Acrylic & Collage on canvas
Framed in black floater frame
19.5x25
Spring Meditation has gone through a few transformations. I got this canvas from a neighbor artist who was moving and giving away their paintings. I called this painting “A Snarky Woman with Burdensome Breasts.”
I painted over it with blues, greens and a little stroke of orange and called it a Peaceful Meditation. Then, this spring, I was inspired to paint over it again. I left the light blue on the right, some of the blue horizon and the thin orange line, but added the colors of my spring garden in both paint and collage. To me, it feels like a burst of spring and brings with it a feeling of hope.
I love recycling canvases, whether it's painting over a stranger's canvas, painting over my own, or in a rare case getting to paint over one of my grandmother's. There's a feeling of history there, even if it's not evident. Breathing new life into a discarded painting—or one that no longer speaks to you—is a powerful reminder that creativity has no limits and transformation is always possible.
Acrylic & Collage on canvas
Framed in black floater frame
19.5x25
Spring Meditation has gone through a few transformations. I got this canvas from a neighbor artist who was moving and giving away their paintings. I called this painting “A Snarky Woman with Burdensome Breasts.”
I painted over it with blues, greens and a little stroke of orange and called it a Peaceful Meditation. Then, this spring, I was inspired to paint over it again. I left the light blue on the right, some of the blue horizon and the thin orange line, but added the colors of my spring garden in both paint and collage. To me, it feels like a burst of spring and brings with it a feeling of hope.
I love recycling canvases, whether it's painting over a stranger's canvas, painting over my own, or in a rare case getting to paint over one of my grandmother's. There's a feeling of history there, even if it's not evident. Breathing new life into a discarded painting—or one that no longer speaks to you—is a powerful reminder that creativity has no limits and transformation is always possible.
