copyright Hannah Phelps
Front Porch View II
12" x 9", oil on canvas
My vehicle is receiving what I hope is TLC from the dealer today. Since I live on the edge of a very small town, no car means I am homebound.
Instead of frustrated and trapped, I feel fully liberated!
If I NEEDED to get out, I have a bike and my perfectly able feet could carry me to a small convenience store a few miles away. But I don't need to, so I get to stay here in my studio with my dogs and that is more than enough.
Without the means to perform even my daily visit to the post office, I am free to paint and write all day. I think I hear thunder in the distance-could I be lucky enough to lose power for a short while? Maybe I will turn off the phone too!
What would you do with a gift day like this?
PS - In case you think "stuck at home" means no plein air painting, above is a sketch of from my front porch. I wanted to practice my "skyholes" and leaves in preparation for summer!
5 comments:
Hannah, that is interesting that you pay attention to the sky holes. I have done exactly one painting of a sky hole, but that was because it was completely encircled by little puffy circular clouds. Your threatening weather sky-hole is luscious.
I figure that, as long as I have food for the cats in the house, I can stay home and work indefinitely. (It's all about the animals.) Those really ARE gift-days.
Hey Hannah ... I too love the limits of my 14 acres around my pond with my 2 special Goldens and a rowboat ... there are days/nights off from work that I don't even venture up to the mailbox ... just lovin' workin' the land ;o)
"Skyholes" is a special term for artists, I think. That and "mowmarks" for fields!
The dogs actually did complain that we couldn't drive to their favorite hiking area. They will get over it when we go back tomorrow!
Hannah... I hope you really did shut off your phone. Days away from technology are truly gift days...
I enjoy those once in a while, just stay at home, sketch random things around the house, Meditate, paint, and read my favorite book... Bliss!!
It was a nice day, Joyita. I especially missed it yesterday and today when I had almost the opposite of stuck by myself-we had a carpenter here to work on the house. He was great and he did a great job, but I will enjoy my solitude all the more tomorrow!
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