Renewal

The words read: The flowers bring me beauty and I forget about those long cold winter months.

This sunny bit of Spring is such a treat to see. The colors in this one are spectacular. And the textures are a lot of fun, too. Renewal is a bright, hopeful comment on the cyclical nature of life. I sometimes see my moods flowing like seasons and I realize that I have trouble imagining warmth when I am cold. And I have trouble remembering the cold when I am warm. And that is the way of nature. This unique painting is sure to warm any room with a touch of floral magic.

This piece is part finger-painting and part brush painting. First, I primed the canvas with black gesso and then coated it with acrylic modeling paste. I patted the surface with my fingertips, pulling the modeling paste up into these fun little peaks. Then I scratched a few lines into the surface and I took an ice scraped and scraped the texture off the smooth area. Finally, I finger-painted the textured areas and used brushes to create the lovely flower and the rest of the smooth area.