Day 4 or 100 Abstracts in 100 days

Today is day four of 100 abstracts in 100 days. I realize that maybe i am not sure what abstract means. I say that I am painting non objective so it does not represent anything but maybe this does represent something given that there is a pattern. Maybe it is no longer non representational. This just came from my head. Much time is spent in the creation. I like looking at it ......maybe that's all that matters. Maybe I should say I am painting 100 days of free association. Painting from my brain. Maybe i will paint paintings from my heart and see what that looks like.

Today it is raining since about 3 in the afternoon. I have been painting all day. Maybe one day I'll paint emotion ..my mood .. i'm good lately ..

I am surprised at the detail of the work .. still allowing myself to do what ever I feel like.

Thanks for stopping over.. maybe it's strange to be so different from the others. maybe there will be several different series of work in the 100 days.

If you were interested in owning this painting .. it's about 7 x 20 inches painted on wood panel in acrylic.

Have a creatively wonderful day!!! :)and yes I think this would translate wonderfully in fabric and stitching. !!

Day 3 of 100 abstracts in 100 days

 Today is day three... and the one thing that isn't so good about waiting till night to post an image or paint is that the light is crappy and I can't get a clear photo. So I'll probably edit the photos tomorrow so there will be some good shots of my work. I know every day can't be successful but today I felt the pressure of whether my work is good enough. I can paint any way .. no matter who validates my work or says it's good. i paint for my joy and my happiness and while I have that most days I sometimes feel devoid of talent when a group of artists that I respect, never say my work is good and then I have shades of

rejection for my painting. But again I have to always go back to the fact that this is my experiment..

Thank you for stopping over and if you would like to own this painting please email me at iwilldream4ever@aol.com. Let me know what you think .. thank you.

Day 2 of 100 abstracts in 100 days

Day 2!!! I am not sure what to think about doing this subject matter but it's been fun so far.There is one thing about abstracts that is very interesting. I was going to say that you are never really finished but if I really think about it I could say the same about rendering a very realistic faces as well. I really have to rely on color and composition. Funny how it works out and I am enjoying the process. I thought about calling this painting deconstructed watermelon haha. But I changed it to Shared Connections. I'm not sure how to resolve the story aspect of the blog posts.. I had great stories for my faces. Today I am tired and it's coldish and cloudy outside and a true winter day for Florida. Maybe the colors here will warm you where ever you are.

This painting is for sale. If you'd like to own it email me at iwilldream4ever@aol.com. It is 11x14 on canvas with acrylic. Have a fantastic day and as always love to hear your thoughts. : )

First day of Another 100 days. Remote Connections

Happy New Year!!!  I have decided that the last 100 day project was so uplifting and improved my abilities as well as building a body of work that I could be proud of, that I have decided to embark on another adventure in painting. This time I am not going to paint faces but try some non objective work. I am going to call this painting which is the first one in this series of 100 paintings, Remote Connections but I may end up calling the series this name. I apologize in advance to the distraction of my watermark but these days it seems necessary. I really love the subtly of the lines in this painting and I love the texture as well as the colors. No rules for me except to paint every day for 100 days. No doubt the days passing will improve my skills or push me into a new venue or direction which is always an exciting adventure. It took a little prompting by a good person in my life for me to recognize the value in making a commitment to myself and to you the viewing public (how ever few or many there are) in trying this experiment again. I had hoped to start on the first day of the new year but hey .. i'm human so I'm just going to start when i start and that's today. So here we go again .. This painting is acrylic on board it's approximately 16"x17" and the watermark is not on the painting. If you would be interested in owning this one I am starting these paintings at $101. to go with day one. If you would love to own this painting email me and we can go from there. I plan to continue to do interesting and unusual things with paper and paint so I hope that you will follow along and enjoy the process as I explore the exciting journey of painting 100 abstract paintings in 100 days.  thanks for stopping over and as always I love to read your comments. Have a fantastic day!!

Finished Garment

 Ok I have missed a few days of blogging but I have been a little obsessed with finishing this garment. These are all pieces of other garments that I either altered or cut from another piece. I have put them all back together with handstitching only. I like the finished piece. The sleeves were cut off of this shirt making it sleeveless. This would look really cute over a turtleneck shirt. This becomes more versatile this way with no sleeves so it can be warn in warmer weather or cool weather over another shirt. It is a tunic style and roomy enough for any size. It has these wonderful big pockets one has a discharged design on it and the other has a handstitched cross shape on it. I like how it feels on. I really love how it turned out. It is for sale even though i'd love to keep it for my self too .. haha. Please email me if you are interested in purchasing this .. at iwilldream4ever@aol.com. This has been a fun one to make and satisfying to stitch on.

I'd love to have your comments on it but no worries if you can't or just have nothing to say. Thanks for stopping over. :)



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Stitching artwear

 Ok so it's been a little crazy with the holiday and trying to get work done for a new gallery and tonight is the night when everyone comes out to see the galleries. I'll be down where I am now selling my artwear. So now I realize that I have to eventually replace what it there when it sells. I'm optimistic about that. I love to hand stitch things and here is a garment I'm working on. Some will have faces too. I can't really get away from them, 
they are always something I love to create. I started this stitching. It will either be a tunic or a dress. I could sit and stitch all day .. in fact that's what I did. Now I'm also thinking of creating large wall hangings. I've been inspired by so many that stitch slow, like

Jude Hill and Amy Meissner. I don't know how Amy manages to do her work and be a mom to little ones. Ok thanks for coming over and looking. I'm going to keep posting my progress and the work that I am creating. I am committing to you and to my self to keep posting the work that I am doing. Every day!! Thanks for following along and seeing what I'm doing. It keeps me going. :)

After the 100 faces and beyond

I know it's been about two weeks since I finished .. hmmm maybe longer. I guess I learned that I work best when I make a commitment to painting in public way. I have been painting every day to some degree but not as purposeful as before. I may just have to do it again but for now I am focusing on some other things that I enjoy doing and that is redesigning clothes that exist. this is a little boys shirt that is so cute but I thought it could be for a little girl too. This is one of my little girls that I love to paint on a piece of denim that I then stitched onto the front of this cute shirt. The thread I used was pink embroidery thread so it's really sweet. I'm either going to try offering it for sale here or take it to the place I am now selling my artwear locally. We'll see. So if you're interested in this please email me as before. IT's adorable. Original art one of a kind. I think it will fit a new born baby as the size is 0-3 months. There is a close up also. I love to create these little girls and that's my molly girl in there too. I am also creating and hand stitching some other garments and my plan is to do at least one a week and I am thinking of posting some images of the progress. Thanks for stopping over and seeing what I'm up too .. i miss the posting so I'm glad to be back.