"What a difference an app makes!" Several hours on this painting again today and still the man's face and head look redonkulous. nope.. can't even share it. I'm having some fun though.. pouring lots of love into this painting.. it's like a gift to my marriage.. which may sound weird.. but all the love I pour into other paintings.. they're most bound for another location.. but this one.. if/when I ever finish it to a point i love it all… can hang in my house :) I mean.. who else is going to want a Chagall like tribute.. that includes a star ship enterprise.. and until a few hours ago.. a giant tea pot, tea cups and a large colourful chicken on that tea table.. GRRR.. see.. I painted over that chicken as it 'wasn't quite right' .. but (^(%(*&*( it.. sometimes I want to keep the .. not quite right.. interesting.. my fingers just typed that without me filtering … hmmm.. curious. Ok.. note to self… I have permission to put whatever the hell I want into this painting because it's for meeee.
find out more about the Retreaty Gypsy Workshop in JulyThis is getting interesting.. this 'challenge' is forcing me to do my work.. which is SO GREAT… and.. as you'll see by today's pic.. sometimes that means.. a painting looks like shite. I'd usually NOT show you a painting at this stage.. but this is a challenge/goal orientated thing.. so.. I'm willing to show up.. fugly or not. Doesn't matter. And… gawd help me .. painting men is so not my forte… and I'm presently not at all interested in portraiture to lifelikeness … so… I'll persist with layers.. and see what happens. I adore the work of Marc Chagall.. and have wanted to emulate some of his free style for ages… it's also my wedding anniversary this month… 24 years.. and I'm not doing my handsome husband any justice right now with this guy on the painting.. but… it's not finished.. yet. love Denise
The more I have this awareness called 'intentional creativity' as a companion in my day the more fascinated and interested I have become in symbols, and symbology … I have a bunch of reference books and cards of all kinds. Below you'll see dramatic black and red image on a card.. that is one from the Liquid Crystal Oracle by Justin Moikeha Asar - Black Onyx is linked to Grounded Self-Awareness. So… when I use these symbols in my artwork, most often I am intending/desiring the essence of that for my own life, but really.. these qualities will be infused into the creation of that painting, and so, I would hope that they would go on having their healing effect for future owners of the works when/if they are sold or given away. Seriously.. sometimes you wonder if you should leaveitthehellalone… but.. something makes you keep on adding.. taking away… adding.. taking away… it's a dance.. sometimes if feels like I'm a control freak.. other times like I'm in the steady slow flow.. and just to trust … trust… a little more there.. here… so.. this one below is still not finished.. but I have been so enjoyng her presence! Her steady gaze is so SURE of herself! I seek to not take that away.. but carry on around the canvas… honouring her in a way… that she's chosen to come through me… this painting has been transforming through several stages.. she began as a demo piece in my 'Lady of Clarity' workshop. I put the Liquid Crystal symbol of Grounded Self-Awareness on this painting.. even if it disappears beneath the layers.. it's there… for that matter.. the Lady of Clarity is also there! and… WHOOAA.. if this isn't an inspired happening… I received a beautiful offer of a space near Noosa to hold a workshop if I would like to… so.. before I knew it I'd discussed dates.. theme.. and concept all within an hour of receiving the invitation! So this morning I also created a pdf with the details for a 2 day Workshop/Retreaty weekend, which is going to be on 26th & 27th July. So.. if you are interested to know more about that… send me a message. There will only be 8 spaces available, fully catered, and golden fluid's supplied. Yum! I'll be sending out the details to my mailing list in the next few days, then I'll open it to the public. That's me for day 3 of 30 in June!
love Denise x I did other work today including learning about e-course creation which I'm committed to learning about this year. Also a live tele-class this morning with one of my favourite Soul inspiring teachers Michele Meiche. No excuses though… works in progress are nothing to sneeze at. I'm all about the gentle encouragement… including towards myself these days. Adding a lady.. maybe a Magdalene? to that little one on wood from yesterday, re-working the blue 'inner healer' with the raven/crow behind. The art journal page was an ispiration by Denise x
starting with smaller pieces made it more 'doable' today. I've got several large canvas's that are at various stages of 'meh' .. so they're on my hit list for this month too. But for today.. some more layers on a face I'd already started in my journal, a working out of my head stuff on another journal page.. resulted in 'me' floating down the river of life on my house boat.. 'letting other peopls shiz float by' was one of the desires for that. YOU KNOW.. when you let other peoples stuff.. come on in.. and clutter up your thoughts.. well I want to LETTHATSHITGO. so… down the river… la la la… yep. Want to know what I"m talking about.. with this 30:30 thing? join us in june.. see this blog post here. and there's always tea … creativitea… today in the afternoon, some traditionally brewed Masala Chai with soy milk. Strained into the pot.. and enjoyed outside with a book for a little while.
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