Trees are awe inspiring lately! There is an arboretum nearby and so I am lucky to have unfettered access to it. Below is larger drawing! I was looking for relationships between trees and their shadows! As I draw them I take notice! I pay close attention to the the wide range of barks and leaves; …
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Monthly Archives: September 2008So it seems in my life that the raw material that I need to be most cognizant of for creating my work, is time. I need to ask myself: When is the best time to work? How much time do I need? Can I break time down into small segments that will allow me room… show 1 comment 
Thank you, Beth. Good thoughts create more good thoughts and 43 folders with Mr Merlin is very thought provoking. More pertinent to your blog is this lovely painting!!! Very still. Beautifully still. Thank you !!! As I am searching for 43 ways to incorporate time into my day, what I love most is Beautful Stillness. “When you come to the edge of all the light you know and are about to drop off into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing one of two things will happen: There will be something solid to stand on or you will taught to fly.” Patrick Overton Sometimes, when I can’t decide what… show 1 comment 
While waiting for resolution or inspiration I often switch to words – reading or working cryptic crosswords. At other times I leaf through books of quilt patterns, colorful beetles, petrified organic materials, etc with soft music playing. “Try pausing right before and right after undertaking a new action, even something simple like putting a key in a lock to open a door. Such pauses take a brief moment, yet they have the effect of decompressing time and centering you.” A life practice from Br. David Steindl-Rast Drawing & painting does this for… show 1 comment
Oh, Beth !!!!! Sooooo lovely!!!! thank you !! – ng |
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Kathy - Laura sent me to your blog/website—lovely work, well spoken thoughts. I get waylaid by trees, their trunks & branching parts & paint them often. I know the arboretum at Planting Fields well, spent many hours drawing there when my kids were at CSH Lab summer camps.
Keep painting! Your oils show the influence of your watercolor work, lovely fluid layers.
Kath
my blog is at http://www.kschifano.blogspot.com
Trisha - I’m all for keeping the trees around…….these drawings are so beautiful, Beth. I’ve always loved trees – especially the old ones – so full of wisdom and you’ve captured them so well here.
Love, Trisha
Carole Freysz Gutierrez - Beth – I love your trees!! You have the talent to capture their nature not only artistically , but also spiritually. Thank you!
Love,
Carole
Laurette - These are so beautiful – right up there with one of my favorite VanGoghs of olive trees. My family calls me a tree-hugger and well, yes Im in love! Nicely done.