Saturday, September 14, 2013

"Winter Sunset" (oil on linen; 10" x 12") sold


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Sometimes I don't have to go far to find something to paint.  All I have to do is to step outside and look up.  One winter day, there was a light snowfall, then freezing rain.  It was altogether a dangerous driving condition in my hilly neighborhood.  I went outside to put the trash can to the curb for the following day's garbage removal.  That's when I saw the above scene.  I had to take a picture.  When I came back out with my camera, a car went by slowly.  Frozen snow reflected the sunset sky. There was a hush all around.


"Spring Sky" (oil, 24" x 30")

I have painted my neighborhood before, as you can in the above painting.  You can recognize the same tall tree, same houses, and same curvy street.  I love my neighborhood and this is how I watch it, not with a gun, but with a camera and paint brushes!

If you send me your pictures to kimstenbergart@gmail.com, I may make paintings out of them.  How fun is that!  At the end of September, I will do a drawing and one lucky person wins a free painting.  You can buy the painting anytime, but there is no obligation.  Thanks!

Today is Day Fourteen of Leslie Saeta's 30 in 30 Challenge.  Thirteen paintings done.  I may take tomorrow off.  Have a great weekend!

6 comments:

  1. Lovely, absolutely lovely! You may want to go with me to Norway this Christmas as you are so good at painting snow! Wow and wow.

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  2. Thank you, thank you, Carol! My husband and I would love to see Norway and Sweden in winter. He is of the Swedish descent, you see. Northern lights, snow, etc.!

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  3. Both these are lovely, Kim. Really enjoyed studying the colors in Winter Sunset...stunning!

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  4. Your paintings are beautiful. Love the winter one today!

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  5. I think the best type of painting are paintings of what's in one's daily life -- the things we are familiar with and the things that really touches us day-in and day-out. You captured that so well in this painting. I love the larger one you did before as well. They have very different mood, yet there is the same thread of familiar warmth and gentle feeling of "home".

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  6. Thank you, Egretta and Lynette! Thank you, Arena, for your thoughtful comments everyday! Yes, I love my home and find a lot of painting inspiration at home or nearby. There is no place like home.

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