Trout Lake Trail (Yellowstone National Park)

 

Trout Lake Trail (Yellowstone National Park)

16" x 20" oil on canvas

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I haven't painted since July 4th. I got burned out on painting because I was painting to post on Instagram and it took the joy out of it.

My family took a trip to Tetons, Yellowstone, and Glacier National Parks shortly after my last painting on July 4th, and it put the joy back in my heart. I took something from those places, the Tetons in particular, that is still there. Mountains have always been a comforting, calming force in my life, but I experienced a connection with Grand Teton that gave me a vision of my highest self: an eternal, unchanging, presence. 

The vision is still strong.  There was a long gap between paintings, but I've been working on being that presence, and I painted this because I wanted to, and it was fun -not because I cared how it turned out. 

Another Shed Painting

Another Shed Painting

8" x 10" oil on board

A fitting subject for the 4th of July, I guess. Sheds, backyards, lawnmowers, etc. The week surrounding the 4th of July is my favorite time of year. The heart of summer. I love the heat and humidity, the long days, lightening bugs, fireworks, flowers, and summer vacation. It's the best. 

This is the last painting I posted on Instagram and the last painting I painted until today, September 27th. Instagram burned me out. It's a shame to have to put up with no much negativity to get your artwork out there. Or maybe I'm just too sensitive. 

Shed

6" x 6" oil on board

A little mysterious and loose and painted over another painting that had lived long enough. 

Yellow Picture and African Violet

Yellow Pitcher and African Violet

8" x 8" oil on board

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Painted on a rainy Sunday on the sun porch back in June. I don't have a good spot for the African violet during the winter, so it loses its flowers and usually recovers in the fall, just in time to go back inside for the winter.  I need to invest in a good plant light.