Lavender Garden

"Lavender Garden"
6" x 6"
Oil on hardboard

The fragrance was heady and wholesome as we stepped into the  woman's back yard. It reminded me of my goat's milk and lavender soap but even more urgently fresh than my beloved bar. Her gardens were regally purple with blossoms whose scent totally enveloped us. 

From a photo I found of a distant lavender garden.

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Aqua-linear Synapses

"Aqua-linear Synapses"
12" x 12"
Oil on wrapped canvas 

Words are not flowing as fluidly as my brush did as I sit here tonight to write about this image. I enjoyed where my brain directed my hand and let it create the sense of aqueous space that you see, but I can't describe it. I plan to make another tomorrow, and we'll see if I can find words any easier than tonight. 

Carol

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Color Shifting

"Color Shifting"
5" x 5"
Oil on hardboard

The colors shifted so rapidly that evening, it must have been windy at higher elevations.  The aqua sky remained the base color, but the purple gave way to pinks and the orange that had mingled so beautifully with purple only seconds before.  

It was fun to paint consecutive sunsets based on the same sky within moments of one another. It certainly looks like a birthday girl's choice of sky, doesn't it?

Carol

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Evening Appetizer

"Evening Appetizer"
6" x 6"
Oil on hardboard

I attended a birthday party the other day, after which I was pointed directly at this riotous sunset about dinner time. I photographed it with little hope of documenting the colors, but actually did capture them as I remembered. The meal was delicious on the heels of this amazing appetizer.  

Happy Birthday Cutie Pie.

Carol

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Morning Moon

"Morning Moon"
6" x 6"
Oil on hardboard

It was one of those times when Miss Moon, being quite full of herself, lingered in the western sky as her sizzling counterpart opened her arms to morning. 

Here's another little sky to enjoy while I work on larger pieces.  I love making them and making up their stories.

Carol

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Daylight Moon

"Daylight Moon"
6" x 6"
Oil on hardboard

It had been cloudy the night before, with no sign of Her Majesty's girth or presence. But as the sun rose, it was breathtaking to see her stage presence as she made her final curtsey over the frosted peaks. 

This painting was inspired after a difficult day, made when I didn't think I had it in me. Alas, I do now!

Carol

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Celestial Overload

"Celestial Overload"
30" x40"
Oil on Museum wrapped canvas

I've gone from painting on a ridiculously small to a ridiculously large canvas within a day or two. The brushwork is similar, the colors too, but the physical exertion on my body reminded me of my mural painting days. This is not like painting a rose. Nothing at all like it. 

Remember, none of these paintings are signed on the front. There is no right or wrong direction for them. It will be up to each individual owner to decide.  They are, however, signed on the back.

Carol

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