But
it’s the perfect time for tree planting which is one of my all-time favorite
activities. Our yard is surrounded by a wonderful deciduous
forest of Maple, Oak, Ash, and Cherry trees, but we missed the color
of evergreens and wanted more privacy. This past Monday morning, Gregg’s Tree
Farm delivered ten 10’ Blue Spruce trees to our house. They are beautiful trees
and from the amount of rocks the crew dug up in each of the plantings, we’re
assured the trees should be happy here. It so reminded me of artist Bob Ross’
comment from his TV show: “Let’s just add some happy trees here!” In the
process of this planting, Monday also happened to be the day that the Luck tree
service arrived to clean up some dead trees, and the arborists worked
through the afternoon to take out two trees. It was an eventful day, but
what a transformation! We are so enjoying more light in the yard and the lovely
green of the Spruce trees.
Recently,
I took a “Learning to Draw” class led by artist Paul Oman. It was a wonderful
experience and gave me tools for moving outside my comfort zone in drawing and made a tremendous difference in my willingness to paint new subjects.
My
painting, Free Grazing – 9”x12” Watercolor,
portrays sheep in a meadow along the coast of Ireland. A few years ago, Irish
farmers were having a grazing dispute with the government, and as a collective
and in a demand for justice, they had all simply opened their gates. At that
time, we were traveling in the Connemara region. As we maneuvered the narrow
roadways, we were always mindful of the roaming flocks of sheep, especially in
the evenings as they would bed down on the warm asphalt of the roads. It was an amazing
adventure and such a beautiful memory.
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| Free Grazing - 9"x12" Watercolor |
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