Beginings

In a few minutes, I’m off to the art store- they’re having a SALE!

Recently, for 31 continuous days, I took a self-portrait and digitally enhanced it. I wasn’t sure what I was going to do with them. Possibly just leaving them as they were. But after a few days, I was inspired to paint each photo onto a canvas board. It would be something completely new for me, something outside of my Little Girls. Along with the 31 portraits, I collected 31 words that meant something to me. As I was writing them down over a 3-day period, I realized that I would be using each word to title each completed painting.

A week ago, I started the project and finished my first portrait of me. I was excited to be painting me on a 12x16 canvas board, quite bigger than my 4x6 little girls. Even though I had an idea of what I wanted to do, I didn’t expect to feel the sadness of the piece. It was reflecting what I’ve been feeling for some time. Interesting that even though it’s already been an emotional process, it’s brought out a lot of joy in just doing the work.

The first piece here is titled “Beginnings.”

If you have any thoughts, I’d be curious to hear them, por favor.

Have a beautiful Saturday day.