white. white?
morning lake lake at noon late afternoon lake What color is white anyway? Quintessentially white snow teases me endlessly. The forecast is for loads of this white stuff. I kind of live “up there”. Not “up there” for local New Hampshire folk who get away 2 hours’ drive north of here. But this place is […]
contrast
What is quiet without a little hustle/bustle/noise and ridiculousness as interruption? What is all that whiteness outside without the black pup, white-ish pup and smiling Hunter? Not to mention that art – being knocked about midst it all. Yay for contrast! (and for the Christmas tree)
background defines
As an artist, I sometimes encounter these delicious flashes, an “a-ha!” revelation. For example, I remember the specific time when I was doing a drawing of a chair, and I realized that if I filled in the background surrounding it, charcoaled in all that space – what’s left is the chair, defined by its background. […]
either and
Footprints. On the lake side, there is the sweet mink dropping by. Don’t you love the delicacy? On the other side, evidence of… me and the 2 pooches. Big difference. But then, these 2 little beings bring me a lot of love and joy. I take the invitation from the mink – let me be […]
black and white
In Instagram, you can choose a filter for the way you want to see your photo. In New England, I’m in some larger “Instagram” – and today it’s the moon filter. I love that I get to watch the world change, that I’m not making the choice. It must be one reason I love New […]
ring around the moon
The camera didn’t completely capture the colors of the rings around the moon – they were much more orange. Captivating. My attention is constantly on nature: the weather, the moon, now the snow. And today, yes, it’s snowing. One snow flake after another. The innocence of it all. And then, the reactive response, all the […]
cooooold
The temperature went below zero last night. In this kind of weather (girl from the south speaking), I feel like I’m accomplishing something getting the wood in and the snow clear – just staying warm. Even my art looks like: maybe it’s better to not be on the ice today… let’s just peer out at […]
snow’s offerings
It snowed yesterday – notice the blurry outdoors light. A lot of the snow blew off the dock, but enough remained today to capture the footprints of my local mink. I loved that he climbed the ladder (!) and then plunked back into the lake, which has yet to freeze over.
glacial speed
I realized, in re-reading my last post, that “you” may not be like me. You may not have walls hung with art. And maybe you don’t notice the outdoors – the dawn and sunset. And even if you do, you might be too busy to pay attention, to take it all in. Life for many […]
early morning
It’s the beginning of the day. No firm thoughts. No to-do list. Your mind is at it’s most formless. And what you see: it’s not a shape. Not defined. It’s color. Easy. Soothing. You can remain in the child place. No need to know. Your world is simple. Now you are awake. The light has […]