Sunday, May 31, 2009

On the Road to Callaway Gardens


Ok, well, some painted photos turn out better then others. For some reason this one doesn't send me ...and I think that the more detail I have the more tendency I have to paint it exact and actually I am trying to alter it as I paint. I really don't know what I am doing but when I find out I will let you know. I will post a few of these I have been working on. Some are better than others but they are all fun to do.

This scene is very dear to me. It is on the same road as the Crossroads Store going to Callaway Gardens and I went by it almost everyday because I used to ride horses out that way when I was younger. I use to ride Hunter Seat, fox hunt and jump over very high jumps. We rode these fabulous Connemara Ponies that would jump over the moon if you let them. They were beautiful horses, not really ponies, some dappled, some mulitcolored---oh, what fun I had back then out in the open field and in the ring, carefree and feeling powerful on top of these beautiful horses. Ok, I am back to earth now...thanks for letting me daydream and reminisce out loud...maybe someday I will see my "Rosie,"again, the wonderful horse that I trained when I was 15.  

3 comments:

Gifts of Creation said...

Hi Martha!
Congratulations on baby Marc! He is so beautiful! Also, I love the painted photos..they look stunningly beautiful..especially the flowers.
Your show at Reddi Arts losks fantastic..I have not had a chance to go by yet but thanks for putting up the pictures.

lori vliegen said...

great memories....and great paintings!! it looks great! :)

julie king said...

isn't it wonderful to travel back in time via some long forgotten memory? yours is very special to you; i can tell.

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