101 BIRDS - Painting #3

101 BIRDS - Painting #2

I didn't clean my table after finishing the first painting, so I used the same supplies for painting #2.

It turned out to be a good thing, I think.

Early spring

I skyped with my parents this morning and they showed me the scenery around there home. Deep, fluffy, white snow and only 10°F. Really cold... Then I stepped in front of our home to show them what is surrounding us. Spring came extra early this year.

I played in my small journal, quickly trying to capture the purple, orange, yellow and green tones.

101 BIRDS - Painting #1

This is the first thing I painted in 2012. I remember that the thought of a series of bird paintings just landed in my mind. I wasn't even thinking about art, but suddenly I knew that I need to decide on a format and allow myself to paint birds in whatever style I feel like. Isn't that weird? 

I also didn't think about the word for the year because I don't do that (except one year when I made up a word and it really didn't mean anything). This time a word planted itself and it's just there...

I don't even have think about it, it makes me aware of itself.

I wonder if this year will bring other surprises like that...

 Thank you very, very much for welcoming me back.
I had to laugh while reading comments and emails. because it seems like no one thought that I will really stop blogging... except me.

I guess I should learn not to be so black or white, and put more color in my life decisions. It is not the first time that I said or did something that I believed was the right thing, just to see it from a different perspective a month later and change my mind... Sometimes there isn't an "undo"...

Back to art. I have a lot of things to show, so I might become annoying with frequent blog posts for a while. I started a new series of paintings on January first, and am going to continue with it through the year. Can you guess who or what is the main character in the series?

You don't have to, I'll post the first painting tomorrow.

Happy weekend!

Hello!

Happy February!

Can we pretend that I didn't write the previous post?

The one where I said I will stop blogging?

 Can I just sneak back in? Maybe no one is listening, so I can...

 I missed my blog.

I missed you.

I'm back. I hope that some of you are here too.

In the vast ocean of blogs I thought that no one will notice if mine disappears. It is sometimes difficult to know and understand that real people look at our art and read our words. After receiving several warm and worried emails, I thought about it and felt bad for leaving without good bye.

I have been blogging for six years, and in that time had a privilege to meet many amazing people. I learned a lot from you and benefited from your feedback and kindness so many times... I am deeply grateful for it. I am not sure what happened, but at this point I feel a need to pull back, to go inside, to think. I have always been an introvert and I guess that side is pulling strongly right now.

I will continue to create, and will keep both of my etsy shops open, but will not post any more.

I wish you all the best.

Thank you.

Zorana