Lily S. May–Life with Art
I've been rereading my writing from the past few years during this time of Covid-19. I'm throwing out what I don't like and whittling down my notebooks. This week I came upon a poem I'd written in 2015 that I had forgotten since it was lost amidst a mountain of writing. It resonated for me… Continue reading In a Garden
Here's my most recent work. Following the work I showed in my previous post, I looked through some linocuts I'd made in the early 1970's. The one you see below is part of a larger print I made by carving free style with only two shapes in mind--the round and the long ones. I have… Continue reading Old and New
On the theme of garden paintings, here's a fourth oil painting I did several years ago. The setting is part of the same garden I showed in my last post. This time, my husband is quietly taking in the healing of the place.
As you can see, on this blog I like to meander around among the art work I've done. This time I'll return to another oil painting I made. In 2007, after photographing a friend's garden in the countryside, I painted this. It was a challenge for me, because I'd never done anything quite like it. I ended… Continue reading More Garden Paintings
I was recently in the Grey Bruce area of Ontario on vacation. There I went to Earthbound Gardens where I had been before. Earthbound is one of several gardens you can tour on your own in the area. I took photos of an old door and windows that the gardeners have placed in the midst… Continue reading Photos and a Painting
Arts of May 