Celebrating the Solstice “Solstice”, pastel, 6″ x 6″ © B.E. Kazmarski This painting is indeed from the Winter Solstice about a decade ago. As the sun began to set on a zero-degree day with a foot or more of snow the light was so beautiful that I took off in my car with my camera and art supplies. At the top of the hill the gentle pink and coral tones of the sunset melded with the blue of dusk on the field of unbroken snow at the old Christmas tree farm, one of my favorite spots. It was too cold to draw outside since I can’t wear gloves and would soon be dropping my pastels in the snow, so I positioned my car on a convenient side road and sketched this in my front seat. As it does sometimes, the sun seemed to hang in the trees just before it disappeared: solstice, “sun-stand-still”. It’s just a little thing, 6″ x 6″, one of my favorites, especially now that the place is gone to development. It became the inspiration for an exhibit I hosted in 2004, “Winter White”. And this painting, which I’ve always loved so much, has a wonderful home with a friend who also loves it very much. Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Related Post navigation With Bowed HeadsChristmas Celebration in the Midst of War 0 Comments Happy Winter Solistice Bernadette – I woke up to just a dusting of snow here this morning. May peace and joy be with you and yours as we welcome the light back to the earth. xo Loading... Reply To you and yours too, Vicki–it’s a magical day when the world starts again. Loading... Reply Leave a ReplyCancel reply This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
Happy Winter Solistice Bernadette – I woke up to just a dusting of snow here this morning. May peace and joy be with you and yours as we welcome the light back to the earth. xo Loading... Reply