Day 21 "Dragonflies" Sold

"Dreamy"

6x6

Alcohol Ink Painting

I love painting dragonfly's...the inks gave it such a magical effect I think!

Used a bit of black ink pen on the wings. Love this blog post I found on these amazing creatures.

The opening of one’s eyes
"The eyes of the dragonfly are one of the most amazing and awe inspiring sights. Given almost 80% of the insect’s brain power is dedicated to its sight and the fact that it can see in all 360 degrees around it, it symbolizes the uninhibited vision of the mind and the ability to see beyond the limitations of the human self. It also in a manner of speaking symbolizes a man/woman’s rising from materialism to be able to see beyond the mundane into the vastness that is really our Universe, and our own minds."

Moody Deep Artist Today - My Mind At Work

Today was a frustrating painting day for me - but my mood came through my canvas eventually. You may love it, you may hate it, or you may just nothing it....but here is my mind at work. This was my process on just one painting...through many stages today.

Abstracts, when all fails, is my go to medium. I just love playing with the shapes and colors. I have to be in the mood for it but sometimes it just happens. It is a way to express your feeling, mood and emotion....the perfect outlet.

Today I felt like that moody deep artist....with something to prove to myself ! This was the kind of work I did about 7 years ago, before I started with watercolors.  For me acrylics are much easier to use than watercolor when creating abstracts. I like the way the acrylic brush strokes feel.... stronger  and bolder.

"PRISM"

8x8 Acrylic on Claybord with 2" Wooden Cradle.

 

Here are my progress steps during the day. Had a lot of fun with it, once I got past "TRYING" to paint the boat.

When I posted it on facebook I received the funniest comment... Comment: "Quite a journey... I'm guessing that dang boat got you pretty ticked!"  Me: "Looks a bit stressed huh? Should have named it CAN YOU FIND THE BOAT?"

What I started with, is definitely not what I had planned!

~Happy Painting! 

Cluttered Studio = Cluttered Mind

I want to thank everyone for hanging out reading my blog! The traffic here since the 30 day painting challenge has been A-mazing.

Although I still try to paint everyday ~ I've slowed down a bit. Spring fever has hit me over the head like a ton of bricks and it's been clean up time for me. Peaked into one of my closets and so it began....started going through them trying to minimize our life. Kinda LOVE tossing things we haven't used in a while, it's very therapeutic and get the house so tidy!

Crazy all the "things" we collect over the coarse of a year isn't it? My plan this year...for each item I bring into the house, two or more must go out. I find that clutter messes up my head with all sorts of "things" to do and take care of. If my studio is a mess or the house is a mess, I can't think straight....every time I get up I lose focus and it takes time for me to get back into my work!

We are getting a big BLIZZARD here in Maine today ~ so you may not hear from me tomorrow, we'll see if we get the 26" +?

 Stay safe and warm my friends!

Deco Dragonfly was painted with a mixture of iridescent paints added to my watercolors.

 I loved the composition on this one....bug closeups who knew.