Publisher's Notes

Robins egg blue, powdery pink, soft cream, & pale yellow......  These colors are more appealing than ever to me right now.  Maybe I'm attracted to them because of the gentleness that they offer after the bold colors of winter.   It is no secret that my favorite colors to work with are the vivid colors of Fall.  Oranges, greens, browns and reds; they are so much fun to blend and create with.  But pastels are what have my attention these days.  They are soft, calming and feminine.  They actually could be used in any season, switch pink for peach and apple green for light sage and there are the makings of a Fall painting.  Hhmmmmmmmm, may have to try that at some point.  (the brain cogs are turning)     For now, I am going to take the plunge and work with the pretty spring/summer pastels and if I come up with something I like, I will share it with you.    Either way, I'll let you know how it goes.   

Sometimes that's all it takes to inspire a new design; a mood or a color scheme.  Sometimes it is something I have seen outside or taken a photo of.  And sometimes it is just an idea.  Sitting and sketching at night and an idea comes out of the lines that are being doodled out on to my sketch page.  

Vic and I went out to New York to visit our son at college last weekend for his birthday.  He just turned 21.  It just can't be!   Where did the time go?  It seems that I was just painting puppies and Batman for him.  Now he is officially an adult.   As we drove past the giant walls of rock through the area of the Berkshires, there was ice cascading down the wall faces.  Water had poured over the rock and it froze in place as it traveled down, leaving wonderful sculptures for everyone to admire.  The night that I spoke at the Bethany Church Women's group, I looked out the window as the sun was going down.  The sky was the most beautiful shade of purple that I had ever seen.  There were streaks of yellow splitting the purple and the trees in view were silhouetted as black.   Art is everywhere and God is truly the best artist!   Keep your creative eyes open to the beauty.

   

Pretty pastel wishes.......Tracy