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| 'Well Being, Being Well' 18" x 24" oils $275.00 04/30/09 |
Well Being, Being Well’ 18″ x 24″ Oils & Mixed Media on canvas Finished sides, ready to hang Needs no frame Here is the quote that motivated the work: “You never find happiness until you stop looking for it. My greatest happiness consists precisely in doing nothing whatever that is calculated to obtain happiness: and this, in the minds of most people, is the worst possible course… If you ask “what ought to be done” and “what ought not to be done” on earth in order to produce happiness, I answer that these questions do not have an answer. There is no way of determining such things. Yet at the same time, if I cease striving for happiness, the “right’ and the “wrong” at once become apparent all by themselves. Contentment and well-being at once become possible the moment you cease to act with them in view, and if you practice non-doing (wu wei), you will have both happiness and well-being.” Chuang Tzu (c.360 BC - c. 275 BC) My new work…I needed to paint this morning, I mean I NEEDED to paint. Leave me alone, don’t talk to me or be near me, let me breathe and think. Grouchy, in pain and nasty tempered I entered the studio. I managed to get some new canvas, because my day job, being an intuitive live coach, has been overwhelming me with work…and because of that a little extra money too. So, I went into the studio, turned on my painting play-list…and stopped thinking. I had a still wet palette from my last painting and so I started with what was left on the pad. When I started adding new color, I closed my eyes, stuck my hand into the paint drawer and pulled out whatever “felt” right. I went on like that for several hours. This is what happened, this simple abstract painting restored my well being, and my faith in being well. The pictures were hard to get right because the top half is a subtle spring sky in early morning, with all it’s pale yellows, touches of purples and the left over bruises of violet, lavender and blue from the nights embrace. The close up shows the lighter areas a little better, but it does have a buttery softness to it overall. The bottom is layers of reds, bronze, blacks and yellows. It’s much more vibrant and deep in tone than the pictures will lead you to believe. Don’t be fooled by my poor picture taking skills, this work is rich and deep in tone and texture. Vibrant, yes thats it, vibrant. The close up for that part of the painting is a little brighter but shows the texture better, it is more like the deep tones in the whole picture, it shimmers in the light though, peeking the brights like sunbeams or red gold. The red flat backed marbles are glazed in golden hues and under them a fine spray of broken red, yellow, orange and white glass…finely ground first, of course. Thanks for being here today, I sure appreciate you. Heather |
