Art, Spring and Gardening - Combining Passions
"All through the long winter, I dream of my garden.
On the first day of spring, I dig my fingers deep into the soft earth.
I can feel its energy and my spirits soar".
Helen Hayes In the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, daffodils are blooming even tho it's still cold.
Each day there is more light and the feeling of spring brings new energy, sending our spirits soaring.
This year our drought seems to be lessening.
Families are able to begin new activities that have not been available for some time as the drought has lingered several years.
Some will add to their existing vegetable and flower gardens while some will jump right into new ones.
Others will dig out their hats, bug spray, and plein air equipment, find a favorite place to paint, and settle into a new painting routine.
Being outside we feel the warmth of spring sunlight, allowing us to participate in our passions of gardening and painting.
Being able to combine these passions is the best of both worlds.
Producing food for your family, as well as sharing with the community is probably the highest priority, but there's another reason to garden.
Flower gardening brings beauty, color and unity into the garden and our homes.
Two old fashion vines to grow are Hyacinth Bean Vine and Moon Vine.
They are beautiful, and in addition, they provide pollen for humming birds and bees.
Another purpose is to photograph your garden and turn photos into fine art paintings, using oils and watercolors.
Painting straight from the garden is an opportunity to paint what you see firsthand.
Growing a garden is much like painting a picture.
Consider the Hyacinth Bean Vine and the Moon Vine, planted together they make an interesting picture.
Just like a fine art painting they consist of good elements of design.
Each vine provides different variation in size, texture, color, light, medium and dark values.
The best time to photograph flowers or vegetables is before 10AM.
Moon Bean Vines are night bloomers but are still out in early morning.
Their blossoms are white, providing contrast to the majestic, purple Hyacinth Bean blossoms and pods.
Notice how many different textures and shapes are represented here.
Bean pods offer even more variations.
Each generation we see more folks beginning to realize how important it is to slow down, to garden and paint or both.
Now is the time to see our world in a clear, clean way that inspires a better way of life.
On the first day of spring, I dig my fingers deep into the soft earth.
I can feel its energy and my spirits soar".
Helen Hayes In the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, daffodils are blooming even tho it's still cold.
Each day there is more light and the feeling of spring brings new energy, sending our spirits soaring.
This year our drought seems to be lessening.
Families are able to begin new activities that have not been available for some time as the drought has lingered several years.
Some will add to their existing vegetable and flower gardens while some will jump right into new ones.
Others will dig out their hats, bug spray, and plein air equipment, find a favorite place to paint, and settle into a new painting routine.
Being outside we feel the warmth of spring sunlight, allowing us to participate in our passions of gardening and painting.
Being able to combine these passions is the best of both worlds.
Producing food for your family, as well as sharing with the community is probably the highest priority, but there's another reason to garden.
Flower gardening brings beauty, color and unity into the garden and our homes.
Two old fashion vines to grow are Hyacinth Bean Vine and Moon Vine.
They are beautiful, and in addition, they provide pollen for humming birds and bees.
Another purpose is to photograph your garden and turn photos into fine art paintings, using oils and watercolors.
Painting straight from the garden is an opportunity to paint what you see firsthand.
Growing a garden is much like painting a picture.
Consider the Hyacinth Bean Vine and the Moon Vine, planted together they make an interesting picture.
Just like a fine art painting they consist of good elements of design.
Each vine provides different variation in size, texture, color, light, medium and dark values.
The best time to photograph flowers or vegetables is before 10AM.
Moon Bean Vines are night bloomers but are still out in early morning.
Their blossoms are white, providing contrast to the majestic, purple Hyacinth Bean blossoms and pods.
Notice how many different textures and shapes are represented here.
Bean pods offer even more variations.
Each generation we see more folks beginning to realize how important it is to slow down, to garden and paint or both.
Now is the time to see our world in a clear, clean way that inspires a better way of life.
