As I am sitting here blogging, I'm looking at snow. Big wet clumps of white fluffiness. I like when the yard is bathed in a blanket of white that seems to create a hush over the trees and buildings. It's like the world has stopped talking so much and is listening, just listening. It's a beautiful thing. We had snow for Christmas, lots of snow. Inches upon inches of snow and it was divine...
I haven't spent much time in my new (still messy) studio. But I did play around with a wintery banner this last week. 'On Skates'.
The image of two children is from Red Lead. I sketched out the skates (by looking at a coloring page online) and painted with watered down acrylics and gesso.
When I was a teenager we lived in New York. Boy oh boy, the winters there were cold and snowy! I had this friend at church whose house I liked to visit. They had their own pond and every year we would get out on it, I would fall a lot, and we would skate. Her father or brother would build a fire in a pit near the pond so we could warm up in between rounds. I'm sure the guys probably played some hockey but I don't remember much of that. I just remember the beauty of the surrounding woods and piled up mounds of snow. I haven't been skating in years. I have weak ankles so I imagine it wouldn't be a pretty sight.
Mom took the little one skating last year and it seems she is a natural. I can see we need to take her often this year. She loves it.
I haven't spent much time in my new (still messy) studio. But I did play around with a wintery banner this last week. 'On Skates'.
The image of two children is from Red Lead. I sketched out the skates (by looking at a coloring page online) and painted with watered down acrylics and gesso.
When I was a teenager we lived in New York. Boy oh boy, the winters there were cold and snowy! I had this friend at church whose house I liked to visit. They had their own pond and every year we would get out on it, I would fall a lot, and we would skate. Her father or brother would build a fire in a pit near the pond so we could warm up in between rounds. I'm sure the guys probably played some hockey but I don't remember much of that. I just remember the beauty of the surrounding woods and piled up mounds of snow. I haven't been skating in years. I have weak ankles so I imagine it wouldn't be a pretty sight.
Mom took the little one skating last year and it seems she is a natural. I can see we need to take her often this year. She loves it.
Have you gone skating lately? Is it snowing where you are?
NOTE: I swear I posted the winner of the ornament giveaway but it was sitting in a blog post draft. No wonder the winner didn't contact me! lol The ornament goes to: Linda. If you'll email your address to me, I'll mail out this ornament for you! Happy New Year and congrats!
NOTE: I swear I posted the winner of the ornament giveaway but it was sitting in a blog post draft. No wonder the winner didn't contact me! lol The ornament goes to: Linda. If you'll email your address to me, I'll mail out this ornament for you! Happy New Year and congrats!
there's tons of snow here, just gorgeous!
ReplyDeletewhoa, you're going to have to start warning me when you change your blog--thought i was in the wrong place!!!
;)