Sunday, December 27, 2009

Dark but happy days

Leaving a place full of dirty snow (grey Christmas), we went past the harbour in the fog. Bound to the small town where my parents in law live. No ice on the road. A sleeping garden with finches and tits at the bird feeder.



My P-I-L liked the painting. It will be hanging near their dining table. I finished it in the meantime, added more details and colour and changed the front. Forgot to take a picture.

The light was sad! It was almost like night. Almost impossible to take photos.
J gave me a radio+MP3 player+cd player+cassette player. When we returned home on the evening of 1st Xmas day, we put it up in my room, so I can listen while painting or printing. I have so many old cassettes from the eighties: John Peel's music. I miss him still. He died way too early.
J enjoys to be sleeping late, and I have time to read the book I gave to J as one of my presents. It is about the Baroness Hilla Rebay who initiated the Guggenheim collection and made Guggenheim spend a lot of money on pictures by Kandinsky and Mondrian and other, but also on Bauer whose lack of fame today does him justice.

6 comments:

jude said...

dark can be a bit like an embrace if you let it. it rained all day and night and all the snow has melted and the sun has returned. i feel exposed!

Pat said...

here it is. Sunday after christmas. woke to dark dark stormy day. blustery rain against the window pane. enjoying the morning. still in pj's. teaching myself how to knit socks: my mother said it would be fun. not yet...... no sun but always a bright spot in my day to read about your life and work, Eva. happy holidays to you and J.

Guzzisue said...

we also missed John and the mix of music he introduced us to. We've had dull days here and the snow has turned to ice but a good excuse to stay indoors and warm.

Judy said...

I love the painting you did for your PIL! You are so talented!
Your photographs are beautiful too....love the bird! Is it a finch or a tit?

xo

Deborah said...

The colors of the bird bring a bright spot to the day.

Rayna said...

Weird - I posted a comment last night but it didn't take! Not that it was anything brilliant...