An Art Work A Day

Continuing on my theme of love having many different aspects.

As an artist as well as a person I think fear is my biggest enemy. Fear of what others might say or mean, fear of pain, fear of failure are all fears that has to be conquered over and over again.
 

 

30.1.2013 Scared to Dare - watercolor on paper 32x41cm $120 Free shipping worldwide

Life here in Norway has been very special this summer, and I struggle to find ways to express some of the thoughts and feelings. For those who do not know the colours of the Norwegian flag is red, white and blue and the symbol used most of all this summer has been the red rose.

Sometimes in my line of work being a teacher things get a bit intense and emotions in students run high and explosive.

I can't wait for it to becoem the weekend. The colours of nature locally this week has been light grey, foggy kind of light grey, no colours or contrasts and not mystical either - just GREY -

I will continue for a while trying out differentt hings and trying to develope this bird into a real character.

Today is the Twentieth day of the August challenge

Tribute To a Beautiful Earth
Celebrating and Conserving Our Planet with DailyPainters.com

and I painted inspired by all the amazing lifeforms that inhabit the water. Today I chose: Venus's Girdle (cestum Veneris)

Venus' Girdles Playing (Cestum veneris)

oil on canvas panel

18x24cm

$100

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One of the things that intrigues me this year especially is the tiny worlds within our worlds or the basis for the ecosystems. That means all the tiny things that go on down in the grass or in the corals at sea and the plankton and the insects. Things like that. All those things that has to work for the larger things to be able to feed and live.

and my painting is an abstract inspired by patterns in corals or plants at the buttom of the sea. Some might see other things and that is OK too.

Sometimes it is wise just to move on.


Moving On,
encaustic art
7x9cm
$13
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After all this pastels and pinks I wanted to show you something real colourful today. Life is hectic and I work far into the night these days. The worst part is that I have a bit of catching up to do with my friends and will try to get that done this weekend in addition to grading English end of term papers from the 9th grade.




Amazing Bloom in Paradise,
encaustic art
7x9cm
$16
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Today I spent my day mowing the lawn as well as walking in the foresty area close by. I have lots of great photos to show you tomorrow but I need to edit them a bit more first.

Romance Gone Wild,
encaustic art
7x9cm
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I went to work today but had to go home halfway through due to the fever and the headache. I will stay home tomorrow I think and get real well before next week. This has been a very calm day where I have prioritized rest and plenty of liquids. I chose a nice topic today and found it soothing.

Plenty of rest and liquids to tend to my cold today. Also a slow 1 hour walk in the foresty area close to my home and lots of vegs. Very healthy day in short.


Happily Together,
encaustic art
7x9cm
$13
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Today the students that will have their English written Exam tomorrow had preparation day so I dragged myself up this morning to bake some cup cakes to lift the spirits LOL. it helped.

Tomorrow I will probably stay at home and nurse my cold.

In a month the local art and crafts guild/union will have its spring exhibiiton. Since getting things framed is difficult close to this I have planned on starting a bit already now in finding out which works to display this year. This one will have a lovely red mount but I have not decided on the frame yet.

Encaustic for the exhibition no 1,
11x16cm
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This is a stick insect of the species,
Eurycantha Calcarata Stick Insect and under is an empty skin because one of them molted today.