New Paintings, Work in Progress and the odd Reflection
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Glitter, Klimt, Fortunes and Frida
Of Fortunes and Glitter
"Fortune is like glass - the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken."
~ Publilius Syrus
My painting for today is a small one, 5 X 5 inches on gallery stretched canvas. I’m still in my Klimt stage, still loving the liquid gold and silver leaf…except when I spill it, which I just did. It’s time to call it a day.
I was raised on a family farm in Ontario, Canada. As a child I tramped through the fields, hid in big old maple trees and drew and read and dreamed. I've been blessed with a patient husband who continues to surprise and support me. Together with our four kids we have loved and lost the likely assortment of dogs, cats, rabbits, fish, lizards and rodents that come with the territory.
For more years than I like to count, I was a "non practicing artist". As the poets say, the work paid the bills but starved the spirit. With those days behind me, here I am, finally, thankfully, the artist and domestic goddess I just know I was born to be.
4 comments:
Beautiful work, Wendy!
Your work is fantastic! I love this piece!
Wow, Wendy! Your work is wonderful :)
Oh, thank you so, so much! - Wendy
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