Followers of Frank and my travel blog, Artful Vagabonds, know that we’re currently in Louisiana, near Saint Martinville which is on the edge of the Mississippi wetlands. Spring is making itself evident here with fields and fields of wildflowers, and blooming wisteria, azaleas and camellias. It’s wonderful to see the honey bees working the flowers and makes me nostalgic for when we kept bees in Ottawa.
Frank’s been after me to get painting (I haven’t really done anything since we sold the house back in November). It’s surprisingly hard to just sit down and paint when I’ve been away from it for so long. However, I did manage to find the right headspace and break the dam with this picture of a bit of the Louisiana prairie. On my painting table right now I’ve got a half-finished knife painting of a spot in Norway which I may or may not get done in time to send in to The Virtual Paintout — short deadline at this point! In any case, it feels good to get messing about with paint again….
"Louisiana Prairie", 9 x 12" acrylic on board
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Oh wow, Nicole!! This is so beautiful! It looks as though this is a view from the window as you are driving…the blurred road yet so stolid trees. Breathtaking and one would never know you’d been on hiatus! Can’t wait to see your palette knife painting too!
So glad you are back on your blog.. it makes my early hours online much more cheerful:). Of course I like the travel blog too but look forward to see your project come to life. Enjoy!
I love how you do clouds!