Gratitude

 

 

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

I'm grateful  for the love and sharing within my family, and have been enjoying time with everyone home during Thanksgiving break. As I've spent a few days away from the easel, and the house fills with music, and the smells of special meals and the woodstove, I'm very thankful for this center of home and family. This warmth in my heart carries over to art-making, a foundation for openess and expression. Many thanks , family!

Fall Colors and Light

"Fall Light at the Little Juniata River- Plein Air"

 

 

 

Here's a pastel which I painted recently outside, and feel that creating it out in the elements helped to capture the sense of light and color, and 'feel' of the place. As I paint outside, I see more and more, often  unexpected or subtle aspects of the place, and a sense of connection which I think comes through in the work. I like the poem-like quality of this plein air painting, capturing the essence of the day and place, and framed it without any further modifications in the studio. I'm sitting next to the painting right now, and smile looking at it, remembering the light on the far bank and the current of the river, and I'm glad that I was there!

Painting Outside at the Little Juniata River

Alice Kelsey painting at the Little Juniata River

Wow! Warmth AND sun yesterday! What a nice time to be out painting along the Little Juniata River! I really liked how the afternoon light, which is very horizontal at this time of year, streaked across the trees, and lit up the far bank. There were a few trees with bright leaves still left, reflecting in the water as well. I started two pastels, and will post them as they develop.