Simple Pleasures #3 AWAKENING

Awakening

This sunny painting is my tribute to how the beauty of nature can at times overpower the most negative state of mind. When I was a young woman (represented here by the figure seated on the bench), I was in the depths of despair when I sat outdoors on a day much like this one. It gives me shivers to this day to remember how gently yet persistently, nature intruded on my black thoughts - to the point where I felt my heart fill with joy.

My life turned around on that day.

This Dad and his little girl were enjoying this spectacular fall scene at Puntledge Park in Courtenay, BC.

Awakening watercolours on 140 lb rag paper 30 X 22" painted November 2010

Simple Pleasures Series #2 Salt & Pepper

SALT & PEPPER

This pretty still life is seeded with objects that have special meaning for me. The salt and pepper shakers lived in my mother's kitchen on the back of her stove for many years - they now live on mine, and remind me of her every day. The metal basket sat atop her refrigerator and acted as bread basket for family dinners. Mom passed away on April Fool's Day, 2009 and her legacy lives on in these things that were part of her life. This watercolour is 19 1/2" X 12" and painted on 90 lb. Papier d'Arches rag paper. (SOLD)