NEW Painting & The Importance of Showing Up

LET IT BE.
Original Painting on Canvas Board. 11 x 14" available here.
Prints Available in my etsy shop. 

these last few paintings have been a test for me to not be afraid to paint something ugly or too bizarre.

i push myself to create something new in my artwork and to follow what pops out most at me.

i wasn't sure where these new paintings would lead, but i knew they were characters i just had to get out. and i knew i had to trust the process and continue to show up and paint.

this painting started as another girl i created in my friend mindy lacefield's true free spirit class. 

i had so much fun painting and layering the background. then when it got time to add my character, i froze up. and painted something cute and pretty. that was a wonderful place to begin, but it didn't feel right. 

it was a first layer with a story to tell. and i knew i had to cover her up and define everything again.

i added a few more layers of bleeeding art tissue paper and white acrylic paint.

and then this girl emerged. i hated her a million times more than the first girl. but she revealed something new in all of that bright colored paper.

so i covered up what i didn't like...

LET IT BE.
Original Painting on Canvas Board. 11 x 14" available here.
Prints Available in my etsy shop

i made sure to keep what i was loving... the pink and orange body area with the white shiva paintstick streaks and the wings filled with poetry.

then i went back to using my favorite colors (turquoise blue and hot pink) and my favorite art supplies (india ink, foam brushes and my new shiva oil paint sticks).

from there, this crazy, square- faced character emerged. he's so wild and organic and new, i fell in love with him. i can see him in a story, just waiting to speak and say...

when it seems things just are not going right, have faith that in the end, everything will work out. just LET IT BE.

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ps. i am so excited to have just finished the design for my new website! i've been working for weeks to put the finishing touches on the redesign with my lovely husband, brian. 

he's having a sale this month... 10% Off any website, blog and e-course. 

find details here. i can't wait to share my new website with you soon!!!

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pps. i am so honored to be featured in Brava magazine's Women To Watch issue...read the interview here on page 58.