{"id":10608,"date":"2023-12-12T16:45:58","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T21:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/?p=10608"},"modified":"2023-12-14T12:40:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T17:40:12","slug":"stick-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elizabethfram.com\/Blog\/stick-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Stick Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

I love Stick Season.<\/p>\n

\"11.16.23\"

11.16.23<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a92023 Elizabeth Fram, Pastel and colored pencil, 8 x 5 inches<\/p><\/div>\n

It’s prized by locals as the sweet period between fall and winter when pretty much everybody from away, stays away. But I’m more fond of it as the landscape’s last hurrah before the snow arrives.<\/p>\n

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\"11.20.23\"

11.20.23<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a92023 Elizabeth Fram, Pastel and colored pencil, 5 x 8 inches<\/p><\/div>\n

It’s not as showy as September and October, but the russets, golds and olives of November\u00a0have their own richness, especially when backed by a crisp blue sky or the drama of heavy purple-grey clouds.<\/p>\n

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\"11.24.23\"

11.24.23<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a92023 Elizabeth Fram, Pastel and colored pencil, 7-5\/8 x 9-3\/4 inches<\/p><\/div>\n

Once again we become reacquainted with the structure of the trees that had been hidden by leaves since Spring. Lingering apples and the garnet red fruit in a stand of sumac brighten barren, grey branches like premature holiday ornaments.<\/p>\n

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\"11.18.23\"

11.18.23<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a92023 Elizabeth Fram, Pastel and colored pencil, 5 x 8 inches<\/p><\/div>\n

In the early evening, the sometimes subtle, sometimes shocking gradations of a sunset’s colors can be viewed through the dark lines and silhouettes of leafless sentinels, often accented with an early star.<\/p>\n

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\"12.08.23\"

12.08.23<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a92023 Elizabeth Fram, Pastel and colored pencil, 5 x 8 inches<\/p><\/div>\n

And before we know it, snow covers the mountains and a new season begins. Such is the beauty of Vermont.<\/p>\n

Side Note: Can’t write about this subject without referencing Noah Kahan’s hit Stick Season,<\/a> from the album of the same name<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2737<\/span><\/h1>\n

For those of you who celebrate, I wish you a very Merry Christmas. And for those who don’t, may the weeks ahead be a period of cozy respite and peace.
\nAs ever, thank you for joining me here.<\/p>\n

\u2737<\/span><\/h1>\n

It’s that time of year and we’re all feeling it. Take a break from the holiday flurry; there are still two more weeks to visit Who Are We? Pieces of the Identity Puzzle<\/a><\/strong> at the Satellite Gallery in Lyndonville, VT. (Scroll down the page of the above link for more photos and information).<\/p>\n

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Image: Eroded Boundaries, detail<\/strong>, \u00a92022 Elizabeth Fram, Watercolor, graphite and embroidery on paper, 9.5 x 12 inches<\/p><\/div>\n

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