New Ideas, New Life

The first week of my move into the country in July 2014, I had this epiphany of a smorgasbord painting of delight!

The image was so bright, vivid and clear in my mind’s eye that I pondered it for weeks.

I finally jotted down a rough sketch and waited for my opportunity to hit my studio running (once my studio was ready for operation, that is — which took an excruciatingly long time, especially when one is itching to blast off!).

Welcome to the Mile High Club!

There was also a strong message that seemed to accompany the vision — the sky is the limit!  Or, more aptly, there are no limits!  And joy is SOOOOO your purpose.

I want to do a series of these paintings to remind people to live extraordinary lives, to think out of the box always, to dream big and to make joy a priority.  The series is going to be called ‘Cloud 9’.

So without further ado, let me introduce you to the painting process and final outcome of ‘The Mile High Club’.

Below:  This is the sketch I did.  Sorry about the dodgy quality but you get the general gist of it.  I did leave out a lot of minor details in the final product just because it was getting too cluttered 😀

 And then finally…the painting is finished!

The specs of the painting are:

Size:  14″ x 18″ x 1.5″

Medium:   Acrylic and Fixed Oil Pastel on Box Mounted Canvas

The original is sold but prints are available as well as iPhone cases, tote bags, cushions, tees, etc (just click on picture to go to store or CLICK HERE).

Thanks for looking!  All comments and feedback most welcome 😀

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