I am a loon for the library & birds in general! Actually, I am a loon for reading, reading is good for the mind & eyes. I needed a book bag so I don't misplace anything and can grab it in a second as I head out the door... to the closest library. Haliburton Highlands has an impressive library service , rent books, large print, audio books, DVDs (all & every subject), magazines, childrens books of course - and I picked up a 'Pioneer woman cookbook'- which has me drooling & thrilled to get into the kitchen. Do you know how many millions cannot read? Too many. Imagine how much more difficult life can become when you can't read, can't communicate, it's like speaking another language to some...
Open books & you open doors, it's that simple. I'm grateful for the library, getting out to visit it, the beautiful drive noticing leaves changing while waving 'hello' to a new neighbour as I go! Weeee! Grateful to God for the view - reminding all us "painters" to pay attention as fall arrives.... get a lesson like no other direct from the creator.
I asked Norm to take down the weather vane so I could paint it - of course, since I was a kid I've alwasy wanted a weather vane! It amuses me so much now that we have one - I smile every time I look up at it. I use to draw them on every house (not just the haunted houses) so, to have my own - a Canadian GOOSE - is the cherry on this cake. I lay there and watch it spin and could not take it any longer - it screamed & squeeked 'paint me'... Norm has to put it back up this weekend (add a bit of WD40) - he also took down the base with the N,S,E,W for a new coat of weather protecting paint. I am in a painting mode- today was a pair of: "Happy Fall Y'all " jeans - lol they are my painting jeans which started to look a little ruff so I 'falled' them up with leaves - organized painting. I can't wait to wear them.. .
my kinda camoflauge.
A new canvas has been started and it's goig to take a while.. a serious peice of work, just getting photos has been a 3 day adventure, then I stared at the canvas for about 16 hours - vefore finally a bit of pencil was added, trying to anticipate where I want the viewwer to look & what to see. Som ehave NO idea how lng paintings take, I lay and just think about the direction of the light, what I want in the image around the main subject.. color I will be using.. - Norm says 'I'm napping.' when he sees me do this. No.
Next step PAINT. Beyond enthusiastic to start creating this painting.
Until we meet again - EAT pie - homemade.
With TLC & THC
me.
Open books & you open doors, it's that simple. I'm grateful for the library, getting out to visit it, the beautiful drive noticing leaves changing while waving 'hello' to a new neighbour as I go! Weeee! Grateful to God for the view - reminding all us "painters" to pay attention as fall arrives.... get a lesson like no other direct from the creator.
I asked Norm to take down the weather vane so I could paint it - of course, since I was a kid I've alwasy wanted a weather vane! It amuses me so much now that we have one - I smile every time I look up at it. I use to draw them on every house (not just the haunted houses) so, to have my own - a Canadian GOOSE - is the cherry on this cake. I lay there and watch it spin and could not take it any longer - it screamed & squeeked 'paint me'... Norm has to put it back up this weekend (add a bit of WD40) - he also took down the base with the N,S,E,W for a new coat of weather protecting paint. I am in a painting mode- today was a pair of: "Happy Fall Y'all " jeans - lol they are my painting jeans which started to look a little ruff so I 'falled' them up with leaves - organized painting. I can't wait to wear them.. .
my kinda camoflauge.
A new canvas has been started and it's goig to take a while.. a serious peice of work, just getting photos has been a 3 day adventure, then I stared at the canvas for about 16 hours - vefore finally a bit of pencil was added, trying to anticipate where I want the viewwer to look & what to see. Som ehave NO idea how lng paintings take, I lay and just think about the direction of the light, what I want in the image around the main subject.. color I will be using.. - Norm says 'I'm napping.' when he sees me do this. No.
Next step PAINT. Beyond enthusiastic to start creating this painting.
Until we meet again - EAT pie - homemade.
With TLC & THC
me.
