I am in awe of all the love that surrounds us. Each day I awaken to the songs of the birds in my yard, gratitude fills my heart. I take it in with all my senses and fill my lungs with a deep breathe. A smile pairs with the exhale, and a new day has begun.
I continue to be amazing as divine design and all that is offered in nature to inspire and uplift us, Nature is a healer and I continue to gather information and use it in my art. I have been a landscape painter for more than 20 years. People ask me, “Does that come from a photo?” I grab my heart space and say, “NO, it comes from within.”
Of all these years I have only plain air painting a few times. So 2017 is my time to explore this technique more. I love to nurture my artist child and recently bought a painters box. I can now travel to various places with an easel and palette and see how this will affect my work. After all, gathering information and storing it in your heart is a beautiful thing. But to sit in nature and push the painter in my to try new techniques will undoubtedly make me a much better landscape painting. Each day brings new opportunities, and I am ready to grow!
There is so much offered in Mother Earth’s gifts. I revere and honor each one and walk gently on her. I will enjoy giving myself new lessons this Spring. Professional growth is a an exciting journey to be on…like nature, ever changing and sunshiny, sometimes stormy and windy. But like the tree, I stand tall rooted in my experiences and lessons. I love to learn and plain air painting will help me to see the world with new eyes! Oh, the joy of landscape painting!
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