Thursday, February 25, 2010

C'mon Spring

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Dreaming of Spring
9"x9" 90lb watercolour art journal page, acrylic, pastel, collage, ink



I want Spring.

I want warm air and the smell of damp earth.

I want sunshine.

I want a crazy road trip...driving fast under a huge prairie sky, no particular destination.

I want to see things sprout and grow, my toes in green grass, my hands in dirt.

I want to not be cold (so tired of being cold).

I want to burn my old black winter jacket and heavy boots.

I want to go for a long walk, without shivering, or slipping on the ice, or numb fingers and a runny nose.

I want to stop to investigate flowers and leaves, and find little rusted bits to make into art.

I want to open the windows of my house.

I want to take canvases outside and paint in the sunshine.

I want picnics.

Birdsong.

Rain.

Warmth.

I want green, in every conceivable tint & shade.

And did I mention sunshine? More than once?

Grey sky again today, and I just can't seem to get fully warm. But it is coming, just around the corner. Spring will be here soon.

6 comments:

  1. i agree. with all of it. today in ottawa we haves sunshine and melting snow. woohoo for that! and its 5pm and its still sunny out! we are getting there! ((hugs))

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  2. Should have been here with me in Edmonton... beautiful blue sky and warm enough to walk... though the ice... damn ice... going to break my neck one of these days.

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  3. You guys are tough. Beautiful artwork. deb

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  4. Fields of contentment!
    ~H.

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  5. Oh E, me too, me too! Lovely art though, despite the lack of green in your winter. hang in there, eh? It's coming, like a slow train, but it will get here.

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