Art for life
She holds tightly to a flower in one hand and clasps blades of grass in another. The woman in this image forces her way through a wild filed looking straight ahead, unflinching, strong, willful. She will meet her goals.
Copyright 2008 @ Sundrip Journals
All rights reserved.
I usually paint digitally but my first love paint on canvas. I have very few paintings anymore on canvas but I have hundreds of sketches. Here are just a few.
. 
One of the things I’ve noticed about my artwork is that I lean to one side of the paper or canvas. I’m drawn to certain colours, usually the darker colours and I like to layer and add illusion as well as hidden images. Many of my abstract sketches are up and down, filled with arrows, cross hatching and small asterix type designs.
For as long as I can remember I’ve added arrows to my work. Why? I finally came up with the reason. I believe in life we are told which way to go, which direction is right and which is wrong. We’re told which side of the street to walk on, which street should not be entered, which way is south, north, the straight path or a detour. Arrows and directions are part of our everyday life. It is easy to become overwhelmed by constantly being guided. Many times the instruction arrows are to lead us down the right path and keep us safe. It’s wise to follow arrows and directional signs but I still find the constant bombardment of “this is how you should do things” overwhelming. I take the everyday “go this way” and add it to my art. Adding arrows and placing them where I want them helps me feel more in control of my destiny.
I have at least 5 full sketch books of nothing but arrows and lines, crosshatches and geometric shapes. In them you’ll see that theme but you’ll also see me break composition and artistic logic by adding a bright, bold colour where it doesn’t belong. It’s intended as a strong statement against order and forced compliance.
Do you analyze your own artwork? Are certain patterns and techniques intended to express deeper thoughts and go beyond what is accepted as good compositions and presentation?
F. Magdalene
The painting called “She has arrived” is one where I’m trying out new filter combinations on my art program. After the painting was completed I added three filters, mural, fresco then paint dry brush. I then did the face the patterned paper filter because the other three were too much. She looked like she had leprosy so I needed to change that. (Right click the images to make them larger. When they open in a different window click the image again to make it even larger. All but the first and very last will get even larger when clicked again.)
“She has arrived” shows an angel like figure in front of a strong textured and high colour background.
.
. 
.
Click here for texture and here for a closer look at her shirt.
Don’t be surprised if more filter combos show up.
F. Magdalene
This is a long and narrow painting with an Asian flair. Below is close up detail of her hair and shoulders as well as the dress, backpack and flowers. You can also see her on Redbubble .
. 
Title: Reflections of a Little Girl
Art by: F. Magdalene
. 
This is the old version where the nose was a bit too much. You can see why I changed it. When doing what I call a revamp I try to stay as close to the original as possible. Sometimes I go off on a tangent and start changing things but I can usually stick to my goal. On the updated version her hair is a bit darker and accents the blue roots a lot more than in the original version. I think I prefer the new Starlet over the old.
Thanks for looking,
F. Magdalene
Galleries on the SUNDRIP - Art for Life website
FAQ and Info
Therapy Dolls Gallery
Innocence Gallery
The Pretty Picture Gallery
The Fantasy Gallery
The Visionary Gallery
Women of Strength
Faceless Beauty
Click the sunflower below for print offers at my ETSY shop
Art (blogblogs)
Technorati Profile
Writing and poetry
poetry
art
psychology
emotional healing
pets
black women
color
Black Blogs
artwork
art therapy
I support art for healing.
Recent Comments