She Marched To Her Own Beautiful Rhythm

So the sweet blue hummingbird and cutie pie snail ended up here...

on my latest mixed media lovely called

"She Marched To Her Own Beautiful Rhythm"

 Isn't she pretty?  I am so pleased with it.  I had fun with all the texture of the background
and of course with the snail and hummingbird.
 

 

It stems from my own personal experience of slowly learning to march to my own

imperfect rhythm because as a chronic & acute migraine/headache sufferer

I simple can't really keep up a 'normal' routine, never for very long that it!

but I've come to realize that it's just part of my life and whiles I feel like I am far behind

all of the time, that doesn't mean it's negative, not if I adopt a positive perspective atleast!

 

And yep you guessed it, prints are in my shop waiting for ya.  Enjoy!

Hummingbird & Snail

I made the cutest little hummingbird and snail recently...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hop over on Wednesday to see what mixed media they ended up on.

Inspiration: Part 2

It's no secret that most of the inspiration for my artwork and different creations
comes from nature and it's fauna...
I am constantly humbled by it all.
I am constantly being completely amazed.

I am constantly falling in love with animals, like I am talking, heads over heels type of stuff.
I am one of those uber sensitive souls who can be completely crushed when I see an animal hurt,
or be very easily moved to a flood of tears by how beautiful a creature is.

I'll never get to see it all in person, all of the gorgeousness out there, that's one of my sadness's...
but just knowing that it's all out there is enough
and it's one of the biggest things that moves me to create.
It's also the reason why I try to live a kind life...
being a vegetarian, buying cruelty-free &
adopting from shelters instead of buying animals is part of it all in my mind.
 

 

For example, this little green jeweled hummingbird visits us every summer
(it's here again this season, thankfully, even though the two trees it loves most died this past winter)
This bird was the inspiration behind one of my latest favourite pieces  'Flutter Jewel'.

Sometimes it's a beauty I experience firsthand, right smack dab in front of my own eyes,
other times, it's a picture in a book or an image on the tv...it doesn't matter really,
for me, the beauty, brilliance and inspiration of these animals shines on through no matter the venue.

Sometimes I think I could very possibly toss my coloured pencils aside & roam the world to photograph animals & insects and all the amazing fauna of this world...another life perhaps!

Nature & Animals will forever be a driving force of awe inspiring inspiration for me & all that I do.

What's inspiring you today?

Flutter Jewel

I finally finished it up...finally!

and I am really happy with the end results.

 

The coloured pencil hummingbird was done ages ago

but it completely eluded me on how to finish the background...

I usually don't have such trouble like that.  I think because I was so in love with the bird,

I wanted the background to capture and showcase the essence of the birds character too....

 

 

...and I think I've achieved that.  I hope I did anyhow!

I think the line work and colours around the bird capture a warm spirit & an immense energy,

not just the incredible movement such a bird would have.

 

It's been titled  "Flutter Jewel"

 

(the Original is SOLD)

But Prints are in my shop.

 

Have an amazing weekend and I'll see you next week.