Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Feels so Good to Hold a Brush


A Lotus Blossom Dreams


My Spirit Friend

I wrote a little story on my other blog about a stargazer lily that I posted earlier on this blog as a photo. Guess I didn't want my other blog to feel neglected although bouncing back and forth between the two is quite entertaining. After I wrote awhile this morning, I felt compelled to paint, yes, actually paint. I experimented with gesso, acrylic mediums, and watercolors, watching the various mediums act and react. It was rather interesting, I must say. Then I took a lotus blossom photo (it's actually the photo in the header above) and began to paint it. I used the photo as a jumping point and then went into my own imaginative zone, using mediums mentioned earlier. The background shapes became churches and people and other rather abstract forms. I have a small scanner, though, and the image got cropped off around the edges, so image above is only partial. From there, I decided to paint a woman from a small book of paintings done by the Old Masters. Then I added another female figure next to the first. My impression is that she could be the spirit of the woman to the right. The yellow glow depicts this. Notice the bamboo tree trunk and branches on the top and bottom of this painting. I took this sheet of paper which already had chinese brush strokes (from a previous Watercolor class) and added the women into the middle. I think bamboo means good luck and prosperity so perhaps I was infusing those good vibes into this creation. And maybe the Olympics in Beijing factored in as well. Whatever the reason, just glad to be painting.

7 comments:

Laura said...

Good to see you painting to. And just enjoying it for what it is. Happy for you Bev.
~v~

Doris said...

Seems you were hiding from that paint brush! So glad it found you!

Lin said...

Love the colors in the flower. Glad you are back to painting as well as the other endeavors. I always check in to see what is next!

mutti said...

Bev, I'm jealous. Have spent all day at the computer today writing. Do want to get back to painting, too. Looks like you have many artist friends encouraging you. That's wonderful! Like your experimentation with various media. Such fun!

Soulsearcher said...

Glad to read that you are painting again. Keep it up!

Marjorie said...

I'm glad you got back to experimenting with your painting. Sometimes it takes an upcoming show to give you that push you need. Then again, as the show nears, sometimes I can't concentrate on new things, but after it's all over, I get that inspiration again. It's when I do lots of new things...after a show.

Tao Master said...

You got that feeling, now hold that brush with two hands bec ause you don't want to let go again (of the good feeling).
Keep going,
Taomaster