I altered the paintings I showed in the last post. I didn't like the leaves in the darker painting---they were prissy and finicky and the two halves of the painting didn't hang together. I neatened up the second painting a bit. As always, I'm searching to refine and define my own water-painting idiom, one not strictly representational, but certainly not completely abstracted, either. The beauty of working in a long series* such as this year's water one is that you have lots of room to experiment, to get clearer regarding what you want to say and how you want to say it. These two paintings are just steps along the way.
Last Sunday, I realized I could see the aurora borealis from my house!
In my house. The reflections of flowers on my dining room walls looked
to me like the Northern Lights. Iceland is still in my heart and in my
eyes.
On the baby J front: he will probably make his inaugural appearance this week, what with the full moon and his due date and all! Prayers, kind thoughts, crossed fingers all gratefully accepted!
*For an informative and illuminating post on painting in a series, please check out Katherine Tyrrell's great blog, Making a Mark.
The images brings relaxation and a feeling of being close nature upon seeing one by one. It has a serene impact to anyone who's viewing it. If you found it interesting, you may also find my background as interesting once the meaning has been revealed.
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Posted by: stargirl@hatboss | November 05, 2008 at 09:30 AM
Fantastic, dear Louise! Am so pleased and happy for you. Beautiful work - and you can see that aurora borealis from your house! Ha ha! xo
Posted by: Paris Parfait | November 04, 2008 at 05:25 PM
I am LOVE with that second painting - it's so tranquil, the colors are magnificent, and the light just shines... beautiful work
Posted by: juj | October 21, 2008 at 11:44 AM
your water paintings are really really lovely. I like that they are reflecting your sketchbook style, which is of course YOU, just like your handwriting.
Love the photos of the flowers/northern lights....It probably helps that your windows are clean! :-)
congrats on grandson!
Posted by: Jane LaFazio | October 20, 2008 at 09:43 AM
Many leafy wishes for a safe baby arrival, and soon.
These are scrumptious, magical leaves.
Yes, I love the northern lights as well. I have seen them many times as far as Lake Placid and north of there. It's one of the consolations of not being in my proper climate zone!
So here is an aurora borealis poem for you, written about seeing a very pale version over the lake. It's a bit dour, though, because I still don't like being cold. Scroll down to the third poem:
http://www.storysouth.com/poetry_features/2006/01/youmans_poems.html
Posted by: Marly | October 18, 2008 at 09:38 AM
Beautiful, these are just beautiful.
Any word on the babbie yet?
Posted by: problemchildbride | October 16, 2008 at 09:14 AM