This last week my best friend of over thirty years came to visit and it was fun to remember all the times when our children were little and we snuck away when we could to have a quiet Latte and talk about everything from diapers to diamonds, law (she is a lawyer) and art. Good friend are so hard to come by, I feel so lucky in my life to have such wonderful people in my life.
My painting reminds me of all the good times we spent together when we all lived in Del Mar, California
Walking into Kingston today with best friends from San Diego we passed the trailer that inspired this painting. The photo was taken at 11 PM in December. I was mazed how many people were out and about at that time of night in Kingston in December.
My friend mentioned that she had never visited Seattle when it did not rain. It was warm and sunny until about 30 minutes later, when after a Latte we started our walk home, where we witnessed lightning, heard thunder and were drenched on the way home.
Be careful what you say in Washington….
Wish I could say I sat there and painted this, but someone in my painting group shared the photo and I thought it was lovely. Four of us painted the scene, each with a different result. It is 14 x 16 and available today for $450
“An artist I spoke with put it this way, “I don’t think people should complain about politics if they don’t vote. I feel the same way about the art market. Don’t complain about people not buying art if you have never bought a work of art yourself.”. Harsh words… but she does have a point.” – Brian Sherwin
“A Huffington Post article by artist Hilary Harkness spurred me to ask artists if they buy art from other artists. Of the 300+ responses only 27 stated that they have purchased art from a fellow artist in the past — and of that 27, only a few acknowledged owning a small collection of artwork by other artists. I was not surprised by the response that I received. There is bitter irony here — artists want more people to buy art… but it appears that not many artists buy art.” – Brian Sherwin
Raising three sons by myself was always an adventure. Now they are grown and they sometimes share their adventures with me. My oldest son Chadwyck Wirtz has taken to photography and recently sent me several photos that will translate beautifully into paintings. Look to find paintings from these in the future.
This time of year having friends to share the garden is such a joy! Last we enjoyed the beautiful evening with good friends.
The painting is just 5 x 7 and done in about 30 minutes. Not my favorite, but learning to work in different harmonies is important to grow your art.
The other day for a class I painted a bell pepper. It looked so lonely in the studio, I painted this 5 x 7 abstract apple to keep it company. Just like people, sometimes a piece of art looks all alone.
Sometimes nature is more beautiful than a painting
This photo from Facebook gives you a very different view of color.