Remembering Who I Am

 I woke up at 12:30 this morning and could not get back to sleep.  I have been thinking about the painting quite a bit so I got up and began painting.  Part way through my body relaxed and I had this feeling that my spirit/soul was remembering who I am through painting.  It was an amazing feeling! 

I have a job working 12 hour nights which I have been doing for the last 10 years. Working this schedule along with being busy with family and being an artist has taken its toll physically as well as emotionally and spiritually.  I lose sight of who I am quite often and am reminded when painting or emersed in an art project or when lost in music and the imagery that comes with it. 

Really is good for me to have those moments.

Here is the painting so far:

Revisiting Alanis Morissette

 As I had discussed in a previous posting, when listening to music I "see" images of different colors and shapes.  I also tend to have physical sensations of the movements of these colors and shapes.  

With this in mind I have been revisiting Alanis Morissette's music which I had not really listened to in several years.  I hear snippets here and there but not really gone through and listened to whole songs in quite a while.  I had enjoyed hearing her music in the 90s but now that I am understanding more of what I experience it is fun to really listen and enjoy the sensations and visuals.

The one that is really in tune with my spirit is Uninvited.  The harmonies and the instruments used in the song are really producing wonderful imagery.

I find that these colors and fluid images are reflected in my artwork.

Here are a couple images of where I am at currently on the painting I have been working on.

Finally- Time to Continue Painting!

I have had a very busy 4 months with taking care of children, household and other obligations. I am now able to continue on with the painting which feels good!

One Section of Painting Completed

 The head portion of the painting is completed.  It is taking awhile in progression, but I am enjoying how it is turning out.

Difficult to see some of the details in the dark areas due to the sheen of the paint at this time.  Later on it will be better.

Continuation of Painting

 Here is a little more of the process on the painting.  Lots of things going on in life so I have not been able to paint as much as I would like.  I love the movement, depth and detail so far.

Dynamic, Flowing New Painting!

Working on a new painting that is turning out to be very bold, full of color, and is representing a lot of images that I am seeing when I listen to different types of music.  I was really captured by this image from a photograph and am having fun with the flow and rhythm of the piece.  I hope you will enjoy the process as I will be posting the progress. The size of this is 3ft by 3 ft to give some perspective of scale.