Waves of Sorrow

We lost a loved one this week.  Grief and sorrow seem to come in waves and are interspersed with moments of joy.  The joy comes in every day things such as our children singing, playing and dancing around.  I think our daughters sence the sorrow in the house but they are also able to have moments of joy in their play. 

Apron

I haven't had much energy for painting this week so I made an apron for Claire's daycare teachers since she is moving to the toddler room. 

Earth tones

Working with earth tones is very soothing for me.  Painting every day has made me realize that you don't have to have the perfect studio set up.  You can really paint anywhere. 

Flow

This painting is another one that I completed on a weekend away.  I am trying to paint more with red instead of always gravitating to blue. 

Hope in the darkness

I have been working on this painting for a long time and I finally finished it yesterday.  It started off with really dark reds in the background.  We have a lot of stress going on in life right now so it symbolized the darkness in the house.  I decided to take some of the darkness away and add light on top to give hope.  The darkness is still there in the background but there are moments of light and happiness in life as well. 

First of the painting every day series....

I did this painting last night and it was really fun to do.  I am trying to keep my style loose and relaxed.