And God said: ‘ Let the waters bring out moving creatures that have life. Birds to fly above the earth in the sky of heaven’… and God created the great whales, every living creature that moves…swims or flies…and God saw it was good and God blessed them to multiply well filling the waters and the earth. The evening and the morning were the fifth day .
Genesis 1: 20 -23 (Sandy’s understanding)
Big wet snow flakes with more expected. Roy was working on getting rid of weeds on Monday.
It was all done just in time.
Today cardoon and daffidol
soldier on with tulip leaves.
All standing tall.
I looked at what was in
‘granny’s vase
which was then standing inside a tall well loved cylindrical glass vase.
Little glass vase
in
Large glass vase.
Much like us.
I then painted what I saw.
These are some words from Georgia O’Keeffe about how she felt about her painting:
I had to create an equivalent for what I felt about what I was looking at – not copy it.
To create one’s world in any of the arts takes courage.
I’ve been absolutely terrified every moment of my life – and I’ve never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.
One floret just opening to show the palest of pink skin tone.
A vulnerable colour.
All yesterday.
I often painted fragments of things because it seemed to make my statements as well as or better than the whole could.
Georgia O’Keeffe An American Modernist artist, she was born 15 Nov 1887 and died aged 98 on 6March 1986.
The pale floret at right angles to the stalk.
All today.
Press on this Georgia O’Keeffe A brief History.(school friendly) if you would like to know a little more about her.
May your time be blessed with all the joy of creativity.
Sandy 😶🌫️ I think this is snow!
Hello.
Beautiful reflection on nature and art. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and Georgia O’Keeffe’s inspiring quotes. Stay warm in the snow!
Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for coming to see and your kindness. Nature sometimes sadly struggles but we are warm thanks. Sandy.
Lovely, Sandy. Georgia O’Keeffe is one of my favorite artists! I have a book of her paintings on my coffee table.
She certainly captures the vibrance of flowers. I admire her work too. It wasn’t easy being a woman artist when she was but she really did wonders.
You had quite a bit of snow. Amazing how the plants benefit from it! Good to paint what you see…I like it Sandy
Thank you it is so relaxing to paint. I seem to have not care in the world. Lovely to do.
“To create one’s world in any of the arts takes courage.” Indeed! Lovely words and beautiful painting.
Thank you. Glad those words encouraged you.
Hey, I really like your art! Keep painting! Enjoy the coming of spring and keep warm too! xx
I am having some fun. Roy bought me some watercolour paper. Oh dear feel the pressure of getting ‘it ‘ right whatever that is?