with me.
I have plain art box behind me, and never thought of painting on it.
ReplyDeleteSo, what do you think? Going to paint it, Dora? :-)
DeleteLove the box, it looks great :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Eunice!
DeleteNice art
ReplyDeleteThank you, Adam.
DeleteMaybe not a back-pack, but perhaps a day-trip or two? . . . beautiful box. :)
ReplyDeleteYes, indeed! Glad you like the box. :-)
DeleteThat's a fantastic painting from memory. Well done!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Shiju!
DeleteYour creative mind took a plain box of utility and transformed it. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Carol. You've given me another way of looking at what I did.
DeleteYou make me laugh, as usual, how you responded to your first friend, asking her what to paint:) I can see a big difference in your painting skill from a while ago - way to go, Susie, , you are really progressing in landscape painting (next to what you noticed as taking better photos!) My heartfelt thanks to share this journey with All Seasons, and have a fantastic week!.
ReplyDeleteCool, Jesh. I appreciate knowing that my artwork is evolving, thanks. I perceive colors and lighting differently these days. It's almost like everything is brighter. I wonder what life will be like after my cataract surgery, whenever that shall be.
DeleteSo often, while driving through wilderness type areas, I wished I could paint. The colors of the rocks did not come out in photographs, and I wished I could find a way to replicate them. I still can't paint, alas. Nice job on the planter.
ReplyDeleteI didn't think I could paint or draw. Look where I am now. Thanks, Liz. I painted a pair of old shoes to place beneath the planter.
DeleteIt’s a perfect reminder of a place and time that you loved ...and hold in your heart! Then you hiked, now you do art. I used to hike more and I wish I could do art now.
ReplyDeleteI think you can do art, Sallie. We weren't encouraged enough when we were children. The Husband has helped me get out of the mindset that art must look a certain way. .
DeleteWonderful painted box! Fun to see this.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Linda! :-)
DeleteYou certainly are a creative ingenious person!
ReplyDeleteGrazie! I'll try not to let that go to my head. :-)
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