Getting my Mojo back.....slowly

Undertow

Undertow
6"x6" Original Oil on Archival Panel
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Some of you may have noticed that it's been
a while since my last post.
Apparently, summer in Vegas sucks the creative
mojo life right out of me!
One day a few weeks back, I was
talking with my teacher, mentor and
a very dear and wise friend.
In her no nonsense words, she said:
"Karen, I don't care if the only thing that
you can paint is fucking circles,
just get to your painting
table and PAINT!"
So I did what I was told to do (for once)
I put out my favorite colors on my palette.
I started with a beloved swirl.
Stopped thinking and just let myself play with color.
It took me 3 days to paint what you see here.
I am a very slow painter. :-)
But I am happy with the results.

Since that kick in the butt 3 weeks ago
(thank you Jeanne),
I have painted at least a little bit,
almost daily.
This is a very good thing!
As always, thanks for letting me share
my art with you and spending a few moments of your time with me.

30 Days of Painting ~ Painting #2

Sun #2 ~ Untitled
10"x10" Oil on Archival Board
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Painting #2 from 30 days of painting.
Still in the need of the
Sun's Energy
so I did what I do best, paint the sun.
This one took on a completely Different Twist
from the previous sun's but I REALLY like it.
What do you think?
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Sun "Storm" for the Winter Solstice

Storm
6"x6" on Archival Board
Available unframed or framed
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 I've been in a creative Funk!
Partly because the days are short and my energy is low.
Partly because I've been
learning/teaching myself to paint glass and
none are suitable for viewing yet.

When I am in a Really BIG creative Funk I turn to painting the Sun.
I don't know what it is about the Sun?
But it is the one thing that I can sit down and start off the same
way every time and just let them flow out of me.
Each one comes out in it's own unique way and I never have
a clue as to what it is really going to look like
until the muse says to me I am finished.
They don't take me very long to do and they are quite relaxing to paint.
I Love their fiery color and the wonderful texture they get
due to my use of the palette knife.

As we get closer to the winter solstice
and deep in the dark of the longest night.
Sing to the newborn Sun
and may this fiery Sun Storm warm you from within.

Please feel free to hang out in the warmth and fiery energy of this sun 
and then pass it along to someone else
who might be in the need of it's energy as well. 

Descent

Descent into the Deep Dark Abyss

"Descent"
8"x16" Oil on Canvas
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Descent

Not plunging nor taking it's sweet time, 

just a continuous slow falling down, down, down 

into the Deep Dark Abyss

Descent is part of my "Sun Jelly" series

Radiating like the Sun with the movements and grace of a JellyFish

Though it is your choice whether this Sun Jelly is floating around in Deep Space or in the Depths of the Ocean? 

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Tumbling Series, A Closer Look

Tumbling 1 from the Tumbling Series of 4
Each piece is 12"x12" Oil on Canvas
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Technically, Tumbling 1 is actually the last of the 4 that I painted.  If you compare the bodies of the 4 this one has a less "speckled" effect.  I am not sure why?  But somewhere deep inside the muse just guides me intuitively and that's the way it appears on the canvas.  I can never paint something the same way twice which is fine as each "jellyfish" is different and has it's own unique personality.  
Yes, I do refer to them as jellyfish though they started out as a vision in my head and have morphed over time.  I actually see them to reside both in the Ocean and Deep Space.  Though you are welcome to see them as something else and somewhere else. 

You may ask, why did I name this one number 1?  To me, it just feels like it's the One that is starting the tumbling and goes head over heels from there.  What do you think?

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