Under a rainbow of blues was the first piece created from start to finish after my son Zander was born....it flowed out so easily I barely remember painting it....could have been the lack of sleep, but it certainly felt as if the universe just painted it for me. My favorite pieces are the ones that seem to create themselves. My heart broke over this piece especially, when I lost 20 pieces in the 2016 Bothell fire.
Titled for the clear blue and deep gray-blue eyed guys in my life.
Connected to your quiet glow...Thank you, New Mexico is another painting that was very close to my heart, and was also lost in the fire. It’s first layers happened in 2005, and its final layers in 2015. It was a long time coming to completion.
I just loved looking at it. Made my eyes so happy bouncing around from the darks to the brights.
My husband Nick grew up in New Mexico, and because of that a part of my heart will always feel connected to the land of enchantment. I will be forever grateful for the place that helped shape my partner into the peaceful and gentle man that he is.
Some of my mini paintings were lost in the fire as well. Originally I had 30 of them (part of the 2014 Avanti 30/30 art challenge). The good news is that most of them are out in the world being enjoyed and loved. Knowing that makes my heart happy.
In these paintings I began doodling with a tiny bottle of black ink on top of layers of paper and paint. These doodles are similar to the ones you'd see in my sketchbook. But here, I had to let go of perfectly drawn lines and allow the ink to flow out in its own way. It is a reflection of how little control I really have...in life.