Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Late Night Painting

It started as a meditative mandala.  I had the intention to incorporate a lot of images similar to an Indian or a Native American style.  I drew some concentric circles, painted a base of pink (influenced by the recent pink full moon) and surrounded it by blues and purples.  Soon I was traveling far out in the universe.  Yes, when my mind wanders, I travel far, far away.  Painting late at night can lead to some fun experimental painting techniques, so I grabbed some colored sand and began sprinkling.  Most of this image, especially the original with the bright colors, is the sand that you see.  I did spray it with a clear varnish to help hold the sand on once the paint dried.  Once I had the image on the computer, I was able to play with digital editing.  I'm not always a computer's best friend, but I just love what it can do with an image.  There usually isn't any point to starting with a plan when I paint since it usually goes in a totally different direction. (Ok, that applies to the majority of my life.  I know.)
If you would like to leave some feedback, I would be interested to know which image is your favorite.  It's difficult to predict what people will be drawn towards.  I have my favorite, but I don't want to influence anyone.
Labradorite




Sunstone

Agate

Bloodstone


Obsidian

2 comments:

fearless_fallen_angel said...

how beautiful. actually, they all appeal to me, but to different aspects of myself...to passion, to serenity, to shadow, etc. How lovely.

Jennifer McGee said...

That sounds about right. I just love the first one, but the others each have their own quality I like to look at too.