I do love color! I could not have a home that was the all white or pale ivory scheme. For me it would just be boring. Maybe I could have the pale ivory, monotone background with huge pops of color.
I do have a pretty good size oil painting that is hanging in my home and I could not resist the vivid colors and the old world feeling of the scene. It was a steal!
Hunting
My dogs were rescued but I think they both have hunting blood in them. This morning Luna was playing with something furry in her mouth and I crept closer. It was a little furry ball of baby bunny! I opened Luna’s mouth, grabbed her collar and surprisingly, the little tiny baby bunny hopped away. No damage done, thank goodness!
Was I a Bad Girl?
But anyway, back to artwork…
I went to San Francisco earlier this year and walked past a gallery at night with paintings gently lit behind the glass. I was mesmorized by a couple of paintings, the colors, the softness, the sheets of music in the background, the flowers, the elegant sophistication. I would love to have this hanging somewhere in my home, or a different home someday. Again, my things with birds…what can I say?
Woman with Flamingos
Here she is again in blues…
Woman with Magnolias and Hummingbirds
So just the other day in my backyard, the most memorable thing happened. I was watering the tomato plants and suddenly a hummingbird appeared. I stood very still and kept spraying. It came a bit closer, it stopped in mid-air, and as I continued to stay fixed, it flew into the edge of the water spray. It was timid at first, but then it totally went for it and flew directly into the spray for a proper, thorough shower. Then, it perched on the tomato plant wire tower and rested for a few moments. The whole episode did not happen so fast … I really got to see this little bird like never before. I got a big smile on my face and thought “I just gave a hummingbird a shower!” It made my day.
But anyway, back to artwork…
I walked back to the hotel where I was staying in San Francisco and I fell in love with the greeting room adjacent to the lobby. I totally loved the feeling in this room. The gentleman reading the paper offered to leave but I insisted that he stay. He was obviously enjoying the room as much as I.
The World at Hand
“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed.”
~Albert Einstein~
Donum of Visum 