new paintings and such.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 7:52AM
don't those photos make your heart sing?
i was outside photographing some paintings for my etsy shop and i looked up and was like..
woah that's pretty.
i am fond of winter trees. there is something comforting about them to me.
we used to travel to iowa from missouri during the holidays when i was a kid, to my grandparent's house.
i would lay down in the backseat and just stare at the tops of the bare trees, counting nests and misletoe bundles, daydreaming. it passed the time and helped me to forget about my mom's smoking and the terrible headache it gave me. it was only a 5 hour drive but it felt like a lifetime.
this time of year i am always tired, aren't you?
i still exercise and eat well (mostly) but i REALLY don't want to.
i wanna lay around and watch movies and tv and eat chips and dip and drink wine at 3.
instead of 4.
i wanna lay down and stare at the tops of trees.
i spent the last few days painting and i am bleary.
emotionally and mentally.
who knew that tapping into your creative juice station and tapping it dry was so exhausting?
so i am going to disappear from here to get the next 2 downton recaps ready for you.
and on that note..
i have added some new paintings to my shop.
i have extended the half off sale through january 15th.
so all prices in the shop are already marked as such.
here is a sampling..
all of the above and more can be found at the shop.
sale ends january 15th.
thank you and see you on the flerp.
Reader Comments (13)
Has anyone ever told you that your works strongly resemble Jean Michel Basquiat? He is my husbands favorite artist and influenced him for years. I love your colors though.....I have so many prints but nothing of my husbands stuff goes on a wall I am doing. I will keep you in mind for sure!
Love the paintings and photos - I grew up part-time on the east coast and love wintery trees. I don't see them as often now that I'm on west coast.
Cheers to drinking wine whenever, it's basically a fruit, right? ;-)
ah, the days when I could lay in the hatchback with a pillow and blanket and do mad libs and stare at the sky! too bad my kids can't . . .
I feel exactly the same way you do during this time of year. It makes it difficult to return back to work after the holidays.
I love your work. I will own a piece....one day:)
I LOVE that top one but when I looked in the shop it was gone! Did someone already buy it? It's awesome.
Winter trees are so calming.
Your art makes me happy. It's so damn good. Each piece is better than the last.
Why you be selling shit so fast?
Anyone ever tell you your work is reminiscent of Cy Twombly
Why do I keep forgetting you have family in Iowa? That's where I grew up and have lots of family and friends still there.
I had chips and dip with supper.
Love the photos; love the painting colors. Since you give many of them funny themes, I hope it's okay that I think that one looks like a smiling beer. :)
xo
Man I hesitated for one day on buying the painting second from the bottom...now it's gone. Serves me right! Next time - buy! buy! buy!!
I think you need to frame those photographs.
So bummed! Just went back to go snatch up Honey Head and it is already sold! Wah!! :(
i am so sorry..something has gone wrong recently with my comments section on the blog and a lot of comments are going to spam...i am working on correcting it so i am just seeing these comments for the first time. i honestly thought no one read my blog anymore.
anyway...
erin- thank you. i take that is a HUGE compliment as cy is one of my favorites. his work blows my mind. i'd love to see your husband's work.
tara- i am sorry. it was snatched right up. keep checking back, i will have more soon.
nelya- you're the best.
erin- i know!! it's awesome for me. not awesome for you slow moms with babies. just kidding. i love you.
courtney- i just might!
cindy- i know you are talking about the honey head. i almost called it acid bart. so...i take no offense to anything anyone ever sees in my work. i can almost guarantee that mike and i never see the same thing in my paintings. that's what makes abstract special i think.