Posts Tagged ‘green’
Saturday, January 22nd, 2011
While doing some cleaning and dusting, I came across a bag of pretty autumn leaves. I love the colors of autumn. I remember taking these leaves from a beautiful tree. So of course I stopped cleaning and looked for the photos of the tree it came from.
I’m one of those people that look at trees and always see people or some sort of magical creature, so I usually stop and snap a photo, since it’s usually on the road and I don’t get a chance to sketch and explore it until I get home. I find trees fascinating. Here’s a reference photo:
Well, to make a long story short, I never finished the dusting (the cleaning is ongoing)! My creative flow took over and I spent the next few days working on this image. Here she is, a dryad, a tree spirit, I’ve named her “Autumn Leaves”. Autumn is a part of the “Goddess Series”.
January is an ideal month for getting your office together, since it is after the holidays and everyone seems to be in recovery mode. It also helps that it is (7) seven degrees Fahrenheit outdoors! My creative flow is up 1000%.
Perfect hot chocolate weather, that’s where I am, indoors, warm, snugly, creating and happy!
Define your happiness today. Always in peace.
Tags: acrylic paint, Arches paper, Autumn, Autumn Leaves, clean, color pencil, creating, creative flow, Dryad, dust, goddess series, Graphite, green, Happy, Indigene, Indigeneart.com, January, office, Orange, Peace, red, snuggly, spirit, Tree, watercolor
Posted in Art, General, Studio Time, Work | 17 Comments »
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
 Walrus Totem My intent for this year is to live in abundance, it is what I will be aware of in my life, the abundance that I have in mind, body and spirit.
The word came to me during my quiet time in the morning where I do my sitting in silence prayer, my “Morning Pages” (journaling), then I listen to tribal music, in my nook with a candle burning, living in that special moment. It has become a ritual that gives sanity to a day that may have anything in store for me.
It doesn’t mean that I will not have bad days or days of frustration, but that I will remember, I have abundance of everything, “creativity, love, family, patience, will, friendship, ambition, money, etc.” in those moments and throughout the day.
Peace to you.
Tags: Abundance, Abundant, blue, Cosmos, creativity, green, Indigene, Indigene Art Forms, Indigeneart, Meditation, Morning Pages, Peace, pink, purple, Soul Portraits, Totem, Universe, Walrus
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Friday, February 12th, 2010
 It is done! What began as night pacing (see my December 6, 2009 blog post); has culminated into the finale.
I am now in that stage where the crescendo has ended. I have the feeling of not being anchored; I am adrift, until I delve into the next project. Of course, I’ll sketch and create, but it is a different energy than being possessed by a painting screaming to get out!
Sometimes the best way to describe the creative zone, would be mania, crescendo, then an anti-climatic feeling sets in, finally a sadness that it’s over; and then peace,
but…then it starts all over again.
Remember to nurture your body, mind and spirit and being adrift may mean letting go of control.
I want to thank you all who continue to support me, I feel loved. Peace to everyone.
(Mixed-Media/paper – “O’s Totem” – 22″x30″ Copyright 2010 Indigene)
Tags: "O" Totem, 22x30 inches, acrylic, acrylic ink, adrift, anti-climatic, Arches paper, blue, brown, charms, color pencil, copyright, creative zone, crescendo, divinity, dreamscapes, enamel, Fantasy, feminine energy, gold, Gouache, Graphite, green, http://indigeneart.com, Illustration Friday, Indigene, mania, Metaphysical, mixed media, moonscapes, mystical, Orange, Peace, pen/ink, pink, purple, red, sadness, silver, Snakes, symbolism, turquoise, turtles, watercolor, white
Posted in Art, Family, Featured Artist, Friends, General, Handmade Gifts, Illustration Friday, Studio Time, Work | 33 Comments »
Thursday, February 11th, 2010
Some of the details of my Work-In-Progress contain various symbols and snakes are one of them.
Some cultures hold snakes in high esteem while other cultures despised them. There are cultures that associated snakes with medicinal powers or rebirth, such as the modern medical symbol of two snakes wrapped around a staff.
The Judeo-Christian culture does not hold snakes or serpent in a kind light. The biblical tales of the Garden of Eden and the serpent’s role in “tempting woman to trick man into the fall from God’s grace” have contributed to the negative images of snakes in western culture. This deep rooted cultural biases accounts in part for the widespread of fear and disdain of snakes. Myths, legends, and folk tales contribute to the misinformation and add to the snake’s negative imagery.
Cultures are as valid as the people who come from them and as with all living entities, there are positive and negative aspects, snakes are no different.
The imagery of the snakes in the details of this portrait embrace the concept of healer, rebirth and revitalization.
I’m sure that this spiritual portrait will be serve as a conversation piece, dependent upon the view or viewers!
Tags: "O", 22x30 inches, acrylic, Arches paper, culture, divine, enamel, energy, fear, forbidden, gold, Graphite, green, health, hidden, Illustration Friday, Indigene, Indigeneart.com, Judeo-Christian, medical symbol, medicinal, mixed media, mythology, Orange, pen/ink, purple, rebirth, red, religious, Snakes, spiritual, Symbol, Totem, turquoise, watercolor, Work-In-Progress
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Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
 I had a long commute to work today as a passenger. I was tired of the radio, and watching other cars, go by. I looked in my handbag to see what I could find, so that I wouldn’t fall asleep! I’m not usually my best with sleep lines on my face from odd head positions while napping with no pillow.
Rummaging through my big tote bag yielded a Christmas catalog, a six-inch ruler, scissors, a couple of pieces of watercolor paper, my KOI pocket field sketch box with water brush, a glue stick, micro-pen, and a graphite pencil. I knew today was the only time I was going to have a small chunk of time to do an illustration for the prompt for Illustration Friday, the word for this week is “hatch”.
Honestly, with the holidays around the corner, and everywhere you look you see festive houses, streets and stores, the festivity has a way of imprinting itself on your mind! And the IF prompt, for me anyway, only flashed pictures of eggs, hatchback cars and spring.
So here it is, an illustration for “Hatch”!
I hope that everyone’s creativity and ideas hatch into some wonderful real life scenarios for 2010.
Peace to you all.
Tags: baby, blue, burnt umber, Christmas catalog, collage, egg, graphite pencil, green, handbag, Hatch, Holidays, Illustration Friday, Indigene, Indigeneart.com, micro pens, New Year, Peace, pocket field sketch box, red, ruler, scissor, watercolor paper, yellow
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Saturday, November 21st, 2009
There is much written about music, and the only thing I can add is, listen to it with gusto, with your heart; your feet are bound to follow.
The beat of a heart is music and so precious, embrace it!
Peace.
(Oil/Wood -24″x24″)
Canvas/Paper Prints are available!
Tags: Concerto, green, Happy, Illustration Friday, Indigene, Indigeneart.com, Music, oil paint, Orange, red, Violin, vivid, wood
Posted in Art, Illustration Friday, Work | 35 Comments »
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
 There are so many things to worry about nowadays.
I miss the days of just worrying about getting my allowance because I didn’t clean my room, worrying about whether Kevin Thomas liked me as much as I liked him or worrying whether my extremely curly hair would frizz up in the humidity! The days of being a teenager.
My worries are much greater today and they seemed to be centered around others. My children, my parents, my extended family, my friends, my environment…who’s going to be the next President of the USA! Yeah, in our days in time we do need to worry about who’s going to be President. The worries of someone opening the door to being fifty years old.
But this morning I looked out on my deck and looked at the beautiful tree that’s been haunting my thoughts over the last week and my worrying over completing her portrait, which I just finished.
I know and adore that tree, it’s a female entity, since she nourishes and shelters most of the wild life in my back yard. She has a giant hole in the middle of her trunk where I imagine her heart is and it’s open, bearing her soul to all.
Today, I worry about the environment and hope that the generations to come take care of her.
Please do something for her today…don’t litter, bask in her glory, recycle, be green always…
Have a happy, glorious and safe green weekend and week!
Tags: children, collage, environment, green, heart, Illustration Friday, Indigene, ink, litter, parents, pen/ink, president, trees, watercolor, worry
Posted in Illustration Friday | 24 Comments »
Thursday, March 27th, 2008
 Pet Peeve – Mini List
- Having someone wake me before I’m ready to wake up!
- Waking my daughter up before she’s ready to wake up!
- Unrealistic deadlines!
- Not being able to create a brand new illustration for Illustration Friday!
Oh, believe me the list is long this week, since pet peeves have kept me from posting my illustration earlier. This little image is from one of my journals, since I could not find the time to create a new entry for this week! I knew this image summed up what I’m missing, SLEEP…Ah! Another pet peeve…the lack of…
Happy Thursday Everyone!
Tags: Blanket, green, Illustration Friday, Indigene, Lack, markers, Pet Peeve, red, Sleep, watercolor, white
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