Friday, July 6, 2012

My finished white magnolia painting...



I had my doubts that I would ever call this painting finished, but I'm calling it; well, for now anyway!  It's an 18"x24" acrylic white magnolia flower painting on canvas entitled "Enchanting Light."  To see it on my website, please visit here. 

I know I skip around a lot.  Some days all I want to paint is floral art, other days, it's fairies, and so on...  I know it isn't technically correct, but I want to call myself an expressionist painter, because I am so emotively driven...  I tend to paint what I feel and when I feel it...  I know it would be better professionally to focus on one genre, but there's a whole world out there and beyond that, there's the world I imagine as well! 

I know that I'm stronger at certain subjects than with others, but at this point, I can't force myself to give up any of them...  Perhaps that will change at some point, but right now, I remain diversely driven...

Anyway, I'm joining in this week with Paint Party Friday.  To see more participants, please visit:

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30 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 6, 2012 at 2:57:00 AM PDT

    this is a stunning piece - I love the composition! As for sticking to one genre - not at all! I mostly paint animals but the way in which I do them changes and evolves as I get inspired by different things and the silliest things can spark a painting obession in me - currently rain drops on windows! I think that's the joy of being an artist we get inspired by different things and we grow and develop as we go along!

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  2. froebelsternchenJuly 6, 2012 at 3:05:00 AM PDT

    That´s AWESOME!

    Happy PPF!

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  3. NettyJuly 6, 2012 at 3:22:00 AM PDT

    Gorgeous work. Happy PPF, Annette x

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  4. jywheelerJuly 6, 2012 at 4:15:00 AM PDT

    beautiful

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  5. Carolyn DubeJuly 6, 2012 at 5:37:00 AM PDT

    Stunning work! It just draws me in.

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  6. minnemieJuly 6, 2012 at 6:57:00 AM PDT

    WOWers! This is an incredible piece! I do get being emotionally driven in painting - totally rings true here as well:-) Thank you for your kind comment at ppf.

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  7. TriciaJuly 6, 2012 at 7:08:00 AM PDT

    Gorgeous! I'm from Mississippi where the magnolia is the state flower - love them. Happy PPF!

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  8. carol l mckennaJuly 6, 2012 at 9:32:00 AM PDT

    Absolutely divine work ~ well done ~ beautiful ~~ thanks, ^_^ (A Creative Harbor)

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  9. CrisJuly 6, 2012 at 10:44:00 AM PDT

    Beautiful work. Congratulations on finishing your piece. You sound so much like me - jumping around and doing what inspires you at the moment.

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  10. Anne MandaJuly 6, 2012 at 11:44:00 AM PDT

    Beautiful, it's luminous and fascinating!

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  11. Magic Love CrowJuly 6, 2012 at 12:01:00 PM PDT

    Beautiful, stunning! I think you should always paint what you feel and it should always be from your heart! I know I paint crows, but all of my ideas with my crows, come from what I feel. Have a great day!

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  12. LeoviJuly 6, 2012 at 12:35:00 PM PDT

    Wonderful and exquisite work of art. Very beautiful flower.

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  13. UnknownJuly 6, 2012 at 12:39:00 PM PDT

    This is amazing- I know just how difficult it is to paint white flowers and you have done a stunning job with your magnolia.....I think we may be related....at least as artists! I too love painting flowers and fluctuate between series of close up flowers with more whimsical pieces. I love being able to go back and forth between both styles because it gives me so much creative freedom!
    Happy PPF,
    Stephanie
    P.S. I am your newest follower!

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  14. Rosa ViñasJuly 6, 2012 at 1:29:00 PM PDT

    Hola, es preciosa tu pintura. Yo tampoco me acabo de centrar en un género, tal vez el paisaje, pero no del todo, me gusta hacer otras cosas y experimentar con soportes y medios.

    Un abrazo

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  15. AnonymousJuly 6, 2012 at 2:31:00 PM PDT

    This is so beautiful You are amazing :)

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  16. MarjiJuly 6, 2012 at 4:13:00 PM PDT

    Magnolias are such lovely subjects. You have painted her well. Happy PPF

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  17. GlorV1July 6, 2012 at 4:21:00 PM PDT

    This is awesome. Great job.

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  18. Mary C. NasserJuly 6, 2012 at 7:15:00 PM PDT

    Oh, I love your white magnolia painting!!
    It is exquisite!
    ♥♥♥
    Happy PPF!!
    Mary
    Mixed-Media Map Art

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  19. Mary C. NasserJuly 6, 2012 at 7:15:00 PM PDT

    Oh, I love your white magnolia painting!!
    It is exquisite!
    ♥♥♥
    Happy PPF!!
    Mary
    Mixed-Media Map Art

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  20. Karen SmitheyJuly 6, 2012 at 9:38:00 PM PDT

    This is AMAZING. I jump around, too--not so much in subject, but in medium. I quilt, knit, zentangle, sketch, paint, and collage. Seems like it keeps things fresh, and I grow in between--

    Love this painting!

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  21. MašaJuly 6, 2012 at 11:35:00 PM PDT

    oooh, it's perfect! <3

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  22. Lisabella RussoJuly 7, 2012 at 1:43:00 AM PDT

    Aww, you are all so super sweet! Thanks so much and muchas gracias!

    It's great to read everyone's input on my variable inclinations and I appreciate the feedback... I'm glad to know I'm not alone in this!

    Stacy, I think your crows are fabulous, I think we all follow our hearts in our own way.

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  23. JaneJuly 7, 2012 at 3:35:00 PM PDT

    I think that the best thing a painter can do is to follow her heart, and this stunning painting is a true confirmation of this, absolutely gorgeous !

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  24. JKWJuly 7, 2012 at 6:39:00 PM PDT

    I love your story, I too, do not stay in my box either. This is a beautiful flower and your feelings are reflected in it. Blessings, Janet PPF

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  25. Catherine DentonJuly 8, 2012 at 12:34:00 PM PDT

    I don't think you should give any of them up! I am wowed by your painting. It jumps off the page and I can almost feel the pedals. Mom used to put one blossom in a bowl of water on the table since we had a magnolia tree out front. It was beautiful.
    Catherine Denton

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  26. Lisabella RussoJuly 8, 2012 at 5:06:00 PM PDT

    Thanks so very, very much.

    I appreciate your thoughtfulness.

    I think it's a wonderful idea to have a blossom in a bowl on the table. I like to bring what's beautiful outside inside as well sometimes.

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  27. Kristin AquariannJuly 9, 2012 at 10:37:00 AM PDT

    I adore magnolia flowers. Beautiful painting! Don't dare give up a subject you want to paint just because you're better at others.

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  28. Lisabella RussoJuly 10, 2012 at 1:04:00 PM PDT

    Thank you Kristin and everyone for encouraging me to continue painting what I feel. When I go to galleries, what I see is work that is similar in subject matter and feel by artists, but I'm relatively diverse by comparison. I think though what it means is it will just take me more time to get a body of work together in any one group, which I think is okay! Again, thanks so much...

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  29. Connie ArnoldJuly 11, 2012 at 10:14:00 AM PDT

    It is gorgeous! Your talent really shines forth in the painting.

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  30. Lisabella RussoJuly 11, 2012 at 7:05:00 PM PDT

    Thanks Connie!

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