Thursday, July 26, 2012

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Tremendous set of thunderstorms passed through last night. Everythin looks refreshed and green for a change. It's remarkable how fresh rain brings the brown grass back to green. Thought it would be cooler today. No such luck. Continues to be hot but now we have the addition of humidity. Well it is summer. I remember these as the days when you waited for the evening baseball games to come on the radio so you could just sit and sweat with your eyes close as you imagined the field.

Samhain

The dark stormy sky remains today and with the winds of last night still in my memory I think of the fall days surrounding Halloween. My posting today is of the calendar drawing for Samhain. A bit spooky but so is today's sky.

Today is also St. Anne's day here is some country lore in regard's to St Anne's day.

• St. Anne's clear and pure, the grain will soon be recovered.
• St. Anne is not over until the morning comes and brings cooling.

Friday , July13, 2012

Friday, July 13, 2012

Fire -Element

"Ein ganz normaler Freitag", just another normal Friday, accomplished a few things today while waiting for the 20% chance of rain thunderstorm. Hasn't arrived yet!

Got some ideas flowing for the third Bedtime series drawing. Will begin to work on the sketches for it soon. Made some progress on the Ritterstrasse 11 drawing, hope to make some more before the night is complete.

Took a leisurely ride through the countryside today. Amish road and stopping at two Amish farms on the route. Saw kids playing and thoughts of Pennsylvania came to mind. The simplicity of the farm buildings and homes bring out the abstract views you find in a painting by Andrew Wyeth. Simple basic shapes for the buildings, blocks of color with slight variations and the lack of complexity brings out a realism so true to the simple joy of living. And a sky so lit up with high clouds in a sea of blue.

Sitting back now and listening to an ITunes Genius mix of folk and alternative. Iron and Wine, Patty Griffin, Josh Ritter, and Neko Case are just a few of the selections.