New Painting: Life Is In Your Hands

Sorry it has been a long time between posts. December was a very busy month for my business and for me personally. It feels good to be writing on my site again. Seven new works have been put on the site since my last post. Four of them are additions to my quote series. It amazes me how fun it is to add more paintings to my series. I have never been one to create a series, my work has always been on an individual basis. But this has been a really neat experience, almost like they are sisters, connected only like a family can be.



This yellow one, "Life Is In Your Hands", is my husbands favorite of the new four. I have heard that from some friends too. I always enjoy hearing the feedback of others. Mostly I enjoy hearing why it is their favorite. But if you know me, I like to know why we do everything. He feels it is very balanced composition wise but also the most realistic portrait I have done. Realistic is secondary to me, first I want to convey a single moment and emotion side by side with words that narrate your experience. This quote probably pertains to most of us from time to time;

Don't let your life slip through your fingers by living in the past or for the future. By living your life one day at a time, you live all the days of your life.

That would be my wish for all of you this new year, to live all the days of your life. Just like I hope to capture small moments of life on canvas, I hope you live each moment with all the breath and spirit you have inside.