Maybe Someday, I'll Get It Right

“I keep painting the trees

the rocks, the river.

I'm still learning how to see them;

I'm still discovering how to render their forms.

I will spend a lifetime doing that.

Maybe someday I'll get it right.”

~ Alan Lee

Maybe Someday, I'll Get It Right

5.5" x 7.5" original watercolor on Yupo paper, matted to 8" x 10" - $85. 

Quotes will be hand lettered and laminated to the back of the painting's matting.

mats - (acid-free/white core) with foam core backing, in an acetate sleeve

- ready to fit into a standard 8" x 10" frame.

#30 of 30 - "Paintings Inspired by Quotes About Trees".

This quote reminded me of a favorite John Singer Sargent
painting of Monet painting at the edge of the woods.
Here is my interpretation of it in watercolor on Yupo paper.

OMG, I can't believe that Leslie Saeta's 30/30 challenge is over!

When I started this project, it seemed like a big challenge,

but now that it's over, it seems rather small and insignificant.

I'll admit, my friends, family and critters have suffered this month.

Cooking, shopping, housework and the barn have been neglected.

It all comes down to what is important,

and I confess, my art is pretty high up on that list.

Although this is painting number 30 in the 30 Day Challenge,
I will continue to paint and post a few more over the next
week or so. I've already got two more started.
The quotes about trees and the vast
beauty and uniqueness of the subject excites
my imagination and spurs me on creatively.
At the moment, the possibilities seem endless.

I am looking into putting together an ebook
and a printed book of this series with accompanying quotes.
Please let me know if you might be interested in purchasing
a copy and which type you'd be interested in.

I'm framing these paintings at no extra charge
to the first dozen people to purchase
one of the tree paintings in this series.

Thanks again for your interest and feedback here on my tree series.

I really appreciate it!

X ♥  O

A Visit to the Philadelphia Museum of Art

"Good art is not what it looks like, but what it does to us. " ~ Roy Adzak

Mom, Bro-in-law - Brent, Sis - Denise & Dad

These photos were taken last Thursday at The Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Dad, Me & Mom

Among others, we all enjoyed the Impressionism Galleries while waiting for our time slot for the Vincent van Gogh Exhibit.

Monet's Water Lilies and Footbridge

This is one of my favorite pieces, by Impressionist Painter, Claude Monet.

Dad and Mom Viewing Impressionist Paintings

You are allowed to take photos in the museum without a flash. The light in the museum is extraordinary, so in most areas, it is not necessary to use one.

Me Viewing One of Thomas Eakins' Paintings

Thomas Eakins was a eminent Philadelphia painter and educator, well known for his portraits and large canvases.

It was a wonderful family day and it felt great to get out of the house for the first time since my accident. I'm not counting my hospital stay and a couple of visits to the surgeon's office, of course. Hopefully the cast comes off next week. Then I get the boot! YAY!