abstract | acrylics | art | inspiration | meditation | painting
Its Sunday
I paused painting. Just until the right action presented itself.
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abstract | art | color | inspiration | meditation | painting
The Color of Orange
I found this lily on one of my zen strolls. I became caught up in its orange color while looking down, inside its center. The Petals and stamens created lovely loose lines and soft blurred edges that led me in. Orange can be such a vivacious color; some have said, obnoxious. You […]
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art | painting | watercolors
The Glow: Evening’s Golden Lights
Watercolor, versatile and forgiving. Watercolor, the easiest of the media to make corrections! One year later, I returned to the painting. Washed some areas off, softened off some bits and added a few hints of pastels here and there. Done! That is one of the major attributes I like most about watercolor. How […]
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The Possibilities
The Possibilities a post of content. depth. heart. A 2 minute read. stripped bare weeping, nevermore. the dark winds pass. my own light rises. my own voice sings. my own thoughts shatter the prison doors they thought would hold me. An artist held in the grip of the crowd, the popular […]
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abstract | art | inspiration | meditation | painting | writing
Monoprint: Artful Zen
A new creation emerged, so slowly. With thoughts of zen Simplicity, mindful of the moment and being, immersed in the patterns arising…. my patience was rewarded. Zen Zone, creativity All the while, I was creating this spiral design monoprint I was in contemplation. In the artist zone. The […]
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art | inspiration | painting | photography
What Makes The Artist Tick?
The artist’s creativity is inspired. By What? Everyone is different, we like different things. You might have a preference for food art, or animal portraits… I may enjoy nature themes or abstracts. Hope Shining But, we all want to feel that we can reach ‘the goal.’ That we can […]
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art | Impressionist | inspiration | painting | watercolors
Blue Bluff: Watercolor Landscape
Bold blue bluff. Impressionist watercolor painting of the land. Colors melt and merge in wonderful patterns and shadows. The Blue Bluff, stands tall.
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Palette Knife: Cobalt Teal Greens
Playing with the Palette Knife and paint. Simply – Investigating. No product in mind. No pressure. Just simply, doing it for the process. This. Is what I really, enjoy. Its what keeps me painting!
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Wednesday: Watercolor in Greens
Glorious Greens. Wet flowing watercolors. Olive and Lime greens, running off the paper. Blue-green drips down and splashes, making its own path. Its own mark. Wild Watercolor Greens Allowed to run with abandon upon a dampened receptive, willing, surface. They can be so exciting. And they can be so terribly frustrating. There’s such pleasure […]
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abstract | art | mixed media | painting
Rising Deep
Scarlet and Prussian Blue. Allow the paints to sink, to rise and merge! They meld together in their own unique creative ways.