Sepia Winter

"Sepia Winter" 6" x 8" Oil on Hardboard

I'm coming to grips with grey sticks poking into the sepia sky.  Not really. My hands ache at the thought of serious cold. My body shivers and my eyes aren't adapting to so much darkness. Soon enough, on my birthday, in fact, we'll reach the pinnacle of darkness and begin the descent down the light side of the slope. 

I was compelled to get this one out of my system. It happened almost like a dare. Do it. Just paint the trees and the lake and the dismal sky in sepia and burnt sienna.  Do you ever listen to your inner voice?

Carol

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Peering Inside

"Peering Inside" 10" x 8" Oil on wrapped canvas

"What do you suppose is down there?" twittered the hollow blue bird wearing cement shoes while balancing on an apple.

This was a value study in sepia of things I have in my studio.  I did it to see if I could.  Being self-taught, I haven't  done things in the same order as the classically trained.  I painted, taught painting for ten years, and thirty years later I found out some of the things they do in art school.  It seemed like a good exercise.  

You can also see this on Dailypaintworks.com, but I probably won't list it for purchase on the auction.  But if you are interested, email me and we'll discuss it. 

Thank you for visiting,

Carol