Now that we're into October, the autumn season is really in full swing....colors are changing daily in the most beautiful and often subtle ways. There are moments of bright, warm yellow set against deep, rich red, but as I drive along the back roads, I am also quite taken by the subtle shifts of color in the fields and the grasses on the side of the road...colors that shift from a pale gray-green to the color of straw and then to a soft peach and onto deep red and then crimson. I do love each season for it's own beauty, but there is something about autumn that makes me more aware of color than the other seasons. I know that spring and summer are full of the rich, bright colors of gardens in bloom, but I am more deeply drawn to subtle palettes and the colors of autumn make me swoon. Unfortunately, I didn't have my camera when these thoughts came to me today in the car, but I did snap a few shots in the backyard just a bit ago. The river is beautiful no matter what the season!
Still keeping up the daily drawing practice and with the recent big deadlines looming over us now past, I find that I am able to post them more often. I'll start off October with today's drawing, but do have a peek at the others in my shop
here. I do have sale going on in the shop, so if you are interested in any of the daily drawings, now is the time to have a more serious look around...there is 15% off everything in the shop, but be sure to use the coupon code at checkout: AUTUMNSALE
There's a newly finished drawing in the Notes From The Ancestors series, now posted on my
website
I'm still loving the interior space I can roam through as I make these pieces...an open-ended conversation with time and memory.
Notes From The Ancestors no.11
Hope you have a great week....savor the day and the subtle details so easily overlooked! See you soon!
I completely agree with you, daily art practice is a great thing. I love these notes from the ancestors, and your idea of an open-ended conversation.
ReplyDeleteThanks Suzie for your comment and your support! I do struggle with all the demands of daily life....wish I had more time to listen in the studio, but I suppose the conversation can come through anytime and anywhere!
DeleteHi Patti - am enjoying your change of colour as ours seems to mostly turn green! I like 1 October down in the corner there...and the Ancestor conversations continue to be lovely.
ReplyDeleteFiona...thank you! Yes, you are on the verge of green and ours is fading more each day. I do love it though, at this time of year....the scents in the air and the amazing color! It's all pretty wonderful, isn't it!?
DeleteHello Patti - I continue to love the ancestors and often pop back over to your website to say hello to them! Yes, like Fiona says, we are swapping our seasons - coming out of winter and into summer is glorious though by the end of our summers I am always looking forward to winter soup and log fires.
ReplyDeleteYes, something about the fall does have one looking ahead to cold winter nights. I know you are enjoy the beauty of the coming summer season, even as I am enjoying it's passing....for now, at least!
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