“The highest reward for a person’s toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it.”
– John Ruskin
Studio Window
2.4″ x 3.5″ Watercolor ATC
Except for the big green cactus, this is my studio window, looking out. Well… okay… the wall paint is a little lighter and the curtains are actually burgundy. Oh …. and there are more weeds. Oh, and …. more rocks, and a bunch of thyme. Thyme is the only ground cover I could get to grow on the steep slope in front of our house. We had to grow something there, to keep the soil in place, after we built the house. That whole hill is covered with thyme, weeds and rocks. There really is a yucca there, though. 
About John Ruskin
John Ruskin was an English art critic who influenced the attitude of a whole generation toward art and architecture. He was born in 1819 in London. His career began with an essay defending his friend, artist J.M.W. Turner, from critics. His book Modern Painters made Turner popular and gave stature to the Pre-Raphaelite movement. He founded the Cambridge Scool of Art in 1858, now known as the Anglia Ruskin University. Leo Tolstoy called him one of those rare men who think with their heart. When Ruskin inherited wealth, he gave most of the money away. He died in 1900.
This is such neat painting. The question I asked before I read your post “Do you really look out on cactus”. (o:
I love the colours.
Thanks, Stephen. I threw the cactus in there, because I had control over the paint brush. *he he* I do have a yucca and some of that flat cactus, but not the kind I put in the painting. It’s fun being the artist….. I can do pretty much anything I want.
Too cool. Painting your space and changing it and then telling me how to envision it different. I like the pictures in your imagination, Beth!
Thanks, Leslie! I love tweaking things with color & imaginary elements. Life is just too much fun!
Very beautiful painting,dear friend!I like the colors and the view from the window a lot!!!
Thank you for share it with us!!
Have a magnificent day!!!!
Thanks so much! You have a great day, too!
What a view!!! Love the colors and the peaceful feel to this!
Thanks, Joan! I had fun painting this one.