This is a finger-painting.  No brushes or tools were used in the creation of this image.  A small brush was only used after the painting was done in order to add the words and my signature.

Joy

Completed in 2004

3.75" x 3.75"

Acrylic on wood

The words in this piece read:  Sing, Play, Touch, See

I enjoyed creating this painting so much!  These abstract expressionist pieces are like rewards that I grant myself after completing squinty detailed pieces that give me headaches.  This stuff is pure light.  I hope they are as much fun to view as they were to make.  Joy is one of a series of paintings that I have been working on for the past year.  My "Four Corners Series" are all emotional, vibrant, expressionist paintings that contain words in each of their corners.  Each piece has a different feel and the words are unique as well.  I have come to think of these pieces as visual prayers for a happy balanced future.  Joy contains the words, "Sing, Play, Touch, See". 

Joy is a finger-painting.  I used my fingers to apply paint right from my palette to the wood.  I then blended colors by patting the wood with my fingertips (like playing a drum).  It is a wild, messy process that has resulted in paint on every surface in my home and every item of clothing that I own.  Literally.  I buy paper towel in bulk and keep a bucket of water next to my easel so that I can clean up between colors.  Finger-painting has allowed me to break out of the traditional story-telling type of art that I had been creating and venture into the more poetic territory of expressionist art.  And it produces completely unique textures that are fun to touch, too.

Joy is a playful reminder to have fun everyday.   I hope it will brighten the home or office of some fellow eternal-child out there.

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