watercolor, pen in Arches Travel Book
they say the bees are disappearing – a grave matter
yet here the lavender hums and sways. . .one lone bumblebee remained last night, too intoxicated to make it home with the others. now i’m drunk too on bee vibrations.
I’ve still got the scent of lavender all over me after clipping and gathering it by the armfuls this evening. I left most of it for the bees until they have abandoned it. They were humming next to me as I painted this, so I got a brain buzz somewhere behind the third eye where the nectar pot tipped, and I lost track a bit. Must have been a fairy in there somewhere with them. When it’s not too hot, like today, the summer garden is a mid-summer night’s dream.
I just finished listening to The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd, second time through. An all time favorite of mine. My favorite scene is where Lilly get enveloped by the bees. They are lighting all over her. She goes beyond fear and into a state of serenity and total safety as if the bees are mothering her. Into the maw of nature to discover its benevolence.
My dear friend and fellow Muse, Gayle Swift, has inaugurated her new blog with a thought provoking and uplifting piece on this topic of bees, nature and benevolence. This will be a blog to keep an eye on!
Sigh…I love your way of pulling a painting together, your way of showing little peices of this and that all kind of tied together! Your dreamy writing goes along so well with this too! Thank you for sharing these little bits of your world!
I love your visual editing. You know just what to leave out, what details to paint and what things to hint at and paint loosely-just great!
I can hear the buzzing ! Thank you for sharing this peaceful moment.
Oh, and I REALLY LOVE the horizontal piece at the top !
I so agree with Barbara! Your work inspires and delights me every single time. I guess I’ve said that before ;D.
Susan,
Thank you for being my friend, no more than a friend, a magician artist muse. You have introduced me to my inner artist again, and a new world of connection through the medium of art making, collage and the now the blog. Your images always inspire me, so pure, fresh and knowing just what to bring in and what to leave out as Barbara says. Hi Isabelle, I am buzzing right along with you. Thank you Susan!
Fantastic entry! I’ve had the book, The Secret Life of Bees, on my shelf for a while now and need to pick it up and read it! Your watercolor is lovely!