Wedding Table

 

It was a lovely evening to paint wedding memories, in such a beautiful place.  The Root restaurant in Augusta hosted the wedding dinner, and this lovely table welcomed guests with the Bridal bouquet and memorial photo.  How special is it to be part of such a meaningful celebration.  Painting number 5124 in 5124 days. 

Wedding Arbor

After a long morning run and time spent in a very hot sauna, I am settling in for a little art therapy in the orchard.  Beneath this arbor, Michaela and Cooper exchanged their wedding vows on Sunday.  Once the kid's fort stood here, and many happy hours of play took place on this spot.  She chose it for this special day, and now I commit it to ink and watercolor.  Painting number 2444 in 2444 days.

Lantern

So many beautiful memories were made by the light of lanterns like this, as they sat among cedar and old photos.  Witnessing the marriage and celebration that followed, they sit quietly now, still glowing.  What a perfect evening for a wedding.  Painting number 2441 in 2441 days.

Wine and Wedding Cake

Wine and Wedding Cake
Oil on panel, 8x10

Back in December, we attended my cousin's wedding down in Springfield.  We had such a good time, with so much of the family together to celebrate.  During the reception, my youngest daughter took this photo with my phone, posting to facebook a clever little phrase about my empty wine glass!  I've looked back at the photo several times, really loving the pink and red light radiating from the dance floor - capturing the mood.  My parents and I had all stepped away from our places - maybe we were on the dance floor or getting some cousin photos in.  So, today, I paint something different from my "normal" style.  I don't know if I've ever painted wine glasses before, so these may be the first.  I started with a midnight blue underpainting, sketching in with hard stick pastels (as usual).  I next moved to placing the reds, pinks and whites, pulling some of this color into the darks.  I'm going to let this one rest for now, and revisit it in the morning with fresh eyes.  I feel like I may need to break up some of those hard lines and add a little more white.  Painting number 405 in as many days, and it is snowing again!  Maybe I'll go back to painting snow tomorrow.......