This blog is basically a creative outlet for me, for fun ideas, thoughts, and anything I find intriguing or beautiful. I love designing and creating so sometimes I will post projects that I am working on, but I usually have far to many ideas to carry out so I will post them here. Hopefully you can enjoy what I enjoy, otherwise you probably shouldn't be reading my blog. ;)
I chose the name Strawberry Isle for my blog because when I was little I lived in a cabin on the beach in the woods, my dad and I would get in our little rowboat and row out to an island that had wild strawberries growing on it. It was like this beautiful sanctuary that belonged to me, my own island. I would dream of wonderful stories and imagine beautiful things and those are the things I would like my blog to be filled with. These two paintings are two of my very favorite, both are by Monet, The Boats Regatta at Argenteuil and The Cliff Walk. I've seen the originals of both paintings, one in Paris and the other in Chicago and I have to say that the experience of standing in front of the original painting is well worth a trip to the museum. The texture and colors express the soul of the painting and you can almost feel the touch of the master's brushstroke. I love the movement of these paintings and the importance of light. I actually painted my own copy of The Boats and loved the process of recreating the masterpiece. I hope to paint The Cliff Walk someday. Maybe I will document the process here.
