I completed this new painting, "Sanctuary," today in honor of SPRING. The weather has been a tiny bit warmer and sunnier (which isn't much here in the northeast), and I was filled with a desire to capture the feeling of warm, sunlit air and blooming flower and trees. It seems like nature was on the same page, because we apparently have lots of little flower buds peeping through the soil in our front yard. I'm so excited!Some of the colors here are inspired by the new Benjamin Moore line for Pottery Barn. My mom sent us a gorgeous tray from Pottery Barn that came with the catalogue and a chip book of paint colors. I think we are going to paint our living room "Oak Ridge" (the beige color here) and add lots of bright artwork to liven it up. But that's the only color I can count on knowing for the future because I chopped that paint chip book to shreds for some of the leaves on this colorful tree. All in all, it was a very fun Thursday -- my official painting day.
This original painting is available for sale on my website, and prints will be up on ETSY tomorrow.
