Just Breathe

-

Breathe
9x12 inches
Bristol
Mixed Media (acrylics, oil pastels, pencil)

This was one I sat down to paint last night.
I've not done too many nude paintings (ever) but I do enjoy painting them. Will probably do more going forward. This is not really a self-portrait (doesn't look like me at all) but simply meant to convey how I've felt. I guess these past few weeks I've been looking back at different things.... kind of a time of reflection and looking at various aspects of my life (spiritual, mental, physical, etc). My birthday is also coming up ... so naturally every year around this time I stop and look back at the year that just past and savor all of the memories.

As I look at this painting again... I'm still trying to figure out why the long neck, but I'm guessing because of the way I've felt physically lately. My asthma has been a bit out of control and so it's felt like the air is constricted in my throat ... and taking forever to get to my lungs. Which also explains why I am grasping my lungs/chest. My lungs have been working extra hard to get the air flow where it needs to be. I'm finally starting to breathe normal again.... I really hate having to think about each breath I take, when most people don't even give it a second thought. If you've ever experienced being completely out of breath you know what I mean. It weighs you down physically no matter how hard you try. Why red... because it is an intense feeling.

Anyhow this is how I interpret this painting. ... I'm curious to see what other people see.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

El Cipitio

-
Image
I was commissioned to do this special little painting of El Cipitio of El Salvador. It's my interpretation of a small postage stamp that El Salvador put out several years ago. "El Cipitio" 8x10 inches acrylics on canvas El Cipitio (From Wikipedia) El Cipitio es un cipote (niño) de 10 años con un estomago bien grande. Su nombre se toma de la palabra del nahuat “Cipit” o “Cipote” que significa niño. Algunos también relacionan su nombre con el de Xipe Totec. Según la leyenda, él es el hijo de un romance prohibido de una mujer nativa llamada Sihuehuet, conocida como Siguanaba y del hijo del dios Tlaloc. El Cipitio fue condenado por Tlaloc, a vivir para siempre como un chico de 10 años con sus pies colocados al revés, como recordatorio del amor perverso de su madre. Las historias que cuentan los campesinos, es que él viene a sus campos y que encuentr
Read more

"Who are you today, Maria?"

-
Image
I've been wanting to post a little blurb on this for while but didn't want to jinx myself until it was finalized. McDougall Littell Publishing is publishing this painting alongside a short story by latina author Judith Ortiz Cofer . It will appear in a their Language Arts, 8th Grade Literature 2007 edition (expected sometime in the spring). The title of the story is "Who are you today, Maria?". I can't wait to see it and read the rest of the story! I've never met Judith Ortiz Cofer, but I've started reading her books and poetry. At some point I might even get the courage to email or call her. I am such a chicken when it comes to things like this. I feel like I can officially say and respond to that eternal question "Who are you today, Maria?"... Today I am a published artist! yippee! Thank you McDougall Littell and Judith for the opportunity.
Read more

Craving Papaya art

-
Image
I am so in love with Papaya art and all of her designs. Her colors, compositions and imagery are just papayalicious! I may have to splurge on this one and some of her stationary.... yummy!
Read more