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Friday, February 4th, 2011
 In the last (72) hours, I have somehow reversed my schedule. Meaning, instead of sleeping at night and being up during the day, it is vice-versa! So today, I am trying to correct this reversed order by staying up all day.
So far, so good, I will be unbearable around 7:00PM, but I’m hoping to last until 8:00PM and then I will go to bed for the evening. I’m looking forward to going back to my regular schedule of 5:30AM to 10:30PM.
This reverse schedule usually happens when I stay up too late, painting! I get excited over some aspect of the painting, I’m working on, I pull an all-nighter. :)
This was particular piece was created around 3:00AM, this morning. I think I was dreaming with my eyes open. I remember seeing a quick glimpse of a beautiful face with a turban on her head, and then she disappeared in a sea of color!
I know this has something to do with my goddess series, but this goddess, decided I was too tired to give her a proper welcome, so she did not fully materialized! I hope this goddess comes back. But for now, she’s a mystery and this painting is a puzzle to figure out.
On another note, it’s Friday again, freezing cold and icy outside, but instead of staying in and enjoying the warmth, I’ll be bundling up and going for a brisk walk. Maybe I’ll see my next painting out there, but then again, it may just be a walk to keep me awake!
Have a great weekend and get out if you can, cold weather lets you know you’re alive!
Peace to you all.
Tags: Awake, Cold Weather, Dream Sequence 10, goddess series, http://indigeneart.com, Illustration Friday, Indigene, Orange, order, red, Reverse, Sleep Patterns, turquoise, Violet Bule, Vivid Colors, walk, white, Woman with Turban, yellow
Posted in Art, Illustration Friday, Studio Time | 26 Comments »
Friday, January 28th, 2011
After a busy work week and plenty of snow to shovel, it’s nice to surrender to the weekend!
For me that’s spending family time together and reading. This weekend it will be a fantasy novel. Ahhhh…to surrender to a peaceful weekend….Peace
Title: “Serene Mermaid” -Size: 11″x5.5“ – Media: Mixed
Tags: Aqua Blue, Awareness, Be Grateful, Coral, Create, energy, fish, http://indigeneart.com, Illustration Friday, Indigene, inspiration, Mermaid, Ocean, purple, red, Ritual, Sea Green, Serene, spirit, Surrender, Water, waves, Woman
Posted in Art, Family, Friends, General, Illustration Friday | 23 Comments »
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 »
Saturday, April 3rd, 2010
After some surgery, I’ve been at home resting and looking out of my living room window. I happened to see a cardinal eating from the bird feeder in my neighbor’s yard. I always see cardinals as the seasons changed, and they always whisk me to another dreamy zone. I am captivated by their color and songs. I love cardinals and hummingbirds, they continually rescue me from the mundane and add a natural sparkle to my surroundings.
I dipped into some of the work I’ve done in the last couple of weeks, and this little darling came to the rescue! Color enriches life and this Cardinal Goddess has given way to spring time happiness! Just what a girl needs to perk her up!
Dip into and Enjoy the Spring, it’s finally here and in color!
Always in peace.
(Note: I removed the actual Cardinal Goddess picture, because it may have been infected with malware, and Google reported indigeneart as suspicious; the site is currently under review for the warning to be removed, and I will re-upload the image at a later time. Thanks for all the comments!)
Tags: acrylic paint, Art, bird goddess, Cardinals, color, color pencil, dip, Dreams, goddess series, Graphite, Illustration Friday, Indigene, Indigene Art Forms, Indigeneart.com, mixed media, Myths, red, rescue, Season, song, Spring, watercolor
Posted in Art, Studio Time | 18 Comments »
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
Posted in Art, Family, Featured Artist, Friends, Illustration Friday, Studio Time, Work | 8 Comments »
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 »
Monday, December 8th, 2008
 This week for Illustration Friday, I did not have time to come up with a new illustration, so I had to borrow an image I’ve already created. What can I say? Life is hectic!
There are so many ways that people are similar, but unfortunately we have created a history of focusing on negative differences. Maybe…hopefully, in the USA, we are now focusing on the similarities and celebrating all our differences.
Oh I am so wishing for this New Year in the United States of America! Peace.
Tags: America, blue, Eagles, Graphite, Illustration Friday, Indigene, Indigeneart.com, marker, mixed media, pen/ink, red, similar, spirit, watercolor, white
Posted in Art, Illustration Friday, Work | 34 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
Posted in Illustration Friday | 5 Comments »
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