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Artist’s Thoughts

Published on September 14, 2012 in Art by black women, Cats, Experimental design and Sketchbook diary. 0 Comments Tags: Artist Thoughts.

What I thought I might do on this blog is from time to time toss up an entry under “Artist’s Thoughts.” I’ll do short entries about what goes through my mind when I’m painting, when I’m not painting and all sorts of things that I think in relation to art. The entries will be simple and to the point. I hope people will feel free to comment and throw in their two cents worth.
Here’s the first one.

Sometimes there’s no motivation to paint a specific subject matter, and I don’t seem to get myself over to links that offer inspiration. What I end up doing is coming up with simple ways on my own of ‘get my paint on’.

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Renewed from day to day – No1

Published on July 24, 2012 in Abstract Art, Art, Art by black women, ART GALLERY, Art Sale, Butterflies, Flowers, Originals, Sketchbook diary and Sunflowers. 1 Comment

I had a day of depression and anxiety so I picked up the phone and called a friend. I tearfully explained how I was feeling about my situation with Lupus and Fibromyalgia. In friendship she read to me a scripture from the Bible about how I may be wasting away on the outside but I am being renewed by the spirit from day to day. Her expressions of support were worth their weight in gold.

Several days later I began to sketch and paint the scripture in my art therapy sketchbook. The two pieces became the first in a series that will follow called “Renewed”. Continue reading ‘Renewed from day to day – No1′

PTSD No3 Whisper

Published on May 5, 2012 in Art, Art by black women, ART GALLERY, Art Sale, Faces, Flowers, My Healing Journal, Originals, Paintings, PTSD, Sketchbook diary, Sunflowers, Visionary, Women and Women of Strength. 1 Comment

I had no idea there would be a series of paintings called PTSD but there is. . .

In PTSD No3 there’s a river that flows from the sky right through the woman, past the eyes and forms the figures dress. The dress runs over the brick wall and simply stops. The paint on the brick wall has bits of stone mixed in making this piece multidimensional. I had to mix in a bit of stone with the sunflower painting because sunflowers in stone is significant to me. There are also tiny little details, layer upon layer of color and edge to edge movement which all comes together to form PTSD No3 Whisper.

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Faith M. Austin

On the Rocks: A Fish Tale

Published on July 27, 2011 in Abstract Art, Art by black women, Fantasy, Originals, Paintings and Sketchbook diary. 1 Comment

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Friday evening I began to worry about my big fish Jocelyn because she was hovering above the rocks at the bottom of the tank. I went over in my head what could possibly be wrong with her. Old age isn’t the problem. Able to live up to 25 years she’s just a youngster at age six. She’s not been over fed, she’s not bloated, her bladder is healthy, what’s wrong? Usually the big fish is graceful and playful as she swims wit her two tank makes, but something has changed, something is off.

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Petunia

Published on August 2, 2010 in Art, Art by black women, Black Children, Children, Flowers, Innocence Gallery, Sketchbook diary and Sunflowers. 0 Comments

There’s a little egg shaped child, with big brown eyes, dressed in purple, standing by sunflowers. She calls herself Petunia.

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Catwalk

Published on July 27, 2010 in Cats, Originals and Sketchbook diary. 0 Comments

It was cool enough this evening for the cat and I to talk a walk outside. Ms. Mary Jane is leash trained and does well walking around the yard secured in her kitty cat harness.