TULIP'S PASSION from the series AHH SPRING

TULIP'S PASSION
from the series AAH SPRING
6" X 8" acrylic on canvas on Masonite

I had planed to post the third in the series Old Lace that I just finished last night, but my camera battery was dead. So now that one will have to wait until I can get it recharged.

I hope you enjoy the Aah Spring series. I do love the beauty of the spring flowers.

ONE LAST CATCH from the series EAGLE AT SUNSET

ONE LAST CATCH

6" X 8" acrylic and plaster on illustration board

There is only one in this series so far. I will start a fresh series on Monday.

The weekends I take off. If the weather permits I work in my garden.

Thank you all for your patience. Thanks to the help of my grandson Taylor Dewey I now have the spot where you can sign up to have my posts sent to your E mail box. It is in the column to the right.

Taylor is a whiz when it comes to hi-tech . If you ever need a website made give him a call. td@tddewey.com . He is building my second website now and it will be ready soon. I will let you know when it is up and running.

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EAGLE AT SUNSET

The eagle at sunset continues to fly,
He soars with grace across the sky,

You can hear the piercing eagle calls,
Across the hills, as sunset falls.

There nesting fledglings loudly peep,
For one last meal before they sleep.

From high in the tree top the eagles soar,
Searching for food as they scans the shore.

The dwindling light soon to steal,
A full days hunt, an evening meal.

He takes one last dip down to the sea,
Before climbing high, to his nest in the tree.

The catch is sustaining, they ate there fill,
Tomorrow once more he’ll test his skill.

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MEMORIES from series OLD LACE

MEMORIES from the series OLD LACE
6" X 8" acrylic on canvas on Masonite

Thank you all who took the time to check out my new daily painting feature. I am still learning this computer game and I thought I had the means in place for you to sign up to receive my daily paintings on your computer automatically. I hope to have it in place in the next day or so. So please don't give up.

NEW DAILY PAINTING

I will be posting my daily paintings on this blog. so I hope you will check to see what is new each day. I paint them in series so each painting will have the name of the series as well as the name of the painting. In most cases I write a poem to go with the series. A copy of the poem comes with each painting.

BY THE SEA from the series OLD LACE 6"X 8" acrylic on canvas on masonite.

OLD LACE

I found a tin box beginning to rust,
On the floor in the attic covered in dust.

Wrapped in yellowing tissue, carefully tied with a bow,
With a dried and brown flower that had lost it’s glow.

I presented the box to grandma that day
Sure she would have a tale to convey.

She said the hibiscus was a beautiful red,
And for a while nothing more was said.
……………………………………………………..

“The smell of Hibiscus filled the air,
A red one he picked and tucked in my hair”.

Then with trembling hands, as if to retrace,
The box gently opened to reveal the old lace.

On a bed of white seashells, it carefully lay,
The look in her eyes was quite far away.

“This lace trimmed the blue dress that I wore,
The night we walked side by side at the seashore.”

“We took off our shoes and danced in the sand,
To the far off sound of the pavillion band.”

“With fragments of seashells, he found in the surf,
He spelled out “I love you”, upon mother earth.”

“One of my shoes was washed out to sea,
And that shoe was never returned to me.”

“I should have known , that it was a sign,”
With that,… cold chills ran down my spine.

“The dress was quite lovely trimmed with this lace,”
As a tear ran down the lines in her face.

“Still wearing that dress we kissed our goodbyes,
As he gently wiped the tears from my eyes.”

“I watched as his ship sailed out to sea,
Not knowing he’d never come home to me.”
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“You look a lot like him”, her hand brushing my face,
“If you’d like it, you are welcome to keep the old lace.”

NEW PAINTINGS

I am going to start posting regularly for a while. I never thought anyone was reading them. My sister said she signed up to receive my posts as an Email. It is fun when you think you have a following. So if you are interested please sign up, it keeps me going. I have been working on a new series that I will call "REFLECTIONS". here is the first one it is titled "REFLECTIONS OF A FORMER SELF"

Also the poem that I wrote to go with it.

REFLECTIONS OF A FORMER SELF

Does beauty ride on nature’s wings, soaring through the air?
Or is beauty in each detail, programmed with the utmost care?

Reflections of a former self when life and love entwined,
Her joy of simple pleasures, transform to delectation's quite refined.

Where wind and wild flowers once wrapped around her shoulders bare,
Now perfume and adornment conceal well coiffured hair.

Echoing through the years, the grace of womankind,
To every season in her growing, new beauty is assigned.

While young and in the moment, there is nothing to compare.
But time adds tasteful elegance and seasoned beauty to declare.

Reflections of a former self, should not be left behind,
The beauty of her aura awakens, when the two are well combined.

Another Gallery has succumb to dificult times.

Onda Gallery here in Lake Oswego, OR, has closed it's doors. I will be looking for a new gallery to represent my work on the west coast.



You may continue to see my work at Park Place Gallery at there new location. 2010 Main Street, Kansas City, MO. They will be having an official opening in February.



You may also see my work on my website at http://www.sonjakeyart.com/ . Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or are interested in any of my paintings. I would also be happy to give you a toor of my studio. keyart@comcast.net

Portland Fine Arts Guild talk and demonstration

Monday evening I gave a talk and small demonstration to the Portland Fine Arts Guild. they were so receptive to what I had to say and to my art work. It was a pleasure talking with them.
Everyone made me feel so welcome, and had a lot of questions which made the interchange fun.
I would like to thank Marianne Stokes for inviting me to speek. I met her last June when she was checking out her work at the Lake Oswego Art Festival. It is always nice to get to know another artist.

NEW ACRYLIC PAINTING TITLED "CAVE OF TREES"

  CAVE OF TREES    

acrylic on canvas,  27" x 46"   $2,480.00

What is this woman doing in this cave of trees? Does she have a secret affinity to the birds that live in this dark place? What secrets are hidden under the lock of the key she holds?Is she checking to make sure she has not been followed?Perhaps there is a magic in the feathers she has gathered from her winged friends.

INTERNATIONAL PHOTO SHOOT, PORTLAND, CHINATOWN

This was a most interesting day, I had no idea that I would find so many things to take pictures of just walking a few blocks in the city. There were about 50 people on this shoot. 

"WHICH CAME FIRST"
Bill spotted these interesting signs and windows and I took the shot.


"FLY BY"
I love this bird flying by the bricks overhead, and the repeat of the white in the mortar of the brick. Click on the picture to get a larger view.



"JUXTAPOSITION"
The contrast from the Chinese gate to the contemporary office building really caught my eye here, as well as the repeatition of the angles.




"WAITING FOR THE BUSS"
That is Bill waiting for the bus and me.




Bill & I both went with Laurie Excell on this photo shoot. Laurie was the organizer of this event here in Portland. She is also our very talented neighbor. A professional photographer who photographers wonderful wild life and nature.Visit her blog at http://www.laurieexcell.blog.com/


It was really fun looking for things that might make interesting pictures on the streets of Portland.

CONCOURS D' ELEGANCE

Bill wanted to go see this fabulas car show and I was so glad I took my camera and tripod. 

Reflecting the beautiful setting for this car show on the campus of Pacific U. in Forest Grove, these show stoppers are real jems.

Using Laurie's macro lens, I had fun shooting the hood orniments of these clasics.

Gleaming chrome and paint that seems to be as deep as a lake, a picture paradise for anyone who loves playing with a camera.

THE BEAUTY OF CRATER LAKE

We took an impromptu trip to go see this beautiful lake. So close to home but we had never spent any time there. It was a three day trip that we enjoyed so much it seemed like a longer vacation. 

The bones of trees stand as a testament to the drastic conditions.


In spite of the harsh weather, trees can live a very long life.

Just before leaving the park we drove in to see these fumaroles left behind when the soft earth eroded away. A wind picked up the dust which made for an irreal scene.

CRATER LAKE, BEAUTY ALL AROUND

This has got to be one of the most photographed spots in Oregon, how could it not be it is spectacular from every angle around the lake.

This has been a couple of weeks of photography for me, with back to back adventures. The first was a trip to Crater Lake. Where I captured shots of dear and chipmunks and naturally the beautiful lake. This little guy was busy eating his lunch.

ROMANTIC BEAUTIFUL WOMEN, NEW ACRYLIC PAINTING

AMERICAN EXPRESSIONISM "ECSTASY IN RED" 20" x 37" Acrylic

This new painting is part of a series of figurative women, all in red. I find the color red to be dromatic and femme fatale when painting romantic and beautiful women. Red is also a color I associate with theatrics and drama, both qualities I like to portray in my work. The women in this painting is in ecstasy over something she has seen or heard.