Small Stones...Writing our Way Home

I would say the sun is so luminous as it shines through the window
How can anyone insist there is no God
A skeptic would say it's just a ball of fire, existing in the sky
    consisting of this energy or that.
I would beg to differ.

A return to blogging...

It has been quite some time since i last journaled here and a lot has happened since then. I didn't realize at the time i was creating my new artworks that it coincided with a spiritual journey i had embarked on. Somehow the images just kept presenting themselves to me and i continued to translate them on the canvases. It wasn't until i had a body of work did i realize they had a message.

The blog posts previous to this date document the creation of some of these works. To see the full series please visit my website at www.carolynabrams.com

The posts following are part of a 31 day challenge from the website Writing our Way Home http://www.writingourwayhome.com/. or visit their facebook page https://www.facebook.com/writingourwayhome

Enjoy!

Small Stones...Writing our Way Home Challenge

Checking out the icicles melting in the window box of my studio.
So very many shades of grey
Isn't it just like the world we live in
Nothing is black or white.

Small Stones...Writing our Way Home Challenge

The smell of the candle is delicious
I don't recognize the fragrance
But the jar says Gratitude
The smell of gratitude...
Yes indeed, it is delicious!

Divine Harmony

"Divine Harmony"
acrylic 24 x 24

While the last few months have been quiet on the blogfront I have been busy in the studio. In between working the kinks out of several works that just never seemed finished to me I did complete one that i thoroughly enjoyed creating. So much in fact that it seemed to paint itself!

One of the important lessons i learned from this particular work is that no matter how hard i plan its design in color and shape, etc in advance, i seem to have to let it evolve in its own time, working and reworking and reworking some more.

I hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful summer!

Grace and Wisdom

"Grace and Wisdom"
Acrylic on watercolor paper
24 x 30

Next up in the "Vessels" series is Grace and Wisdom. Symbolic of "the old sage" passing wisdom of the ages to "one who waits". This is done on watercolor paper and i must say harder to glaze than the gessoed canvases even though it is primed with 3 coats of gesso. Always something to learn!

Channel of Peace

Acrylic

24 x 24

For some reason this piece really came from the soul. With all the unrest in the world and many of the oppressive issues that are facing women i like to think that we can all do what we can to bring peace to every corner of the world just by meditating on it.

In addition to the conceptual part of the work I really enjoyed getting to know some new colors and combinations that really spoke to me in creating this piece. Also, up until now most of my figures did not contain facial features. I think this because of the spiritual nature but now i feel the work is moving toward the more earthly and thus the fleck of an eye.

I hope you will be moved to think about peace in your corner each day! :)