Peonies are my sisters favorite flower. They usually come in June, which is her birthday month.
This time of year, we could all use a little flower power boost! Just think— a painting of flowers lasts far longer than fresh ones. My sister has a beautiful tradition of gifting us a freshly picked peony every year on her birthday in June. They're her favorite flowers—what’s yours?
Ah, the breathtaking colors that nature reveals! During a peaceful afternoon walk, a simple stick draped in lush moss caught my eye, its stunning hue captivating me in the stillness of the day. After working on large-scale pieces in a square format recently, it was refreshing to create something smaller and in a rectangular shape.
Thrive - this word... encapsulates it all....
So, here are six habits to help you not just embrace your 'new normal', but to thrive beyond it:
It's been a long time since I've done an oil painting.
In this section of the woods, it's very dark and sometimes spooky - it seems to call out 'lions and tigers and bears' OH NO!
Large corporation renovates greeting area and conference room which included four large paintings
It's always so interesting to me how large paintings look in my studio compared to how small they look when hung on big walls in a gallery or business. I love it when I intuitively know something and then learn it's backed up by science. Recently I read: A study conducted at the at the Mauitshuis Museum in the Netherlands found that viewing real artworks, Like Johannes Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring', stimulates the brain significantly more than looking at posters of THE SAME ARTWORK, with participants experiencing an emotional response up to ten times stronger when viewing the original piece....!!!!!! WOW!!!!!
The Art of Music Exhibion is a group showing with art pieces that relate to music
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This piece is titled after the Sounds of Silence song by Simon and Garfunkel. Sometimes it's best for the viewer to determine what the painting means to them. And for this piece, I'll leave it at that.
