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This blog is to share my paintings with the world. I have been an artist at heart since I was little. I remember telling my Mom at 6 years old I was going to be an artist. Then life got in the way of my dream. I took 2 years of art in 9th and 10th grade; I dropped out of school in 1995. I was lost for a while. Then I met my husband. We were married in 1999. Then in 2001 I had my son Zachary. He encouraged me to go back to school. I ended up going into Nursing and I have been a nurse since 2007. In 2008 my daughter Emily was born. With school, married life and kids my dreams of art were pushed deep inside me. Three years ago I was diagnosed with Psoriatic Arthritis; It is an auto-immune disease. It is slowly attacking my joints I feel it most in my hands and feet. I am now 32 and have been exploding inside. After over 10 - 15 years of hiding my art away in the closet, I am finally bringing it to life.

Monday, March 19, 2012

Island

Second attempt


Island

Not sure how this photo came out???


Creative Energy

Have you ever felt so full of creative energy you might explode. Well I am at that point. I am going to begin work on my biggest endevor yet, we will see. I am going to use Oils but the idea is in my head, so it will be drawn out first. This is going to take me longer than a day, so I will be tracking my progress with photos.

I have no formal training with painting with oils, the only class I ever took was a watercolor class when I was about 15-16 years old.

Hopefully I will update on how its going tonight.

Wish me luck!

Dreams

<p>I actually was dreaming about drawing last night! Who does that???

I am hoping to get a feel for what others like, so please help me out with comments. Thanks

Sunday, March 18, 2012

"Safety in the Light" - Mar 2012



I just painted this today.

"Blue Tulip" - Feb 2012


This is my largest oil painting, I am really loving OILS! They blend so well!

"Pink Flower" - 2011




This is the painting that started me back into art. I sat with my daughter and she and I painted at the kitchen table last fall. I painted it for her room.

"Purple Iris" - unsure, finished 2010


This was started and not finished, then finally I finished it sometime in 2010.

After Many Years

I have hardly panted since 2000, recently I am exploding with creative energy!

"Purple Flowers" - unknown


"Mixed marks" - 2000


"Man in the Night"


"Color Play" - 2000


"Another World" - 2000


"Melting World"


"Tears" - 2000

I hesitated to put this on with the others, but its part of me, it was at a tough time.

"Waves Crashing Down" - 2000


I was feeling very out of control of life. The waves take you up then down, over and over.

"Man feeling boxed in" - 2000


The Man in the Hat" - 2000


"Sunny Day" - 2000


Attempting use of thicker colors and paint.

Darker Times

After my desgin class I kind went through an emotional time. I had some depressed days.

"Yellow Star" - 2000


Butterfly Color wheel


My Mom loved this although is was just the color wheel from my desgin class.

"Shape and Color" - 1999

Also from my desgin class.

"Lines and Curves" - 1999



Also from my desgin class.

"Sunset in the Bay" - 1999


This was painted very carefully!!!

"Fish in the Reef" - 1999

I took a desgin class when 1st starting college, this is one of the paintings I did during this time.

"Floral Beauty" - 1999


"Love in Color" - 1999


"Dripping Colors" - 1999


"Running Drips"

More playing with drips.

"Favorite Colors"


This is a small 4x6 size watercolor on paper, playing with drips.

"Boy Fishing" - 1996


This is more like a cartoon, kids drawing, watercolor and pencil.

"Swimming in Tulips"


This is one of my favorite watercolors. I did a lot with dripping paint 1996.

"Beautiful Weeds"

This was painted from the sketch I did that inspired "Black Floral".

"Thunder over Sand"


"Fire Dragon" - 1998


"Black Clown" - 1994



If you dont like clowns I understand, but I like them.

"Black Floral" - 1994

"Hope" - 1994