Follow your bliss...: Winter Solstice

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Winter Solstice

Winter Solstice, 12/14/2009, acrylic monotype on sumi paper mounted on Stonehenge paper, 8 x 8 inches

The layers of color are so much fun, they always surprise me in the end! All four are part of a series...a fifth piece is still being contemplated...it seems I'm into my winter nocturnes...must be the long nights and snow bringing it on...

6 comments:

Mary S. Hunt said...: wonderful wonderful pieces!
i like the title too; 12:19 AM
Ian Foster said...: This is a great series, your colours suit the season very well and the title is perfect. Congratulations!; 3:02 AM
Unknown said...: Love this set of pieces - the colours and textures are mirroring the view out of my window today. Happy Solstice!; 4:16 AM
Four Seasons in a Life said...: What a wonderful contribution to a special day.

Warmest regards to you and your family this holiday season,
Egmont; 2:05 PM
Blue Sky Dreaming said...: These four speak of this gray solstice day perfectly! A fifth would do no harm! ha Happy Holidays to you and yours!
Mary Ann; 7:51 PM
Seth said...: Such fantastic texture in this series!; 9:56 PM

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