"LITTLE PINE CONE BOUGH IN SUNSHINE"

" My husband and I relocated to Southeast Florida over 2 years ago from Northeastern Pa. One of the things we both miss most are the pine trees. The smell ,
the grace of their boughs as they are blanketed with snow.. or in the sunshine
as they were this day . My husband shot the photo and I found it recently. We
have beautiful fauna and flora here in Florida... do not misunderstand me..but the seasonal
changes have a profound charm and awe which we are both very homesick for.

The photo somehow made me close my eyes and I actually felt memories of days
when these lovely pine boughs were all around us. So, I decided that it would
be a nice subject to paint .On went some of my favorite Pachelbel and out came
the photo and my pencils and papers ! The result was a lovely day.. even though
it was spent here in Florida.. painting.. remembering.. and giving gratitude for
the bounties of nature's profound wonders... They are all around us. Although I
could not throw on my boots and a down vest to look at the pine boughs up North
this day.. I imagined doing so and the result is "Little Pine Boughs in
Sunshine"

Ellen Capin Haeussler
Courage Tree Studios

Miniature Prismacolor Colored Pencil on Mi Teintes

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"OLDE LIGHTHOUSE POINT"

"OLDE LIGHTHOUSE POINT"

"When I was a little girl, I have memories of painting a little tiny lighthouse for my Father .
It was for Father's Day. I have always been enchanted by the mystery of lighthouses.
So many have been relocated and used as museums or other tourist attractions..no longer
shining their beacons for sailors who had been at sea... who had been through a voyage
longing to come home again.. to friends.. family .. a warm meal.. and to tell the stories of their journies.The lighthouse beacons were welcome sights for them. It is
also rather fascinating to me ...to think of the life of the lighthouse keeper.. living in the
simple close quarters of these beckoning structures. As our sons were growing up , we
spent a good deal of time on the waters of the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland.. This tiny
little painting is a simple memory of those times. "

Ellen Capin Haeussler,
Courage Tree Studios

Prismacolor Pencil on Mi Teintes

Original 3.5 x 5 $25.00

Archival Prints

Note Cards

Greeting Cards

Gift Items

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We invite you to visit my husband , Robert Haeussler's blog at:
http://www.thecouragetreestudios.blogspot.com/