Painting From The Heart
It is time my friends to paint from the heart using all my new found freedom….so with that in mind and no plan what so ever….this is what I created.
Past, Present and Future
Failing that let me have a go at painting for you…today I recieved my first commission request…I am sooooo delighted. I enjoy painting so much that any opportunity to paint is a good one to me.
Jo
Creative Juices
Wind God
For 9 months I languished in a creative black hole, being unable to paint…I went to sleep each night with a large blank canvas next to my bed and would wake in the morning with no more of an idea of what I would create.
I came to see that this black hole was created out of fear…Fear that I would reveal my heart and that would spoil things for me, fear that I would ruin a perfectly good canvas with clumsy attempts at creating a masterpiece, fear also that I had no talent and people would laugh at my work.
Janet Planet came to my rescue…Janet owns the wonderful South Sea Arts in Russell, Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Janet talked me into going on my first Nemesh Workshop to break my dry spell.
It Worked….YAY….
With Nemesh’s patience, coaching and new techniques I managed to unlock the fear door and walk right though it…at the same time a found a new appreciation for Bob Dylan…strange but true.
So attached today is my first painting on my own after my new beginning…I have considered changing it however it reflects the “Wind God” that has moved my world…it shows the waves and eddies formed as he moved across the land…the land is a shapely large breasted woman reclined and merged with the “Wind God” all at the same time…He really is a powerful being in my life and moves everything around me and with me…
I was stunned at what appeared when I started to paint… Sunsets….Sunrises…Sails, Angels and Hearts . What a relief that my passion had not run away…it was just in hiding.
After my second Nemesh Workshop….7 Days at “The Quarry Summer Do” I realised that I could paint anything that I put my mind to…real things, portraits and bubbles!!! Who would of thought….and now I am dripping with creative juices…it is so yummy and loads of fun.
Fearless and Free to Paint…..YAY.
Jo
Koru - Complete
Koru - Complete
Well, Saturday was a busy one…
Anytime you are in my neck of the woods visit Coco, it’s worth the effort and you get to see my work “live”.
You can also email me to arrange a visit to see what I have on my walls at home…
Jo
When is a painting finished?
Koru - Unfinished
Mmmmm, good question.
My Koru is a prime example…last night after spending another 3 hours creating it….a total of 7 hours so far…I looked at it with tired eyes and considered that I had finished…
However…in the day light…I can see that it needs more dark…and more shaping and…the list goes on…so I am not finished with it’s creation…maybe another hour or to and I will be able to declare it complete…but NOT YET!!!
You can however…over work your painting, I have seen and created examples where I have turn my work to a lovely shade of mud…
Ahhhh, Yes…mud….but all is not lost…with a pallet knife and paint shaper you can remove the mud and begin again…
A painting is finished when you declare it complete! This does not mean that you can’t go back at a later date and add some special touches. It does however give you the separation required to start a new painting.
I have discovered that I can get really attached to my painting as I am creating the vision in front of me…it is hard to declare something complete when you just want to spend more time on it!!!
I have attached my Koru…in it’s uncomplete state so you can see what I mean.
Jo
Delicious Oil Painting Retreat
Rising Love
Last night I had every intention of finishing my next Koru painting but alias the long days and nights finally caught up with me.
Last week I spent 7 days in the company of new and emerging artists. We attended the “Summer Do” at The Quarry Arts Centre in Whangarei. Our most excellent tutor was Vjekoslav Nemesh. I have to say, he is so talented himself, his paintings have such depth and colour they are mind blowing. NemeshArt is where you will find his online gallery, Nemesh’s work is even more stunning in real life….they are WOW…
We were so lucky. Now I am armed with new techniques and a new confidence that had been missing. Very soon you will see some of my old work refreshed…just because I can.
Check out the Link to NemeshArt
Nemesh’s course was awesome and very worthy of the money spent…I am doing another one very soon…yay.
Jo
Hello World!
Welcome to HeartArt…it is my pleasure to share my work with you all. I would like to thank the wonderful people in my life that have made this site and it’s content so great…thank you. Most pieces are for sale and I am getting brave enough to consider commission work.
