Beneath All That Cobweb

Reblogged from somkritya:

Grandmother’s chest in the attic,        

Waiting for someone to come near her

Ears strained to hear the known footsteps

Vision blurred with cobwebs, but her spirit is not

May be there is something for you in there may be not,

But how will you know if you don’t reach out to it?

A quilt and some handkerchiefs

A world of soft cotton and lace…

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I have gone through this poem by Somkritya many times and it gives the same lovely feeling every time. All the memories come alive. 'May be there is something for you in there may be not, But how will you know if you don’t reach out to it?

Beside the Lake - Time Lapse Painting

Reblogged from PictureS:

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The part I worried about the most, before I started to paint this picture, was painting the dark shapes in the water. These had to be sharp and with no mixing with the under-paint. Alla prima is the problem - wet on wet. If I allowed painting to dry there would be no problem with the dark shapes mixing with the light blue under-paint.

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It's so lovely painting by liamrainsford, I have to reblog this. Water looks so real. i can go on praising it, better watch it.