Wednesday, February 18, 2009

I'm Back!


Sorry for the delay on postings. We had a death in the family which meant an unexpected week long trip out of state. Makes me think of all the unexpected things in our lives that take us to other states of mind. Certainly when dealing with the crises in our lives it is more difficult to allow the creativity to flow. However, upon return to the studio I have reached for my paints (in all my favorite colors and palettes) and have been restored as I have spread paint across multiple canvases. But more on that later.
For now I wanted to share the finished piece "Hope". It was an interesting journey as I first was led to paint the darkness of the background before layering the light which represents hope. We see hope more clearly when it is set against a background of grief, concern, discouragement. But even as I painted the background, I knew in my knower that the light and shine of hope would be applied to the canvas and that gave me the confidence to also know in my knower that there was hope for my situation as well.
"Hope" 10 x 30 $300