This piece has my favourite little poem on it. It has just been sold locally which makes me very happy. I love when pieces go to those close to home.
FOREVER is a mixed media piece which has been painted across a huge 1m wide canvas. It is created with beautiful reds, yellows and browns, freaturing green grasses which represent Forever. I chose grass as here in New Zealand, grass really does go on forever, there’s no way we could possibly count every strand of it so I felt it fit in nicely. On the left of the painting it also features an original poem which reads:
It seems like forever since I first met you, the light shone in your eyes, that glimmer’s still strong.It seems like forever since I first held your hand, so gentle yet strong, nothing in life felt wrong.It seems like forever since I first fell in love with you, my heart wouldn’t stop racing, forever’s meant to be with you.
Title: Forever
Artist: CTTK
Size: W100cm L = 80cm
Style: Stylised
Medium: Stretched cotton canvas, quality acrylics, gel medium and gloss coated for protection.
I began working on this piece just before Christmas. I was having a bit of a sad day, news that a childhood friends Mother had passed and the anniversary of my own Grandfathers passing was approaching. I basically locked myself away in my little office and painted my heart out. I began to write, not knowing exactly what to write, having not jotted down any notes as I would usually do. I just wrote, and wrote and wrote and this is what came out in the end. I started working on this piece again yesterday as I felt something was missing, so I added the face, it’s really turned it into what I wanted it to. I wasn’t satisfied with the end result of the face though so I’ve painted out half of it and will set to work again on it when I have some free time. I really like the impact it has now and can’t wait to see the end result.
I don’t hide the fact that I’m a huge fan of ‘The Secret’. Thankfully I had already learned for myself how the law of attraction aka positive thinking could help me further myself in life when the big Secret phenomenon occured. So I could take a stand when people would tell me how its all junk, that it replaces God and it is devil worship. Yes, I’ve been told these things. It is good and as far as I know, anything that is good is of God.
So anyway, my latest piece is dedicated to The Secret. It hangs proudly in my bedroom near the base of my bed on a wall. I wake up to it, I see it before I close my eyes at night and when I retreat to my room because I’m feeling the weight of the world on my shoulders I am reminded that Me, only Me can resolve these feelings. The change of attitude happens very quickly I’ve found. A renewed sense of motivation and pride (the good kind) shines through and I’m ready to take another step foward. So here it is, my painting dedicated to inspiring myself using principles and quotes from ‘The Secret’.
I enjoy blogging, I have 2 others I use for everyday things but I figure it’s about time I dedicate one to Art. This is where I will be updating everyone about upcoming events and exhibitions, recent paintings and some paintings in progress. My style is what I describe as stylised/abstract symbolism. I enjoy using colour and poetry to create my works of art. Texture often finds it’s way in as well. I’m not the sort of person that can sit down and paint one thing over and over again, I always have a lot going on and my feelings and moods are constantly changing due to this which in turn means I find it hard to paint one subject all the time. That is why you’ll find a lot of diversity in my subject matter. Somedays I have a lot of time to focus and I begin a detailed stylised piece, others I’m insanely happy and just want to play with colours and textures so I’ll create an abstract piece and often at times that I feel I’m rather frustrated, I write and that is when I come up with little love hearts and poetry for my pieces. My paintings really are a part of me. They express my visions, my goals, my loves, my life.
Art is our memory of love. The most an artist can do through their work is say, let me show you what I have seen, what I have loved, and perhaps you will see it and love it too. (Annie Bevan)
+of+000_0171.jpg){kind=link}
