tangerine, cypress, rosemary and sage leaves |
I’m painting a villa way up in the hills of Umbria. The road
to get there is long, empty and winding.
i love how sage leaves are soft |
This morning I came upon a large fallen branch that was lying across
the dark pavement. I passed it,
then I got that elated silly holiday feeling and I braked, backed up and got
out. I grabbed the branch. It looked like some kind of Cypress. It took
up the length of my back seat. The
moment I got back in the car, it already perfumed of tree, winter, home, the
forest and of joy. I had found
happiness. Man that was easy.
Later when I got home I put it in my studio and instead of my studio smelling like paint it, there was the scent of GREEN.
I stuck it in a bucket of water and let it rest.
7 is for Sette Design as in 7 colors in the rainbow |
Then after a time I made a pretty display on one credenza. A little party sitting up high above the mess of paint cans and works in progress.
the branch in my paint studio |
Here is a secret and it is obvious, so it may not be a
secret. If you paint leaves it
looks good. Put them on the walls,
free form on furniture, on doors, as a border on a mirror frame, modern and
simple, antique and aged. Leaves
make people happy, they are a pure form of life.
work in progress |
olives in my blue room |
Did any of you out there find a little cup of joy today,
something that surprised you? What
was it? It may be it is still to
come, keep your eyes peeled…
Natalie
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