Remembering Fall

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All my life I've collected pretty leaves. I used to save them inside the pages of books, and include them in letters. A few years ago, when we were still living in Eugene, I got the idea to paint them. I tried a few small paintings, but found they worked best really big! This is a painting from that time that I've hung onto but am now ready to part with.

Nap Time

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Something that happens to me is that sometimes I'm inspired by something, and other times I'm not. And when I'm not, that thing looks ugly to me. Does that happen to you? Sometimes I think leaves are just the most spectacular things in the world, and sometimes I'm just like - yawn. It's so weird. Most often, of all the subjects I paint, there's something I can get excited about. But once in a while everything looks ugly to me, and that's when I remind myself to take a break.

Disintegrating

 

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This is another big one. The leaf is from a gorgeous hike I took with my husband in Oregon a few years ago, along Fall Creek. It was late fall and the leaves were just starting to decompose. We think of beauty being in the young and fresh, but I appreciate the old and falling apart just as much. Maybe this is because I'm getting older and my body is starting to have..."issues"? Nah. 

If you buy this painting and it doesn't look good in your space, I will happily give you a full refund (you pay return shipping) and my complete understanding. It happens.

Little Leaf Buddy

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I have quite a few larger paintings taking up space in my studio that I need to move before I can do new ones. This is one of some fall leaves from Oregon that I did using brushes, palette knife, squeegees and a roller. I can't wait to see what leaves fall here in Montana! Bidding for this starts at $1. It's not framed, but it will need one. Shipping is FREE within the US. Here's what it might look like in your house. ^

Leaf Chief

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Fall might be my favorite season. Although I usually say that about whatever the current season is. : ) But I do love the leaves. They are like nature's confetti. I managed to catch this one before it got soggy from the rain.

Just Leafing

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I NEVER experienced a fall in Texas like this one here in Eugene. The leaves have been absolutely spectacular. And there are still quite a few of them hanging on. I found this one on the way home from Jacob's bus-stop and HAD to paint it. It was orange on one side and mostly red on the other side, hence the awesome glow.

"Little Leaf" - SOLD

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As usual I have a bunch of wild kids in my workshop and by the time I drag myself back to my room each night after all the partying, I can do nothing but close my eyes and sleep. Let alone post. But tonight I am persevering because I don't want you to think I've dropped off the face of the earth. Tuesday we tackled glass and flowers, Wednesday we delved into metal, and today, Thursday, we hunkered down for larger paintings all day. Or rather, they did. At any rate, here are a couple of my kids, working hard:


And here are just a FEW of the paintings they've produced. Most of this batch is from the metal day. Some nice ones, huh?!