beyond time
“No one else but you can make your marks. Listen to your bones. Speak with your spirit. Edit with your head. Live with your heart.” ~S.Holland
beyond time
encaustic and mixed media
9×12 inches
I came across the above quote from a tweet by Deborah Colter and just loved it. Part of it is that it speaks to what I have been trying to follow this past year and what I will continue to follow in 2010.
This painting has been through many transformations. I actually painted an oil and mixed media painting on the wood back in 2007. I think in 2008 I covered the painting in clear encaustic medium. And then I kind of left it alone. I came back to it in late 2009 when I was going through old paintings and canvases that I wanted to either repaint or finally use. And I began painting it, little by little with encaustics. Letting it develop organically, not rushing it, not really sure where I wanted it to go. Wanting to maintain some of the old bones of the oil painting beneath the wax. (It actually used to be a horizontal landscape painting!)
I finished it last week, my actual first painting created in 2010.
It's fantastic! I really like it : )
It's evolution is wonderful! A beautiful piece.
a wonderful piece to start the new year...the twitter quote is a keeper...thanks!
Just love the quote... I just copied it in my journal.
Thanks for sharing it.
Thanks you all- glad you like the quote too.
some things just take their own time don't they? This is a beautiful start to the new year and I love the quote
beautiful. rich with all the layers and time. I wonder who S. Holland is/was.
I ADORE this one B!:)))
I love your painting. And the fact that it took time to arrive. Glad you held on and kept working it; there's a lesson in that.
If this piece is an indicator of what you will create in 2010, I think you're going to have a marvelous year!
Oh, this is beautiful... from the opening quote to the painting... and reading of your process. Beautiful from start to finish.
My redundancy is annoying me....
I wonder what "S. Holland"'s first name is, do you know?
Thanks everyone for your comments! I don't know who S Holland is/was. I want to find out though too.
Isn't that a great quote? I am glad it was an inspiration to you! The piece looks great! The author of the quote is Susan Holland and I found her quotes on Robert Genn's website: The Painter's Keys Resource of Art Quotations: http://bit.ly/7wEUkD which, by the way, is filled with many wonderful quotes. I do not have any more information on who Susan is, maybe Robert Genn's site would have that answer?
No one else but you can make your marks - I love that! I find all your mark making in Beyond Time to be oh so very intriguing. I love looking closer and still finding new things in a painting.
This is a truly beautiful piece. It does speak to me of time, and seems to have a very personal quality... a window into the person who created it, is the best way I could put it. I love the quote, too!
Hi!
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Have a lovely weekend!
I love this Bridgette!