quotidian inspiration 3

empty space



can be really beautiful

in art it can take your breath away



in poetry it could make

all the difference


I'm inspired by empty, or seemingly empty, spaces. Here are a few pictures from around my house that capture empty spaces.




Before you go, I have one more inspiration for you. This music video has been on my mind for about 2 weeks - a good indication that it inspires me.

Her Morning Elegance by Oren Lavie:




Enjoy.

circus art

I made two companion paintings for my aunts. They were meant to match each other and both featured a circus animal, two figures (representing my aunts), and a circus tent. The first one was finished in November, but I forgot to take pictures of it before I sent it off. It featured a large elephant and the two figures were running up a hill to a large circus tent.

The second one was completed only a few weeks ago.





The backgrounds are painted on a 6x8 canvas board, all the figures are collaged from papers with some charcoal, and the lion's mane is made from string.

quotidian inspiration 2

Sometimes, it is important to stop and look around you for inspiration. It might be as simple as looking around your own home. There is a reason we decorate the way we do and a reason why we surround ourselves with certain objects, textures, and colors.

Today I'll share two pictures of our bedroom, which is actually not fully decorated. There is only one side table and our mirror is not yet hanging on the wall, and a beautiful Turkish quilt has not yet been hung on the wall opposite our bed. However, I am inspired by our bedroom partially because it is unfinished and partly because I love the combination of grey and orange. It is a place of love and a place of dreams, and that is what inspires me today.


(Sorry about the weird lighting in the second picture)

birthday

I am officially a quarter of a century old (as of a month ago)! This birthday was great, but it was also difficult. I don't think I've ever had one of those birthdays that made me really think about what I'm doing with my life. That could be because this is the first year I have not been in school since I was 5.
However, the birthday was, overall, awesome. First, my mom sent me flowers:


Then Joseph came home from school with roses and a cute little cake from a bakery called Flour. It was so adorable and very yummy.


I loved it:


After a nice dinner at a near by Indian restaurant, Joseph took me to an art supplies store and let me pick out some stuff for my birthday gift. It was a great idea because Joseph doesn't like picking out gifts and I love art supplies!

I also received daffodils from my visiting teachers:


Definitely a good birthday!

a quotidian inspiration 1

There are many things that inspire me about daily life, like how simple things smell, taste, feel. I don't know what inspires you, but I'm going to post some random things that for some reason spoke to me on that particular day.

Today, I will post two things.

First, there is the beauty of a cooking egg:


I love the shapes that the whites make and the beautiful yellow color of the yolk. Mmmm, and the smell....mmm....and the taste of a perfectly cooked egg...mmm. Serious inspiration right there.

The next inspiration that I will share is a wonderful song and even more wonderful video by Goldfrapp.



This video has the power to cheer me up no matter what.

art

it has been awhile, again. sorry.

i'm back and I want to share some art projects I have been working on. Here is the painting I'm currently working on.

This is it in the first stages (well the first stage I photographed at least):


it is now a bit further along:


it feels really good to be painting again.