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For the next 24 hours, this painting is specially priced at $150! 
After 24 hours, it will return to its retail price of $250.
75% of the proceeds will go to a wildfire relief fund. 

This painting is 10" x 7". Click here to purchase this watercolor.

In the middle of the field, the big tree sits, waiting in reverence for the evening star to make her appearance. The sun slips below the horizon with its last slivers of light catching on the little creek. This tree has witnessed nights like this hundreds of times over the decades. He faithfully watches and never tires of these enchanted evenings.

"Some Enchanted Evening," a song made famous in the Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway musical "South Pacific," is about meeting someone you can't get out of your mind. You've heard this award-winning tune sung by so many famous artists over the years, from Perry Como to Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson. 

Let's reframe "Some Enchanted Evening" for a minute. What if it isn't about finding true love? What if it's about an evening that finds you captivated by the sight of the Northern Lights for the first time, with colors dancing in the sky through thin veils of twilight? Have you been to a concert by your favorite artist that was absolutely captivating, or to the ballet to see Swan Lake and be transported to a very different place and time?

For some, holding your new grandchild can be enchanting, as you are quietly watching and memorizing every part of that tiny face. Taking a walk when the full moon is rising over newly fallen snow can be magical. Or snuggling up to watch a new movie you've heard so much about, with your pups in your lap, while the snow silently falls. That can be the relaxing kind of evening that feels mesmerizing too.

Gary and I had an enchanted evening one summer when we decided to sleep out on the deck. It is on the second floor of our house, off our bedroom, and is fairly protected. We watched shooting stars and enjoyed doing something that was so out of the ordinary. Those whispers and quiet laughter in the dark were very special, and yes, maybe even enchanting. That is, until the next morning when we woke to find raccoon footprints all around our bed, in the dew. I guess it was a magical and enchanted evening for them too! I know it's not the same as finding your true love on an island in the Pacific, but we all have our own ideas of being enchanted!

In the studio, the painting did not go as planned today. Hopefully, tomorrow I can complete this sweet little painting so I can share it with you. "Some Enchanted Evening" is my offering to you tonight instead. I hope you like it.

By the way, the roof was completed today by two young men and two young women. They did a fine job and didn't sound like elephants at all.

Thank you for reading along. I hope your evening is as enchanting as they come! I appreciate your support of my efforts to raise funds for wildfire relief.

Be well and stay dry out there,
Kristi