The Sound of Snow

I have 38 new paintings to begin sharing and I can't decide where to start! This leads to editing photos, updating my website, and so on. In my fantasies, I will post about each painting until I have written about all of them, but we shall see....

So, for now, let's start at the beginning. This is the first painting I made for the William Woods Exhibit starting in June of 2012 but I will consider it a 2013 painting since it didn't see the light of day until a week and a half ago. I gave a sneak peek of it back in August of 2012 in my post called Consistent Studio Time. I don't know how my goal of 25 paintings became 38, but I am glad it did, because the Cox Gallery was huge!


The Sound of Snow 42"x72"

The first time I visited the Cox Gallery, I knew I was making this painting. I had this vision of creating a series of paintings that capture the transition of seasons and the first one I wanted to work on was winter (in the heat of summertime in Missouri!) I used white, silver, blue, brown and black and it is my most special one. It is titled The Sound of Snow, because that is my favorite part of my least favorite season. That moment when snow covers the ground and the sound of everything is more peaceful. It is like having your hands over your ears, yet everything sounds sharp and clear, just. more. soft. I have decided this is my new place to go, if I ever manage to sit still long enough to meditate. Meditation is one of my many goals in life. I feel that I do meditate while painting, but I would love to experience true meditation.