Lynndee LeBeau Creative Life

Every Season

Each season is beautiful.  Even if I have to look around more closely to see it, the season unfolds around me - glorious.  It is late winter here and still cold and wet, but there are wild cherry trees blossoming on my brother in law's front property and daffodils are peeking out everywhere.  The snow drops are amazing too.  Their droopy white heads are bobbing in our afternoon's freezing sleet.  I picked some to do this illustration - and I never had before - and they make lovely cut flowers for a little vase on the kitchen windowsill. They smell really fresh and they open up to reveal a beautiful intricate green design inside.  

I hope you all can take some time to be amazed by the unfolding that has just started.  I long for some warm weather right now too.  I am satisfied with having some hope for right now.

Burr.  It's cold right now, even in the studio.  I hope you are warm where ever in the world you are right now,     xo  Lynndee

 

 

Illuminance

The world is light and shadow isn't it?  That is what makes our visual life so pleasurable.  I sometimes get consumed with the deep shadows and contrast in a still life like this vase of delicate daffodils I painted today.  They are so luninous - almost lit from within.   And a close up view......

And a really close up view......

Ok, back to it.....  Hope you are having a wonderful day today, Lynndee

Sweet Hearts & Roses

This year one of my 'resolutions' is to live a more romantic life.  I just finished another painting which is the first in a series of dreamy images.  I want to evoke a sense of calm paradise within us.That word Romantic means so many different things to me, but of course right now with the Love Day coming up it means corny hearts and flowers.  The sentiment is real for me, and not just for my beloved, but for all my friends too, and maybe the sappy sentimental part is even more for my friends.   (I don't even care who invented Val. day -was it Hallmark?- for me it's always a great idea to celebrate love and friendship).

And of course I love Red - Red Hot Red. !!  

Take a break for a while from what ever and allow some romance, some sweetness, some silliness, some Pleasure to come in.

I am going now to sit with my full pot of tea and eat cookies and watch 'Leap Year'.  Then I'm going to take a nap! 

 Until next post,  Lynndee

Treasures

I have written many times about the little pleasures of my life - and I'm including here some of my little treasures.  Precious small things that have come to me over the years.  Some I keep tucked away and some come out occasionally to sit on my kitchen windowsill.  All of them have a sentimental story or a dear friend attached.  A wee little bird that flew all the way from France with my lovely Jane - feathers that my husband collects in the forest around our cabin.  Just little bits of things that I have saved over time to remind me that life is sweet and full.

A tiny cup from a long time ago and a darling sugar pot from a wonderful (sadly gone now) store called Old Dreams that carried 'experienced merchandise'.  The sugar pot gets used and admired everyday.  It was an unexpected find on that day many years ago that I treasure still.

 

And speaking of treasures, I just completed a new portrait - a very lovely young woman - it was my honor to paint her. 

Life is slow and sweet at the moment.     -Lynndee

Yellowy

You know I'm not usually attracted to yellow that much, but lately it's been everywhere and it's happy sparkle is rubbing off on me.  It's the antidote to the Northwest cloudy gray! 

I feel cheered, I feel gladness!!  

Here is my new fabric design looking cheery in yellow.....

I think what started this yellow obsession was my sweet mom-in-law Judy giving me these - omg! - lemons from her trip to the Arizona sunshine.  They are heavenly smelling......I find myself picking them up and inhaling their divine aroma.  A real lemon smell is so much richer than the store bought sort.  They seem almost miraculous to my northern self - you mean people actually grow these things in their back yard?! 

Yes I know it doesn't take much to amuse and delight me! Throw in some charming primroses and I'm there.  Until next time,   Lynndee