A Weekend of Rest and Art

Steve was gone all weekend on a camping trip. I spent the last few days doing all sorts of fun things, like thrift store shopping, seeing Harry Potter, gardening, making homemade bath salts, and painting.

I have been teaching myself how to paint with oils for the last year or two, and I love it. It's such a wonderful, restful activity. I haven't had time or energy to paint in the last few months, so with all this free time, I sort of went buck wild. I set up a mini studio on the porch, which worked out well. That is until a random old man passing by on the sidewalk stopped for this lovely conversation.

Old Man: Hey...you painting over there?
Me: Yup.
Old Man: Bet you're real good. Bet it's real nice.
Me: Thanks.
Old Man: Bet it's as nice you.
Me: (pause) Thanks.
Old Man: You look real pretty today.
Me: (silence)

Yay. Do NOT get me started on the frustrations of pleasant conversations with strangers turning into creepy, inappropriate interactions.

The rest of my painting session was quite fun, and a much needed time of soul restoration. Here's what I created...

"Wine and Glass"

"Martini with an Olive"

"Azure Horizon"

"Tree of Hope"

The first two are part of my Drinks Series, which I plan to add a few more pieces to later. The other two, Azure Horizon and Tree of Hope are more meaningful, and both capture some significant parts of me and my life. I currently have all sorts of painting projects in my head, so hopefully I'll be able to do more soon. You can find other paintings here.