When I Dream

This painting is too large to scan in its entirety. The first and last images are digital photos. The detailed scans below offer a more accurate picture of the beautiful hues and textures found in this piece.

(The sides have been painted black allowing you to display your new painting unframed. This is a digital photo. The scans above are more accurate.)

This painting is so hopeful and uplifting. In person, it just shines with possibility. I coated the whole piece in several layers of gloss varnish when it was done to add greater depth to the colors and to give it something of a shimmering-mirage feel. This painting features deep hues with subtle color shifts from warm blue-greens to cool purples. There are fine natural ridges that divide the space. And in the upper right corner, it contains my favorite dove to date. I have been creating doves and using dove symbols in my work for years now. They represent hope. But this is the first dove I have painted that has a real strong personality of his own. He moves beyond symbolic hope. He is a character in his own right. And he reminds me a bit of Dr. Seuss. This is a strong painting with strong contrast and a bold exclamation of miraculous dreams.

I am hopeful that this unusual painting will offer some fellow dreamer out there a window onto something more. A meditative focal point from which to imagine a brighter future.

When I Dream began as a raw wood panel coated in black acrylic gesso. Next, I used a palette knife and my fingers to apply a thin bead of acrylic modeling past. I formed naturally irregular ridges that broke the space into several compartments. Like stages in a life. Once that layer dried, I used wide soft brushes to smoothly blend all shades or warm and cool blues. And finally, I used my smallest detail brushes to paint the very unique dove and the accent lines.

ORIGINAL ARTWORK

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