a new painting!

TITLE: Footsteps On Quiet Ground.
Prints available in my etsy shop

i've been having a tricky time with my paintings. i hadn't been giving my creative self enough time to really play and have fun. every time i got out my paints, i felt i had to create something good. and that just wasn't working.

so last week, i finally set aside some painting time. i also took the time to really set myself up outside. i love painting in my backyard, but i'd gotten lazy and just laid out my canvases in the grass to paint. but this time, i made sure to do it right and set up my sawhorses with a sheet of drywall for my table on top. then i put out all of my supplies, with my little cart on wheels to keep me organized. and i remembered the thing i'd most been forgetting...music. 

setting up this space and making it just perfect for myself made all of the creativity flow. this painting was one that happily evolved without lots of painting over again and again. it's a piece that as i painted, i just cleared my head and followed my instincts without ever second guessing. 

TITLE: Footsteps On Quiet Ground. 
Prints available in my etsy shop

as soon as she was finished, i knew her story. but it never occurred to me before. she's all about imagination and playing as a child...making up magical worlds and pretending they exist after you've been tucked in for bed at night. that freedom of not holding back...just letting your imagination go and feeling happy.

this piece was created using all sorts of materials...acrylic paints, spray paint, india ink, pastel, charcoal, pencil and origami paper. on top, i applied an antique decoupage finish to add extra softness and protect the painting from the elements