Morning Headlines

"Morning Headlines" 10x8" oil on gessobord

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"The breezes at dawn have secrets to tell you; 
don't go back to sleep." 
— Jalaluddin Rumi, mystical poet

How I love being present to witness the first light of day as it streams in my east facing kitchen windows. Stepping boldly into the center ring with awesome power and majesty, this mighty force pummels it's way in through every crook and cranny, splitting open a gaping gash of light across the surface of dark wooden table. Instantly this force to be reckoned with, delivers another swift jab resulting in a death defying knock-out blow! Sun, the "winner and world champion" is silently proclaimed as rooster erupts in unabated joy. Darkness, has once again been trumped by the hope and resurrection of new day. 

John Ciardi summed it up so perfectly, "Cry anything you please. But praise..."

Top of the morning to you. I hope you've enjoyed this not-so-still life. 

nancy 

© 2013 nancy parsons

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Sunny Sextuplets

"Sunny Sextuplets" 6x6" Oil on Gessobord

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Look what was just born at our house...a beautiful basket of bouncing baby sunflowers (reminding me of each of my six sisters). Okay, so maybe it's not really a basket, but somehow saying plastic container just didn't have the same ring to it. And while I'm coming clean here, this sunny clan of summer hotties weren't really born here either. They are actually silk clones, most likely of Chinese decent, that I picked up on a bargain table at Gardenridge. Oh well, sometimes you just have to use your imagination.

All of my "not-so-still lives" are normally arranged inside a makeshift light box; it's fashioned out of a cardboard box with the top and front sides cut off. Then, I set up a spot light to one side. This helps isolate the subject matter and control any bouncing light from other sources. However, I painted this scene of my kitchen table with morning light battling its way in through the cracks between the blinds. Don't you just love my red walls! I think I am going to have to overcome my control issues and come out of my box more often. 

 

Thank you for viewing my painting!

nancy

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