Willow Tree and the Circle of Life ~ Recently some of my on-line friends have mentioned circles and 'the circle of life'. It got me to thinking that life really does seem to go in a circle. My daughter has grown up, become an adult and moved out and my mother is 80 and more like a child every day because of the alzheimers disease. It seems that life is ever-changing and you can't stop the circle no matter how hard you would like to sometimes!
I finished up this one last night and it's ACEO size and acrylics on Canson canva-paper. It's going for auction in e-bay today. I'm really happy that I've sold 2 of my little trees in there this week! I love this new Canson paper I recently bought, it's nice and thick and smooth with a nice canvas texture, wonderful to paint on. I also bought some heavy gloss gel medium which I used in this one to give it a rich shiny appearance, love this stuff also! Well my Michaels gift certificate is all used up now, but I got some nice art supplies this week!
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I think a tree series is a good idea. There is something about trees.
I love trees, circles, sets of 3. I think you're really onto something. I also appreciate your story of your family. It's so true, isn't it? Congratulations on your sales.
Thanks Jan, I don't know why I just always loved the shapes of trees so I'm thinking it's a good subject for my art. I never could do figures very well though.
Cyn thank you so much. Yes it is sad but true about life going in a circle. My daughter is happy living with her friend but I'm going to wait a little before I 'take over' her empty room because it is still full of her things and 'just in case' she moves back. I still can't belive I'm actually selling some art again, woohoo! I had a long dry spell there but now I have time to paint again! :D
Now why am I NOT surpised two of your trees sold :) Your series is wonderful and I like the stories behind them.
LOL! I can't do trees very well, thank goodness others can so I can enjoy theirs.
aww thanks JB, it took me forever to get up the nerve to even try e-bay and I guess now I'm doing the happy dance! I'm pretty awful at doing portraits and figures though. I struggled through one and it was kind of cartoony looking. I love the faces you do, they are so fantastic and full of depth and emotion.
The tree and spider eb tie in realy well...in fact there may be a metaphor in that! We are caught or trapped (as in a spider's web)in the perpetual circle of life...we just switch positions in that circle as we grow older...and trees are always in some form of the yearly ans seasonal circle. neat!
I have never even gone on E-Bay and I don't even know how you buy something there! Do you put your visa # there to pay for it?
Hello m.o.i. thank you for the very deep insights and ain't it the truth! I know lots of people have paypal accounts and I think a person can pay with a credit card through there. I got a bid on this one, woohoo! I've got 2 more little tree aceo's going tonight. I seem to do better with doing trees than anything else so guess I better stick with them.
Lynette, your aceos are stunning. I bet you'll sell them all in no time! :)
Awww thanks so much Lisa...so far it's going good as long as I stick with the trees LOL!
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