The Offering

“The heart of the giver makes the gift dear and precious.” -Martin Luther

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I thought that after my last black and white illustration I needed to step up my game. I do enjoy images that can be done in a day, but – as the saying might imply – those quick and less thoughtful things might not come from the heart. It’s like shopping for gifts at the Dollar Store.

So, this is my take on art nouveau. It started out with my whole heart… but today it has dwindled to the right and left ventricles. I read that these make up the lower chamber, which pumps blood out.

That’s all fine and dandy, but with nothing pumping in it simply ran out of juice. I see what my problem is. I don’t love (some of) my ideas enough to persevere. I need something to take hold of me, to spark that passion that makes you want to keep going… to not give up.

That’s ok though. That tells me that it’s not necessarily “my” problem, it’s the issue of not finding the right idea yet. Still, I did work hard on this and if you notice – there are two gifts here.

The gift of the flower, from one friend to the other, and the gift of the “sun,” giving life to the flowers. And those plants are so grateful that they are wrapping themselves around it. Giving it a squeeze.

Speaking of the sun, maybe that’s another part of the problem. With my fixation on a specific object, maybe I’m stunting my inspiration. I initially had the woman holding the sun rather than the flower… but that seemed a little too HOT to handle. Haha.

My original idea of this whole project was to have the sun represent something relating to psychology and, thus far, I haven’t even broached the subject! Another project mishap.

The good news is that no matter the outcome, I am enjoying myself now. That’s a great start. I went from zero to near-o. Close, but not there yet.

That being said, I think that’s enough said for now. I’m going to ponder my next idea and try hard to love it. In the meantime…

Thanks for looking!
Peace & Love.