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Where The Wild Things Are 20" x 20" Acrylic on Canvas
Where The Wild Things Are 20" x 20" Acrylic on Canvas

Where The Wild Things Are

Original price was: $400.00.Current price is: $333.00.

Why do I want to be so wild? The impulse to roam tall grasses and peer through their stalks, looking for prey and purpose, goads me. I hunt for the feral memories when I and this did not exist, but vibrancy did. Bird music. The rain wasn’t wet but cooled me. Sunlight echoed and twittered. Dust twinkled. Every living thing ripened and floated by.

Where The Wild Things Are 20″ x 20″ Acrylic on Canvas

 

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What was your inspiration for Where the Wild Things Are?

I cannot resist a wild-looking flower and garden. Besides being beautiful, they are a feminine force, both hopeful and creative.  A tiny seed planted and nurtured and then bloomed into something so wonderful, life-affirming and inspiring. They are the special kind of magic that surrounds us all the time, but sometimes forget and definitely would miss, would ache for, if we didn’t have them.

What were its challenges?

Once I knew the direction of this painting, it was about carving the sections, the flowers, the birds, the foliage,  out that I wanted to be emphasized.  Sometimes that means getting rid of good stuff that looks amazing but isn’t right for the direction.  Painting over something beautiful is hard, but often, when it is the right move, so rewarding because it opens up space for something better to unfold.  Trusting that, jumping into the unknown from a known is exciting but scary.

What techniques did you use?

Big white and fluorescent pink stamping. Green gold glazing. Fan brushes. Patience. Acceptance. Trust.  Love.

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