dj pettitt - gentle whispering hues

glorious autumn

I'm loving the glorious and sometimes inexpressible joys of autumn...or almost autumn!
Evenings here in southern Oregon have cooled, and for a bit longer, the days will continue to be perfect; most highs around 80 degrees
with golden light and a slight breeze.
The following poem by George Eliot expresses it well.
Delicious autumn!
My very soul is wedded to it,
and if I were a bird
I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns. ~George Eliot. May inexpressible joys surround you today.

 

 

Finished the book... it's ready to journal in.

Here's the finished journal (sold) that I made as a sample for my workshop this weekend. The covers are 6X9 canvas panels. The front cover includes a painted and collaged photograph:Spine with vintage buttons:
Back cover is a painted canvas panel:
I added faux crazy quilting and hand stitching on the lining of the front cover (faux because of the raw edges). On the right is a signature-wrap:
More faux crazy quilting and hand stitching on the inside back cover:
6 Signatures:
Painted and embellished pages:

book pages and recent photos

I'm making a journal to use as a sample for my workshop in Jacksonville, OR next week.
I've used this goose photo quite a few times, but I'm not tired of him yet, so I painted him again for the cover. Here are more of the pages:













I've also been getting out to take photos as often as I can.
Winter is coming and I won't be able to go as often, so I need to fill up to hold me till spring.
I explored Lower Klamath Basin in southern Oregon, and northern California a couple weeks ago and fell in love.
It's only a 2 hour drive, so I plan to go back before snowy weather arrives.
Fall is beautiful there, but the mosquitoes were almost unbearable. I have a fabulous natural bug oil from All Natural Herbs, so I was fine, but I wouldn't even attempt getting out of my car without it. I've never seen so many bugs! See all the little white dots in the photo below? Those are all mosquitoes. I moved inland and south a bit, away from the bugs, and the day was perfect.



The highlight of the day was a Bald Eagle allowing me to get a few shots before he flew. What a thrill it was to get photos of such a magnificent bird!
I've also been taking photos of peacocks, and decided to paint this one.
I'm so in love with these birds!
I photographed these two at Wildlife Safari in Winston, Oregon.
Here are a few more shots from the safari:








Hope you're enjoying whatever season it is where you live!