Skip to main content

A SUBDUED MORNING


A SUNRISE

4 1/2" x 4 1/2" pastel
8" square archival white matte, glass + gold leaf frame

It's a holiday weekend and so many are out having a party, yet I had to shuffle off to work. I really didn't mind. I walked to today's job, which was over a three-mile jaunt. Once setting out, I get very absorbed into my thoughts and then the time flies. Actually this is when I get my most creative thoughts for have nothing else to distract me - except for the cars whizzing bye!

But my mood gets very somber, for I concentrate so intensely. Very similar to this pictured petite pastel. Sunrises are unlike sunsets for the colors are more subdued with the highlights at the top of the clouds. With a love for color, it takes quite a bit of patience to execute one.

And when I returned home, my husband had grilled pork ribs ready to eat!
Labels:

Comments

  1. AnonymousMay 30, 2010 at 7:37 AM

    Susan, another fabulous piece! How would one decide which precious petite to buy?

    ReplyDelete
  2. UnknownMay 31, 2010 at 5:30 AM

    This series is just beautiful.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Susan RodenMay 31, 2010 at 11:07 PM

    Thank you Julie and Kelley! I've been busy framing some of this petite sunsets the past 2 days. It's amazing how different they look under glass! Really sparkle.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Dreama Tolle PerryJune 1, 2010 at 9:27 PM

    Susan--you always have such a way with clouds--and I wish everyone could see your work in person--they glow! I love the work of yours that I own--I used one in a still life set up for one of my workshops and people were trying to buy it..:))

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Sold! GLOW, by Susan Roden

GLOW 11" x 14" soft pastel SOLD - private collector So nice this pastel went to a wonderful home! Now I'll live in my memories of the Petrified Forest  National Park, where I did a residency and was  the inspiration for this painting. Thank you!
Post a Comment
Read more

BLAZING RED

GLOW 11"h x 14"w pastel black with gold trim frame sold -   private collector Night fell fast. The lower half of a thick strand of dark clouds turned blazing-red from the sun as it dropped to the horizon. And the night glowed.
7 comments
Read more

FRIDAY BREAK

2 + A HOLE 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" pastel 8" square white archival matte, glass + gold leaf frame PRIVATE COLLECTOR It's been a long week getting everything together for the opening of Frayed , so decided I needed a sweet treat to chill out. Nothing like a frosted donut which is always so yummy! When I was young my Mother used to make homemade donuts, which is indescribable. At that time my sister and 3 brothers fought over the "holes", which were a perfect one-bite affair that always melted in our mouths. Those were the days!
14 comments
Read more