The Butterfly Collector

The Daughters Emerge and 300!

Well Good Sunday Morning All and welcome to my Three Hundreth post here! I can't quite believe I am here and am quietly contemplating all the wonderful things I have viewed and added here over the last few years. Inspiring things abound in blogland! Today I'm adding some of my recent paintings to celebrate 300!

I have been working on The Daughters Series for an upcoming art show and have been inspired to keep working beyond these four and looking forward to what will emerge

They are exploration of the past and the present, the changing roles of women in society and the traits, genes, influences, heirlooms and occupations we pass down through our families.

Above... The Shipmasters Daughter and The Butterfly Collector's Daughter

Below ... The Gardener's Daughter and The Timekeepers Daughter

I wonder whose Daughter will turn up next? The Butcher, the Baker or the Candlestick maker's ???

 

 

Dreaming In Constellations

I have finished a new painting and quite enjoyed bringing this Sleeping Beauty to life! She is an acrylic on canvas, with feathered wings and sparkling corset! I am hoping she may go to live on a special someone's wall who is in love with fairy tales!
I am about to dream up a new lovely lady for the next canvas ... I think this man says it best ...
“If a little dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less but to dream more, to dream all the time.”
~ Marcel Proust
Happy Spring Sunday All!

Brave!

A page from my art journal!

Destiny!

A new painting completed! I have finally embraced all the elements I love ... paint, collage, words and a fairytale feel! I should have listened to that intuition all along, it was meant to be... destiny!

Vanessa from A Fanciful Twist said this on a recent post..."When you let go of things, your imagination has room to grow?" It feels very true for me at the moment! I am creating constantly and letting my instincts guide me! Letting go of old ideas and tryng to listen to what my soul wants! Above...some new works in progress!

Falling Petals!

A new work in progress, a bit experimental this one! Who knows what it will become, but "Anything can happen in a Painting!" I'm also indulging in Tori's new works ! and loving the 100 layer cake blog and all thier beautiful colour explorations!

Lemon, pink, paint and paper collide!

A work in progress today! I am loving yellow and butter colours and pale sugar mint and pink. Tearing pretty paper is something I love to do and have added a lot of to my art in the past, especially in my art scrapbooks! I am enjoying it so much, I think it must continue to happen! And a finished little canvas ... Make a Wish Under the Dreaming Tree! May list this one at Etsy soon! Blossom Bursts abound this Tuesday!!

Wire Work in Progress!

After the last huge painting in my last post I thought I would work on a few little ones and do a little experimenting. So here's a little peek at what I'm working on right now ... some very colourful blossoms and I'm also working on a little wire birdcage too! I had a little assistant today too, my four year old sat next to me wanting to help so I gave him his own little canvas to work on! Its nice that he is finally at a stage where we can do things like this together! Another little artist in the making!!!

Beyond the Summer House!

Over the last few weeks I have been doing a course to develop my Intuition. It has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life! Its something I shall be open to for the rest of my days. I have seen progress in my creative, spiritual and physical development in such a short space of time and it just goes to show if you can open your heart and your mind that anything is possible! Here's my latest painting called Beyond the Summer House, its making a special appearence over Easter Weekend at our town's Annual Easter Fair and Art Show! I am very excited to be going to the opening tonight and meeting some very talented artists and some more of my fellow beautiful townsfolk!

Happy Easter and here's some more close up's below ...

And Its Sold!!! I shall miss it but its gone to a beautiful home, it will be very happy!!!!

 

Pretty At Home!

There is lots of activity sneaking out onto the dining table at night in my home at the moment! When my little ones go off to Snoozyland ( as we like to call it!), the paint box and brushes are coming out! Its funny how even when I feel "so so" about creating, once I get started things start to flow, its feels right and then a few hours have gone by and that sense of accomplishment is wonderful! Here's a little peek around our house today ... above ... pretty japanese Tea Canisters we use to hold all our little things in the bathroom ... below ... my latest painting, called Her Lilac Charms ( I have an obsession with flowers, twigs, pods and things right now!)

 

Below ... This is my Afternoon Tea plate. I found it at the local Op Shop and decided that I should be able to enjoy this time with my boys using something a bit pretty instead of Spiderman or Thomas or Nemo plates! And below that is the most fabulous pink leather folk horse money box I found for a present at the Oxfam Shop! I love it so much I think I may just go back and get one for myself! Happy Tuesday and enjoy a cookie with me!!!