Autumn Is Round The Corner- A Preview...

[Ern007]

We are edging towards the end of summer, in fact - Saturday, 23 September 2023 is the day summer ends.

Some will have noticed the dust all the way from the Sahara falling on our cars.

Well Autumn is the most annoying season if you live in a village -leaves everywhere near trees, of which we have lots in our lane and they make a mess that lasts for what seems months.

But with autumn come a chance to paint the rich color of Autumn .Reds,Yellows and browns.

Halloween happens in Autumn and the time to create spooks in unearthly places where no-one wants to go at night. October the month of the spooks.

This is a preview of autumn season - A small painting with lots of color, being small a tad cartoon like. One of my favourite smaller paintings,

[helenlw7]

I leive in a beautiful leafy suburb in south Birmingham and leaves are the bane of my life!

[Ern007 in reply to helenlw7]

They are we have trees directly across from our homes - The leaves go between the cars in a thick layer was ages before that went, It's nice where we live, but the leaves,

[helenlw7 in reply to Ern007]

There are huge trees across the road from my house. A few leaves have started falling already. I’m stopping at my daughter’s house while recover from a long hospital stay, but I know the fallen leaves will be there to welcome me home when I eventually go home!

[Ern007 in reply to helenlw7]

The main trees across from us are lots of Horse Chestnut and Sycamore - There are lots of them - no fall yet but when it comes though, will be a right mess.

[djbctla]

A very happy cheerful painting. BERNARDINE

[Ern007 in reply to djbctla]

Thank you Bernadine;

[sassy59]

Very colourful Ern and Autumn is my favourite time of year. October is a colourful, spooky month and a birthday celebration for Pete.

Thank you for sharing your art, much appreciated.

Hugs, Carole xxx🤗❤️

[Ern007 in reply to sassy59]

Thank you Carole - Autumn is is inspiring with Halloween possibly more so, small painting are done as light is fading my spotlight is OK but smaller canvasses gives different different ideas. I look forward to showing the spooky ones, they are fun to paint and lots of licence,

Anne celebrates her birthday 14th October. Hope you treatment is going well Carol.

Hugs for you Carole xx

[sassy59 in reply to Ern007]

Look forward to the spooky paintings Ern. Good wishes to Anne for the 14th October. Petes birthday is on the 11th.

Treatment ok thank you but having tummy upsets at the moment. They will pass hopefully.

Take care,

Carole xxx🤗🩷

[Ern007 in reply to sassy59]

Best wished to Pete on the 11th October - Side effects can be a problem - Reading it is normal for radiotherapy to cause tummy problems according to Cancer research - Your treatment will soon be ended.

Will be worth it Carole xx😀👍

[sassy59 in reply to Ern007]

Thank you Ern. 😀👍💋

[garshe]

Very good painting, not unlike a Hockney. 👍💕 xxSheila

[Ern007 in reply to garshe]

WOW thank you garshe. I like doing these smaller canvas type paintings they can be quite fun :

[garshe in reply to Ern007]

You are very Talented Ern. Keep at it and who knows. 🤞🤞🙏🙏💕⚘👍xxSheila

[Ern007 in reply to garshe]

Thank you Sheila . I am happy painting and hardly likely to stop, I really can't imagine a day I would not pick up a brush and paint. Nice comment - Thank you.

[Alberta56]

Autumn looks pleasant in your picture. I have mixed feelings about it. Love the colours, but hate the gathering gloom. If only the weather would stay like it is in your picture. xxx

[Ern007 in reply to Alberta56]

I agree over autumn, the color is there and summer gone - i don't like Gloomy conditions either, I can try and lift spirits with bright weather or subjects in my paintings, x

[Nula2]

Hi Ern, thank you for sharing this. The lane with the solitary house looks so much like one of the many little country roads I used to walk along. Brings back lovely memories of long walks with my dogs and friends and their dogs.🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🐕🐕Take care xxx

[Ern007 in reply to Nula2]

Thank you Nula2 - Glad to have brought back "lovely memories of long walks" - I like these smaller paintings. I have two a Silhouette city scape and an autumn scene with a bridge. I have them on the bedroom wall where I sleep. I like bright.

[Nula2 in reply to Ern007]

Saw the reply by Sheila so looked up Hockney and I agree this is just like his 🙂xxx

[Ern007 in reply to Nula2]

Thank you for your post - Hockney is an impressionist artist and a good one too. He took a lot of inspiration from Van Gogh and it shows.

bbc.com/culture/article/202...

[tomc]

It`s easy to see, You don`t live in Edinburgh ... Were aw spooky up here👻

[Ern007 in reply to tomc]

Well I live very close to the Pendle Hill - The witch trial was in 1612 and 10 people in The Pendle Hill area were charged with murders due to witchcraft . we have a very spooky history in Lancashire,🕯️

[tomc in reply to Ern007]

I live with a witch and that can be murder sometimes!!!!

[Ern007 in reply to tomc]

I bet you are under her spell-though.

[tomc in reply to Ern007]

Yep, and doesn't she know it!!

I`ll give her her due though, She worked hard at reining me in doing the windows of HINDSIGHT doesn't sit well with me. but 51 year is too long to have any regrets. 😉 BUT,,, Don`t tell her that. 😂

[Threecats]

It’s good to have some fun and I like the simplicity of this one. Sheila is spot on with her Hockney reference😊

Leaves can certainly get messy in the autumn for sure. There are some big oaks across the road from where I live and there are a lot of leaves and acorns too, that the squirrels and Jays miss. I don’t begrudge their messiness though, as they are beautiful trees and walking in their cool shade provides very welcome relief from the heat of the sun.

Looking forward to seeing some of your spooky canvases 😀 x

[Ern007 in reply to Threecats]

Painting is fun and should be fun. Well flattering to be compared with Hockney he is an impressionist and a good one to he is also prolific. One thing in common was inspired by Van Gogh.😃

The leaves are a problem but where I live cars are parked fully in our part of the lane - There are trees across massive massive Sycamore and Horse Chestnuts - The leaves settle at thickness between the cars and so hard to shift, they get pact solid - It was spring before we was clear, Would I move the trees? No was brought up in a leafy part of town, fields upon fields until lots got built on.

I am working on a spooky canvas at the moment - My favorite I painted last year It's a green(ish) backgroud - Oh you will see it soon enough x