The Art & Designs of Ginette Callaway: helen georgia

Monday, November 17, 2008

Scenes from North Georgia

My Trip to The Georgia Mountains

Last weekend I took a quick trip to the Georgia Mountains. I wanted to see the beautiful fall colors to get inspired to paint a few new autumn paintings. Georgia especially the mountain region reminds me a lot of one of my home country, Germany. I say one because I was born in France and spend many years there in Alsace and later moved to Germany. Now I live in the USA in Georgia.

The Georgia mountains are spectacular and an Artist's dream. Among other places I went to Cloudland Canyon, the view from there is one of my favorites. It was pretty cold but I could have stayed forever and just looked on. Needless to say I absorbed more then enough of the mountain beauty for my creative energy to flow.

Memories of Provence

I'd be leisurely walking back to my gite, taking my time, sitting under trees and chewing on small blades of grass while looking up in to the sky. After a while I put my watercolor pad under my arm, smiling from ear to ear, hurrying just a bit, to get home just before dark. A light gust of wind separates me from my straw hat, and blows it just across the row of lavender behind me. I Leave it without worry, knowing it will still be there tomorrow, I'll fetch it then when I come back. Back in my gite, I'd eat something simple, break little pieces off freshly baked baguette, I love that crunchy noise it makes, remembering my grandmother, who like me, loved plain bread and a glass of wine. Later I'd fall in to bed, thinking about how lucky I am, to be in this heavenly place. ~~~~~ The next day I do it all over, walking on air, free in the countryside among the wild lavender and olive trees.