The bottom...

The bottom of the painting really needed a color to make it pop. I decided on various shades of red with some metallic bronze highlights. Here is the beginning of this layering process.

Inspiration...

What inspires you in your creative endeavors? I enjoy looking at other artist's paintings but find inspiration everywhere. I love fabric, there are so many designs and colors that I often see them as works of art instead of just being a functional material. Music and literature often evoke mental pictures for me that I try to translate into paint on canvas. Where do you find your creative inspiration?

Circles...

I have painted in some brown circles with yellow and pear colored highlights. To me, this painting just needed some circles.

Tinting the white...

I added a little yellow ochre to the white paint to give it an antiqued look.

Now on to the shape of the painting...

I used white paint to add shape to the canvas. It is with this layer that the original idea of the painting is beginning to develop.

Back Again...

Sorry to have been away for so long, but I am back and painting again. Here is the painting showing one more layer of glaze to mute the colors. Now I am off to paint the next layer.

A Must Read...

I have been reading through some blogs lately, looking at art and getting some much needed summer inspiration, when I came across one in particular that will stay with me forever. This blog houses a story of a life interrupted and a life gained,  a triumph of love and spirit, and the support of family and friends where "giving" is a natural action and not ever a conscious thought. I have found the inspiration I needed here, please read:

http://www.nieniedialogues.blogspot.com/