Pure Joy!

Do you ever have one of those days where you really needed a release?

Well, thankfully I don't very often; however, 

I found a way to channel that energy into something joyful!

I tried something new with these two marshes.  

I used my acrylics to paint a very energetic underpainting, 

with lots of texture and color.  

I actually squeezed the tube directly on the canvas at one point and 

used wood to scrape it through...  

It was full-body painting, boder-lining on frenzy!  

I actually pulled my shoulder!  

The next day I came back, 

a wee bit sore but much more relaxed, and painting oil on top.  

The extreme textures helped me be loose.

It was a ton of fun!

It was Pure Joy!

 Sweeping Through    36x48    Acrylic & Oil

Amber Waves       36x48       Acrylic & Oil

With all of my heart I can say, I hope you enjoy these as much as I did painting them!  

(With out the soreness, that is!)

A sincere artist is not one who makes a faithful attempt to put on to canvas what is in front of him, 

but one who tries to create something which is, in itself, a living thing.

~William Dobell

Sincerely,

Susan