An Ocean of Tears

That might be a tacky heading, but it's how this painting feels to me. That lump in your throat where you feel your sadness is as big as the world, and that if you start to cry, you just might never stop.

I didn't set out to make this painting feel that way - but when that is what I began to feel as I looked at it, I knew it was time to stop.

The Blues.

Early stages of Bleed and The Blues.

The Blues finished.

It is just so hard to get a good representation of the colours - there is so much texture and depth with the gloss that the painting looks different from different angles even in real life.

Some of the close ups. :-)

Bleed

Not a great pic - will take a better photo later.

Usually I don't really like my own art, but this one, for some reason, I love. :-)

HAPPY HALLOWEEN SALE

Hi all,

I have decided to try to get some movement in my Etsy Store by having a print sale.

**** 2 for 1 ****



Simply purchase the print of your choice and then let me know in the comments which print you would like included for free.

Spread the word, and Happy Halloween! :-)

Yippee - I won something!

Made me feel very special and lucky indeed.

Thanks so so much Val - it arrived yesterday. The bracelet is so pretty and sweet and I love the print you included too!

Have a look at her work people - she does some really gorgeous stuff. :-)

Chat Noir

This is the original. It's a street sign for a cabaret called the Chat Noir that was open in the late 19th century in Montmartre. The sign now hangs in the Musee Carnavalet in Paris.


For fun, I have made a copy. Unintentionally very Halloween of me. :-)

Art Link - Karla Gerard

I love the work of all the artists I follow, and every morning have a look through to see what wonderful new things they have created.

There is an artist at the moment who I am just crazy about. Her use of colour and form. (I have put a bid on one of her paintings but shipping is so expensive I am not sure how high I will be able to bid.)

Have a look though. You might like her work too. :-)

The Texture Series

Very VERY hard to get a photo of them. They are in the kitchen with pretty poor light. Actually, I might try flash - which will probably look crap because of how glossy they are.

They are a dark series. Colour emerging from the deep dark depths. I am happy with them though. And feel I got them out of my system. :-)

Winner of my very first giveaway ...

Congratulations Julie-ann. :-)

All you need to do now is choose a print from my etsy site and let me know where to send it.

That was fun. Thanks everyone for entering and for the others following my blog as well. :-)

Deeper

I don't write here about my personal life as this is a public blog. However, the artwork I am immersed in at the moment needs, I feel, some explaining.

Someone very close to me has been affected by a mental illness and my life pretty much revolves around the care of that person.

As art is such therapy for me, I am finding some sanity in immersing myself in colour, texture, feel.

This piece is called Deeper. While it doesn't make me happy to look at, it touches a place in me and therefore is exactly what I set out to achieve.

I am working on several more in the "series" and find myself excited to be exploring something new, and to be just letting myself go into the emotion of the artwork.

It's only a small piece, 9 x 12 inches. It is hard to photograph due to the texture and gloss so I don't feel the image is a good representation. However, you get the idea. :-)