Weekly 9x12 paintings continued

Continuing the weekly painting challenge from November 2020 through the first half of February, here are the next batch of paintings. The winter has been a dark, isolating, and thoughtful time. Painting has been a way of processing, especially over the cusp of Winter Solstice and the 'darkest hour', which in truth stretches its ethos through several months. Tucker pops up again, as he is my one constant company. Nearly all are views from inside my quiet haven looking in and around or out at my yard views.

'Welcoming committee' are 2 cast iron mice given me by my brother years ago, on a bookcase facing my front door. I gave them 'food and drink' to carry, to welcome all who enter.   'The darkest hour' is my view looking out the south window with daily cup of early morning tea and musings.  ('Wolf Moon" (January's full moon) is based on a picture taken by a friend, with her blessing.)

3 snow paintings are a nod to the storms that roared through end of January and through February after a rather moderate, snowless winter. The third is also an homage to my mother, who was a ceramic sculptor. This is of her first winter in northern Minnesota, a rare warmish wet snow, in 1980, prompted her to create. I credit her with so much of my artistic encouragement from early childhood on.