WILD FLOWERS IN FIELD

Landscape Painting - Wild Flowers in Field - Barbara J Hart - 12" x 9" - oil on canvas

Close up of Wild Flowers in  Field - Barbara J Hart

Longing for open spaces, broad horizons and colorful wild flowers.  For now I am content to be in my studio and to paint the serene vistas from my photographs.

My Love of Clouds

I've always been inspired by clouds. On hot summer days my sister and I would pass the time looking up - to see how many animals and shapes we could find in those big clouds gliding above us. 

I've taken so many photos of clouds ... but never attempted a painting. Until now.  In this small painting I wanted to try to paint something monumental (the sky) on a small surface (10" x 8" canvas). It was a real challenge....

Landscape Painting-Clouds-Barbara J Hart-Oil on canvas-10" x 8"

"Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working" Pablo Picasso

Clouds Outside My Window

Do you ever go looking for inspiration? Where do you find yours? You can find it almost anywhere, a walk down the street, a poem or right outside your window. I’ve been finding my inspiration with Kelly Rae Roberts’ e-course, Flying Lessons: Tips + Tricks to Help Your Creative Business Soar. Check out the button on the right side of this post!

One of my goals for the class is to begin posting on a regular basis, so what better way to begin than to quote Pablo Picasso.

“Inspiration exists, but it has to find us working.”

One day while working in the studio this delicious cloud appeared (photo above) in my window and I couldn’t resist grabbing my camera to capture its beauty before returning to my painting. By capturing its image I'm able to keep its beauty in sight and feel inspired by that moment.

Kelly Rae writes about “inspiration + passion + commitment” as necessary ingredients as “we chase after our creative business dreams.” She speaks extensively about the importance of making connections and having to start somewhere. Don't you think that the creative process, whether in the studio or on the business side is about commitment and flexibility and allowing things to unfold. Again I think Picasso says it so well:

“I begin with an idea and then it becomes something else.”

So, here are my meager beginnings and hopeful post. I promise I will tell you all about the adventure of having an opening on the Eastern Shore of Virginia during the remnants of Hurricane Ida and a Nor’easter, or as some people call it, Friday the 13^th Storm!