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Saturday, December 24, 2011

Celebrating the Gift

"Among Friends"
Watercolour - 14x21"
Limited Edition prints available

Christmas seems to be a time that inspires reflection on the year we've just lived. As we do this in a year where many artists have experienced a slow down in sales, I think a check in with our hearts is enormously valuable. What if we focused a little less on how sales or career "success" went (even it went swimmingly), and a bit more on how connected we felt with that wonderful, creative flame that burns inside of us.

There is a gift we artists have been given that can sometimes get lost when looking through the lens of material accomplishment, a gift that is kind of the whole point. We get to experience the wonder of taking a flat, white surface and creating a whole world on it in a matter of hours. This is so incredibly cool that at times it takes my breath away. If I never made another dollar from my art, this alone would be worth the ride. :-)

On another note, there is a Christmas post on my blog, The Art of Living Attuned, that I would really love to share with you. Please stop by if you have a moment.

Merry Christmas amazing painter friends, see you on the other side.

8 comments:

  1. Hi Liz! What a wonderful painting, and not a brush stroke in sight! I get lost in the nuances of shadow and light; the enormous landscape of rock and snow; and then, the insignificant three figures that nonetheless, become the vocal point of the whole painting. Brilliant! Wishing you a Merry Christmas and look forward to more brilliance in the new year. Keep well. Janna

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  2. Thank you for the post Liz! It is the perfect encouragement for a difficult year!

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  3. Thanks, Liz and I hope you have wonderful holiday times too. So nice to see that beautiful watercolor as we're still snow-less in Boston.

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  4. A beautiful painting full of depth, Liz...as is your view on the artist's gift.
    Both the painting and the thought are worthy of lengthy contemplation.

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  5. Thanks Liz..You are an inspiration to many..Your work is amazing

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  6. This is amazing, I was absolutely sure this was a photo until I saw the writing 'watercolor' underneath, fantastic painting!

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  7. What a gorgeous painting! You've really captured the majesty of the mountains. I could get lost in those clear blue shadows.

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