Receiving Giving

 "Creating for the sake of creating, and then sharing it for the sake of sharing" Jessica Swift

Jessica was talking about the quote by David Viscott " The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away". I don't really remember how I connected to Jessica, but have been receiving her uplifting quotes for a 100 days, today #101! Every day a gift!

Today I received a bit of creativity from Jen Jovan, a beautiful small painting and card that I won on one of her blogs. A complete surprise and made my day! 

I realized that it has been quite a while since I have shared anything that I have been creating these past few months. Last post was at the end of April. Where have those months gone by? I can list all the things to make excuses but everyone has their own bundles so really no excuse.

I just finished a wonderful ecourse given by Melinda Cootsona combining figurative work with oils and cold wax. Melinda was a guest at Cold Wax Academy this past February. Despite renovations, the entire month, I got some work done. Some I have shared on my Instagram account.

Texture Pattern

Shapes

Line

Value

Color

These were fast studies using the same reference, each for one of the basic elements of design. They are all on paper 8.5"x12.25" and the square is 12"x12"

WIP

14"x14"

Oils and Cold Wax on paper

Hop-Skotch 

14"x14"

Oils and Cold Wax on Paper

WIP

18.5"x26.5"

Canvas mounted on cardboard 

Oils and Cold Wax

 

 

Teasing out a Figure

 

Fall in love with the art of living.

Fall in love with letting things be.

Fall in love with listening.

Be still in the sun,

where the winds ever-gently blow,

knowing it is here,

in moments like this,

you are living,

and you will grow.

Morgan Harper Nichols, from All Along You Were Blooming

First, I have changed my subscription manager to Feedio. See side panel. I hope FeedBurner will continue to send out to my subscribers until Feedio imports them. Who needs all this tech stuff!

I am continuing my series using a collaged substrate I love this process and in in this next one even teased out a figure. Hope to do at least 12-15 pieces! 

Orignal Collaged Substrate

Sunbathing on a Bright Afternoon WIP

14"x20"

Organic paper 350 gm

Oils and Cold Wax

Status Quo

Tatu has gained 2 more layers after a critique and suggestions. Not each layer covers the whole substrate, just another color application or reduction.  Subdued the word, TATU took out some marks and in the end subdued the conflict between the words and black marks on the right-hand side. Killed a section from the under collage that I really liked so that the rest would work together. Giving it a new name and putting it aside. For now finished, but maybe later may still edit. Open options.

Status Quo
14" x 20"
Collage
Oils and Cold Wax