I told my kids that I must be in my “square period” this summer – Ha! I decided at the outset of this painting adventure to do all the paintings the same size, and small. They are roughly 5-6″ x 7-8″. I’m eager to look at numbers of them together at some point to see what type of personal trends emerge.. I’m also rather loving the freedom I feel to simply paint with these abstract compositions.
Thanks for sharing the journey with me!
I call this one Cow-ish 🙂
Happy Tuesday from the farm!
Happy Monday!
Some of the fencerow blackberries on our farm walk today were ripe, and we picked a few for inspiration!
It’s been raining off and on today, so it was a good day to get out the paints. I’ve been really enjoying painting every day this summer so far. I thought I would share a few photos of the inspiration for today’s abstract sketching. This stump is from a HUGE pecan tree in the farmhouse backyard that was dying and needed to be taken down. Yesterday when we arrived at the farm, I snapped a few pictures of the symbiosis still happening even thought the tree is dead. Lichen? Fungi? Some of you knowledgable in botany/biology will have to let me know. I was just intrigued by the overlapping shapes growing so closely together.
Hello & welcome! I’m Haley Montgomery, and I’m the designer and owner of Small Pond Graphics. I sometimes fancy myself a frog kisser— a documentarian coaxing poignant moments from unexpected places. This blog has evolved from those moments.
The small Pond FIELD GUIDE is part diary, part sketchbook, and part wish list – an archive of ordinary wonders. For years, this space has housed my stories – creative ideas, vintage inspiration, our forays into curious places, and the simple artifacts of quiet of conscious living. Through watercolor, photography, and illustrated tales, these pages uncover the blessing of ordinary days and the wonder found in authentic places and pursuits.
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