A Splendid Adventure


This writing comes from "A Sacred Journey" by Frederick Buechner. As I was reading it I realized it stated better than I could the reason I began my blog. "What I propose to do now is to try listening to my life as a whole, or at least to certain key moments of the first half of my life thus far, for whatever of meaning, of holiness, of God, there may be to hear. My assumption is that the story of any one of us is in some measure the story of us all. For the reader, I suppose, it is like looking through someone else's photograph album. What holds you, if nothing else, is the possibility that somewhere among all those shots of people you never knew and places you never saw, you may come across something or someone you recognize. In fact - far more curious things have happened - even in a stranger's album, there is always the possibility that as the pages flip by, on one of them you may even catch a glimpse of yourself. Even if both of those fail, there is still a third possibility which is perhaps the happiest of them all, and that is that once I have put away my album for good, you may in the privacy of the heart take out the album of your own life and search it for the people and places you have loved and learned from yourself, and for those moments in the past - many of them half forgotten - through which you glimpsed, however dimly and fleetingly, the sacredness of your own journey."



1.25.2012

smelly painting



the light is fading, i will take a better photo tomorrow

usually this is an under-painting

i usually continue on to add layers of paint which leave bits and pieces of the stenciling peeking through

but i think i may leave this. may go back and outline some, maybe add a few words, but i think i like the feel of this

i cannot explain why i am so drawn to this busy, graphic, graffiti, messy, explosion of color...

this is hanging outside, front door open and fan going in the studio...

sprayed in my studio

should have sprayed outside

with a mask

feeling kind of gross right now


12 comments:

Nancy said...

Mar, This is a big one and I love it...I really like it in this stage too without all the over work....I love the other ones but I like this too.....the colors are so crisp and bright and happy...definitely reminds me of you.....and your happy personality and big smile.

I am so glad to see you painting again....I miss it when I don't see your awesome work shining on your blog....

Love you girlfriend....

Bren said...

Fantastic piece Mar! Who can explain why we like a certain effect, but we do, it' ours so celebrate it. It's your distinctive style and I love it. Watch those fumes!

S. Etole said...

I like the men running across the bottom.

Jennifer Richardson said...

I love your explosions of color,
Mary,
and wish you loads of fresh air
as you recover
from your creative bursts:)
Bold and beautiful!
-Jen

Jennifer @ Studio JRU said...

Oh this is fantastic! Love the bold graphics and colors. Most of the time our house smells like paint or varnish too! lol

Ansley said...

Looks wonderful and finished to me. I love this one and I love the front and center handprints like you just leaned up against the painting to get a closer look. Beautiful!!

Island Buzzy said...

Hi Mary,

Looks like the new year is being good for you. I agree, I really like the bold graphic look of this piece. Maybe this is my own issue, but it reminds me of when I am around my teenage grand kids or our church youth group, lots of life and color and a huge future before them! Take care, sweet lady!

Aloha,

Connie

Lisa D. said...

I adore all the colors!

Martha Lever said...

Fabulous, Mar!!! You should have your own gallery show! People would love to see all your pieces hanging together in a gallery! So get yourself a portfolio together and head on down to the nearest art gallery!

Janette@Janette's Sage said...

I love your explosion of color...they scream "Life"

Sarah (Nikki) said...

Whenever I look at your paintings I have this wild urge to let loose and paint....This is such a freedom in what you do..

Poetic Artist said...

Your pieces are always full of color..I reminds me to stop running and rest the Lord is always in control.