Tag: Art
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Revision, Revision, Revision!
After publishing my post, Be Gentle, I played around with my illustration a little more and came to like this sketched version better than the original. Maybe it’s a more accurate depiction of “gentleness” because of the softening of the colors. I hesitated to share it because you’ve already seen the original, so it seemed…
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Checkmate
Time to make your move, I’ll be Queen, and you my Knight, Step up and check, mate. I thought I’d have a little more fun with my favorites things… dancers, black, white & red, and haiku. Previously, I did an illustration that was somewhat similar, and I thought it was cool to surround the dancers…
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Be Gentle
“Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.” Saint Francis de Sales I’m doubling down today and combining my Word of the Month with a new illustration. What inspired my young woman was a photograph someone saved on Pinterest – for the sake of a wedding dress. As I pondered what…
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Bullseye
This evening, I was surprised to learn that bullseye is another idiom. Who knew? I had no idea until I was thinking about the words that could accompany my art. I started a Haiku, but it seemed too dull and old school for a somewhat contemporary illustration. So, I googled “bullseye” and found it on…
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Shadow Emotions
Like a shadow, I am and I am not. Rumi I thought I’d backtrack a bit since I used the term “negative emotions” in my last post. What I’m coming to understand is that emotions are not necessarily positive or negative; or black and white. Like so many other things in life, they are more…
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Emotions: Loneliness
“A season of loneliness and isolation is when the caterpillar gets its wings. Remember that next time you feel alone.” Mandy Hale I knew it was only a matter of time before my images would be less abstract. Don’t get me wrong, but there are only so many lines, shapes, and blobs that I can…
a sprinkle of faith 