Hi
In my last blog I wrote to you about starting a 100 Day Project. I am currently on painting 59. I hope you are following along. If not follow me now as we are smack dab in the middle. I wanted to share with you my favorites from the first 50 paintings.
My work is energy and what; people, places, things, pass through my life; what fills me up and the emotions that come from my experiences.
I clearly remember the day I painted this. Please read my Instagram caption. It was cold out. I had too many bags to carry and my shoulders hurt from the weight of all the bags. I wanted to cry and I wanted a ride. I wanted someone to take care of me. You have those days, right?! The sun came out and lit up the air with warmth. I kept telling myself I can do this and I took deep breathes and I finished the walk home from the train, through the snow, on the ice and I slept good that night. I think this painting was the release of the energy getting me home. The sun had my back and I could feel it.
What I like best about this painting is the bold yellow against the blues. I am going into my 26th year as a painter. What I have discovered about myself... What I know about the pieces that are line work; the lines have to connect. If there is open space I need a connection somewhere between the lines. I also know I don't like much white space I need to fill it up. I need everything to connect. It makes me think about how lives are sometimes parallel and then there is a connection, a coincidence, a small world, fate, destiny, kismet. Where will your life line take you?
I am in love with this piece. Painted with a trowel that I saved from my dad's belongings. He had so many tools. I'm sure he was using this trowel for cement and not paint. The trowel is skinny and I like the leggy strokes that are created when I use it. This painting feels so much to me like the beach. The little vacations with friends, jumping up when the wave comes and the roller coaster in my stomach feeling of fun as the weight of the water moves me, crashes over me. .. my happy place.
Each painting is for sale $10.oo + Shipping. They are acrylic on paper and 9x12. Your painting will be shipped after the 100 days. Contact me with the painting numbers you wish to purchase: oktoberstudio@hotmail.com.
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