Playing With Textures – 5 New Pieces
Yes, I’ve been accused of being a little obsessive with my projects… I have a new and very interesting one to tell you about in a few days, but when I realized that there were still a few blank walls at Soothe Spa for my exhibition “Art To Soothe”, I embarked on another painting marathon to create these five new pieces before the Open House. What bliss! For these, I delved back into my love of textures, using various gels and mediums to create the desired feel or shimmer, according to what each piece was calling for.
You can see these and most of the paintings I have for sale at the upcoming Open House at Soothe Spa in downtown St. John’s. It’s on Wednesday, October 1st from 4-9pm. Please tell your friends. You can read an earlier post about the Open House (with photos of my set-up).
Here are my new pieces:
1. “The Colours of My Soul” – 24″ x 36″ – SOLD (acrylics, granular gel, mica, blue topaz on gallery-wrapped canvas. No framing necessary.) I’ve mentioned it before – I love trees and see so many parallels and links between trees and humans. The mica on this colourful piece infuses it and its environment with love & compassion. Blue topaz is all about the relationship with our Creator, relationships in general – and helps with soothing/calming, the throat chakra, the rising of our vibratory rate, truth, honesty, openness, and forgiveness. It also helps you discover your own inner riches. Does it speak to you?
2. “Silver Thaw” – 18″ x 24″ + hst (acrylics & glass beads on gallery-wrapped canvas. No framing necessary.) The glass beads on this piece infuses it with light; when you walk by it, it shimmers and changes – reflecting inner and outer moods. “Silver thaw” is another expression for “silver frost” or “glitter ice” – that thick shiny ice that covers each blade of grass and twig if the weather is just right for it. Imagine this one on a coloured wall.
3. “When Dragons Sigh” – 12″ x 36″ + hst (acrylics & tar gel on gallery-wrapped canvas. No framing required.). I stopped counting the layers on this one. Just as I thought the next layer would finish it, I felt inspired to try something new. Are the first layers totally hidden? I doubt it – all that has gone into it has had its effect on what you see now. On a less philosophical note, I’m very glad I always check Google after I am inspired to name my paintings. My original idea was to call this “Dragon’s breath”, but when I looked it up, I was shocked to find out that it had many awful definitions in the urban dictionary, the mildest being “To have breath that of which smells as if one has licked the butthole of a dead skunk for several hundred years.”… the others can’t be repeated here… As I said, I’m glad I checked. “When Dragons Sigh” is more poetic anyway…
4. “I See You” – 24″ x 36″ – +hst (acrylics, pumice, blue topaz on gallery-wrapped canvas – does not require framing). I watched “Avatar” again last week with a couple of friends and was as moved by the beauty as I was the first time. More so, however, I was moved again by the characters’ greeting “I see you” and so was my housemate, who recommended this name for this painting. “I see you” represents being seen, accepted, and loved – as above so below – through the depths, textures, colours and fruit of our very beingness. It’s about connection to Self and all that is. On a technical note, I’m so grateful for de-humidifiers as this would have taken weeks to dry otherwise, its’ so thick. The blue topaz on this piece are very subtle and can only be seen in certain lights and at certain angles, but they certainly affect the energy of the piece (see #1 above for their metaphysical properties). The pumice helps us rise above our challenges by giving us the insights necessary to move forward.
5. “Time of Transitions” – 15″ x 30″ – (acrylics & tar gel on gallery-wrapped canvas. No framing necessary). This is one I started a while back, but was waiting for it to let me know what it wanted to become. Here, I’m showing you the the before (several layers of acrylics) and the after (with tar gel and more layers of acrylics). You can really see how earlier layers influence the final piece – creating depth, texture, and intrigue. This is a time of accelerated growth and change – not only in nature, but in humanity’s consciousness – the name refers to both.
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