We got snow! Overnight, so I didn’t get to see it falling. I woke up at 6 am, looked outside. It was a winter wonderland. So nice!
I had to go out at about 11 am. The roads were clear thank goodness. On the way, I took photos of all the snow-covered trees. There was no one on the road in our subdivision. My creative for yesterday could technically be all the photo editing I did. It took most of the afternoon and evening. But you know me. I want my collage to have 30 pieces. So I will catch up.
While in Phoenix this weekend, I saw a couple of cacti fences. I love them. I just think they are practical, as well as pretty. Sculpture. Sometimes they are in planters next to a building. Sometimes they act as an actual fence.
This painting was inspired by what I saw. I had fun with this. Building the layers. It looked sort of flat, and I realized I needed to add shadows. But I think I may have botched that. I used a Pitt pen with a brush tip. Thought it was a grey, but OOPS! It was black. I was able to soften it a bit with a damp brush.
“Kindness is like snow—it beautifies everything it covers.”
Kahlil Gibran
So that was Tuesday morning. By 2 pm most of the fields were gold again. The roads were dry and the sky was clear. Perfect.
I tried to capture the snow falling from the tree in our front yard. No such luck. The large pine (Oh, Christmas tree) has a blur in the center, that was falling snow. If you should feel inspired to paint one of these snowy trees, feel free. 🙂
Nice work! Love the photos too!
Thanks, Dave 🙂 I added light to the shadows, but resisted the urge to brighten the day. It was cold and quiet and the dim light felt right. 🙂
Saw your photo of Day 11 painting and thought, “FENCE.” Went on to read your post and discovered, “OH! Indeed, literally—living cactus fence!”
There’S NO(W) business like snow business like no business I know!
Hahahaha! 🙂 Love that Dotty. Ethel will be in my head all day 🙂 Happy creating my friend! 🙂
A cactus fence – how cool is that? And your painting is super Sheila. Lovely photos of the snow on trees and some interesting trees too – well done Sheila!
Thank you Val 🙂 It was so quiet, the streets were empty, I couldn’t resist pausing to take pictures LOL. So glad you like the fence 🙂
so beautiful. What a treat to have the snow and then to have it gone. Bless you for sharing.
I wouldn’t mind it sticking around a little longer if the roads were clear. LOL 🙂 Glad you enjoyed them my friend 🙂
Gorgeous! I love the one of Mingus with the beautiful baby blue sky
So glad you enjoyed the photos Kat!! God Bless 🙂