Chani's Creative Space

The last days have been stormy, we got a dark sky with thunderstorm and plenty of rain, that  is urgently needed for agriculture and human use, of course. I was happy to see some rainfall, but at the same time, this situation reminded me how difficult it was in Germany during the winter: so many dark weeks with rain or snow and temperatures below zero. Today, the sun is back, and as the countdown for the festive season has begun, lights will be switched on soon in our town. Magic of light

I have been working on a photograph series about skies for a couple of years now, I think I have enough of them to show you the result, my Skies gallery on Fine Art America. Most of the pictures (but not all) were taken in the autumn or winter: here in Spain, it is the best season for colourful skies.  No, I cannot offer any super moon: it was too cloudy, and the next night, the moon did not look like bigger than a normal full moon (at least my impression as non-specialist), so I did not take any picture ;-)   Sky in Fuengirola (Andalusia) Sunset at Mar Menor (Murcia) Sky near Almoharin (Extremadura)   Sunset in Torremolinos (Andalusia) Sunset in Torremolinos (Andalusia) Dawn at Manga del Mar Menor (Murcia)    Sky and countryside near Olvera (Andalusia)  Sky and countryside near Olvera (Andalusia) 

Trying to concentrate on art while everybody is talking about politics... ;-) Blackberry bush  Communication

On Sunday, the clocks went back! I always love this special weekend with an extra hour to sleep. And it is still so warm at the moment that you can buy your chestnuts (typical winter street food here) and eat them on the beach! Chestnuts on the beach

Here two minimalistic works again with very few colours, just to persuade myself that art does not have to be sophisticated to appeal.  Playing in the field Dizzy

Those last weeks have been incredibly productive. Not artistically (grrr...), but organizing the removal of my aged mother, who left her home country to come and leave abroad, here near us! This meant a lot of teamwork within the family, a mountain of paperwork - we are now all exhausted but as we are sure it was the right decision, we are happy. Hard work

Two works: a minimalistic work inspired by the wonderful frozen fish that my Icelandic neighbour gave us a couple of weeks ago.  In addition, a work inspired by this new month, October. Days are still warm but nights are getting colder - impossible to keep sleeping outside. Very soon, we will see advertisements for Halloween parties, then for the Spanish Christmas lottery, and this year will be gone, so fast, again.  Cold beauty Wind and leaves