2305 East Edison Street Tucson, AZ, 85719 United States
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Contemporary Abstract Painter Paulette Insall's paintings come from her heart....expressing emotion as a visual language, using pure color and expressive marks to connect and communicate. Her abstract art emits a special light and magic that is both spiritual and moving.
You know that feeling when it has just stopped raining and the sun starts peeking out from behind the clouds...and the light just brightens up everything? Yeah, don't ya love that? Makes you appreciate the sunshine even more.
"After A Good Rain"
acrylic + mixed media on 18" x 36" canvas
Available for purchase here: http://www.pauletteinsall.com/shop/after-a-good-rain-18x36
If you haven't visited my site in a while, them you're in for a treat! I've completely redesigned it, so if you're reading this post in your blog reader, get on over to www.pauletteinsall.com and check it out! :)
I've also been hard at work on my new abstract painting series and you can see all my finished pieces in the new online shop www.pauletteinsall.com/shop where you can now purchase paintings directly from my website with a credit card and it's all secure. I'm offering free shipping for a limited time to celebrate the new site, so I encourage you to grab any you love now and not wait.
Below are just a few of the pieces that are still in progress...there are many more, but I'll share them in another post. Lots going on in the studio right now and I'm learning so much about myself through the process....I learn new things each and every day! For instance, I have found that even though when I paint, or do almost anything for that matter, I produce a mess....but I don't function well in a messy space. Now, I don't like to clean ;) but I must in order to keep myself from getting stuck creatively....it's like the mess around me creates a block....which has lead me to trying to keep my house in better order as well. Lots of purging going on here too! Gosh have we accumulated a lot of stuff! Lol! Okay, I'm gonna be quiet now so you can go look at the paintings.... :D
Hope y'all are havin' a wonderful Thursday! As for me, I'll be glad when the sun shows up again this weekend. Ready for some summer sun! :)
It's so easy to let ourselves get lost in the daily responsibilities and how current culture seems to make us think we need to be "busy" all the time.....so we tend to just try to trudge through our days only to get up and do it all over again the next day....and the thing that gets put off....the single most important thing that we shouldn't forget....is to take time to reconnect and "be present" in the moment, daily.
When I get "too caught up in the busyness", I notice that my state of mind suffers. I need that connection.....with myself and also with God. For me, some of things I do that help me "be present" and connect.....listening to music, centering prayer, and painting.
I also need to connect with others and just being better connected to myself helps me be more present with people so that I can really connect instead of the constant stream of thoughts running through my head at any given moment.
What are some of the things you do? Can you find a way to do at least one of those things daily?
Hi! I didn't work in the studio today, but I wanted to show you a bit of the progression of the I worked on this week. This painting has gone through many shifts.....and lots of layers of paint! I started off with the yellow, orange, and cream, and then I added some warm pink and bright greens (see pic from Tuesday's post). The first picture below is where the painting was when I started back on it on Wednesday morning. The second picture was the painting as the same stage shown on my easel to give an idea of scale (this painting is 24"x36"....one of my largest paintings to date and I'm itchin' to work larger). Then the last picture is part of the way through yesterday's layers.
I hope you enjoy this little peek into my painting process. Can you tell I'm ready for spring? I'd be willing to bet that many of you are too. I'll be back tomorrow with a picture of the finished painting. Can't wait to share it with you! Y'all have a good night!
Music is on and paint is flying! I'm a happy girl! Excited to see where this one takes me!
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