For years, I thought of myself as a writer, and I used my blog to link up with other aspiring writers.
I don’t know why but, for some strange reason, I hadn’t thought to try to do the same thing with art.
This morning I stumbled onto Art Journaling monthly, ~ which I hope will connect me to a whole community of artists (and maybe art collectors, too).
This month’s challenge is SPRING, and I thought I’d share this painting.
I wasn’t ready to sell this piece right away. Different from most of my artwork, it features a whimsical landscape, rather than a portrait. Normally, I sell my work fairly quickly after completing a project, so I was surprised when I found I was having trouble letting this one go. A dear artist friend suggested that I not be so quick to sell it. “It’s like a baby,” he said. You made it. Why don’t you enjoy it yourself for a while?” And so I hung it up over my computer desk, and I looked at it every day for nearly a year. Then one afternoon, I looked up and was like: Time to let this one go now. And so I did.
I’m thrilled to announce that MOODGARDEN is on its way to Israel. I hope to be able to visit it (and its beautiful owner) one day.
Like all my artwork, this piece features layers of thin paint in some areas and heavily applied in other areas.
Have a beautiful day, everyone. Spring is on the way!
(It’s been a while. I hope I did this right.)
