Loving the Wild Things……

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art, cat photograph, cat portrait, gray cat, gray cat portrait, wild thing

Years ago a friend gave our son this cat. She was born in a barn to a feral mom. Even after having this cat for many years……she will still give you an unprovoked and unexpected smack.

Her wildness can be very irritating, but it is exactly her wildness that makes her so attractive.

Despite this inner-cat wildness…..she loves to be kissed, called ‘pretty kitty,’ and sleep under the covers.

Gotta love…..Wild Thing…..

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Finding Beauty in Life’s Journey…..

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1850 bed, black and white photos, door knob, georgia, lamp, mantle, maul, photographs of historical objects, shingle splitter, travelers rest

Some time back I heard the statement, “People who do not live in the moment are racing to their death.” Really had to step back and take a moment to digest this. But the more I thought about it….the more I realized that all we really have in life is this very moment.

A part of my living in the moment is seeing the ‘Beauty in Life’s Journey’…..this includes my time spent on my job….yes my paying job outside of the studio. When I think about it, I get to be in some extraordinary places because of my job. One such place is the last ‘Travelers Rest’ in the state of Georgia. For a few Saturday’s a month, I have been assigned to be the historical interpreter there.

Intellectually I know the items there are extraordinary. Most of the items in the Inn date back to the 1850’s, and the Inn itself dates back to 1833. This past Saturday, I decided to look at some of the items there from a different angle. Below are a few pictures of what I discovered.

I used a black and white format to enhance the texture and light-dark contrasts.

These objects are functionally and aesthetically simple, but they have history. Generations of children have touched these items. For over a hundred years these items have served a family and their guest…..I find this beautiful.

Peacock up-close……..

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birds, nature art, nature photograph, peacock, peacock photograph

Met this handsome bird on a farm not to far from our house…..for a peacock he was very friendly……we were able to get up close to him….hence was able to snap this pic with my phone…

Grey Images…..

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abstract, art, cat painting, flower painting, flowers, gray cat painting, gray flower painting, grey, impasto, impressionism, impressionistic, nature art, oil painting

Gray is a powerful color. We use this color to describe our mood, the sky, or something that is in between. Gray is sometimes thought of as a cold temperature color, but gray can also be a warm tone. Mix a light purple then mix yellow into that mixture and you get a beautiful warm gray color.

Below are two paintings that have been experimentation’s with the color gray.

This first is a close up of a flower and the second…..well you get what that is….

Painting for Our New Puppy……..

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art, dog painting, dog portrait, lab puppy, northeast georgia living, original painting, whimsical

Here is our new puppy…..he is a lab mix. He, along with a sibling were dumped off at a friends house, my friend took one puppy and we took this one.

In celebration of getting a new puppy, I painted him his own picture. The kids decided to name him Bruno which means ‘little black plum,’

Taking in stray animals is all a part of living in a rural community. Painting a portrait of our newest family addition is all a part of being an artist living in rural Georgia.