Flowers From The Garden

March 6, 2017March 7, 2017

Flowers From The Garden

To create Flowers from The Garden, I pressed and dried flowers I grew in my organic garden. When they were completely dry, I embedded them in layers of wax and resin. the process is called encaustic, and i loved it until my asthma demanded that i give it up. NOte the texture and color variations. LOVE!

You can see more of my original art at Kim Nelson Art

Transition

February 24, 2017

Transition

I painted this the day President Donald J Trump forsook his promise to represent and protect the LGTBQ community.

Sometimes

February 21, 2017February 21, 2017

Sometimes…

Sometimes

the blues

threaten to slay me

flay me, cut me in 2.

Acknowledging their power and potential

I stand up and create

I refuse to deflate

I make more meaning

Create brighter light

I fight

For my right

To evade the Dark Night.

*with attribution to Pablo Picasso and his blue period.

Blonde

February 16, 2017February 16, 2017

Blonde

Ads in The New York Times Magazine inspired this watercolor.

Consider Monet

February 15, 2017

Consider Monet.

He painted his entire adult life. As he aged, his eyesight failed, but he continued to paint despite a condition that shut down the creative output of many of his peers. In fact, his vision was terribly impaired when he painted his most famous works. He persisted.

This morning, I considered Monet when I sat down with my practice journal. I vow to persist.

#persist