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Fresh originals from "The Sunny Choice" Collection ARE HERE ! My paintings are home from the gallery! The remaining originals and prints from the Sunny Choice collection are now on my website for sale! Stop in, take peek, and grab a piece..or a print... or two...or more..!... ...
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NEW PRODUCTS COMING SOON TO THE EFG SHOP!
There was a such a great response to these bite-sized art goodies at the Farmers' Market that I have decided to add them to the efg shop. Coming soon! I've been wanting to try out the local Farmers' Market, so I gave it a go! I had some lovely chats in the sun with fresh air and live music, ate the JUICIEST fruit, and was proud to send some art off to new homes! Overall, a good learning experience and an exciting day. Definitely have to try it again. I was so proud to send off the original of "Dress Rehearsal" to a new home!
Thank you for your purchase ! My collection, "Choice" will be on view at Happy La Peartree Gallery for Arts Night Out in Northampton, MA Friday, September 8, 2017 See you there! CHOICE In this life There may be pain There may be doubt There may be weariness But when the struggle comes Are you overcome Or are you the force that overcomes? The choice is always yours. Although not as large or dramatic as some of the other pieces in this collection, I have chosen this painting as my introductory piece. The figure in this image (whom I affectionately call Sunny after a song my mother used to sing) sits on the threshold, presented with the choice of being overcome by the dark emptiness where she currently is, or to step out into a bright new day and an open field of possibilities. Whereas we all experience this choice on larger and smaller levels continuously throughout our lives, the catalyst for this painting was a particularly low personal moment. It was the kind that normally would have jetted me into that dark place on autopilot, and make me bar the door and sulk in bitter, empty silence... except the pain was inside, and there was no running from it. It was that familiar pain that you almost think you prefer, because you two are old friends... A wise woman once told me that there is a small space before the reaction--a small space in which there is stillness, and in that space there is choice. It is hard to recognize without practice, but I am learning to ask myself: Are you overcome, or are you the force that overcomes? That night, instead of stewing and seething and crying, I picked up my paintbrush and painted straight into the morning light... Please join us on Friday, September 8, 2017 to discuss art, life, and choice.
I am honored to be hosted by Ms. Amanda Lamontagne of Happy La Peartree Gallery 117 New South St., Suite 107 Northampton, MA 01060 http://www.happylapeartree.com/ http://www.artsnightout.org/ So, I've decided to give it a go and try my hand at a You Tube video. Check it out! Greetings and welcome back!
This past year has been a tough one, full of challenge and discovery. I have to still appreciate the process, for with each lesson... with each revelation, comes the emergence of fresh blooms. Today was like a magical place
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