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Hope From the Heartland

Posted on March 19, 2015 by sandy yocum

Oh! “darkly, deeply, beautiful blue,” As some one somewhere sings about the sky.   Lord Byron “Hope From the Heartland” was inspired from a trip to Amish country in Ohio. I used photographs and created many drawing revisions before starting … Continue reading →

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Wake Up America

Posted on March 28, 2014 by sandy yocum

We often praise the evening clouds,                                                                     … Continue reading →

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Saffron Sunrise

Posted on February 9, 2014 by sandy yocum

“Bursts of gold on lavender melting into saffron. It’s the time of day when the sky looks like it has been spray-painted by a graffiti artist.” Mia Kirshner “Saffron Sunrise” is a small acrylic painting, 8 x 8, from the sunrise … Continue reading →

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The Dawn is Clearer

Posted on January 27, 2014 by sandy yocum

“You must not blame me if I do talk to the clouds.” Henry David Thoreau “The Dawn is Clearer” is another acrylic painting from the sunrise series that I am creating. The colors at dawn are often as spectacular as sunsets. … Continue reading →

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The Tints of Morning

Posted on January 27, 2014 by sandy yocum

“The true harvest of my daily life is somewhat as intangible and indescribable as the tints of morning or evening. It is a little star dust caught, a segment of the rainbow which I  have clutched.” Henry David Thoreau, Walden “The Tints of Morning” is … Continue reading →

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David’s Sky

Posted on December 27, 2013 by sandy yocum

“The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider’s web.” Pablo Picasso  “David’s Sky” was inspired by a … Continue reading →

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Fire in the Sky on Granger Road

Posted on October 30, 2013 by sandy yocum

“The sky is the daily bread of the eyes.” Ralph Waldo Emerson We often take Granger Road as a short cut to our home. This is an acrylic painting that was created from photographs of a spectacular Fall sunset.

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