Emerging Presence

Created simply with India ink.

"Emerging Presence"

Original available here for $35.

14"x8.5" on a recycled watercolor paper

Prints available on request.

(Printed image may be slightly cropped for printing purposes.)

My original paintings are available in my online gallery.

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Loving Yourself

"Loving yourself is the greatest revolution."

-Anonymous

"Loving Yourself"

Please come visit me and my art during the East Austin Studio Tour!

All works are copyrighted and all rights are reserved by the artist.
 

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Warrior

"She wears her scars like a warrior

for they're a reminder she's alive."

-unknown

"Warrior"

Fair warning: the framing of the canvas doesn't lay completely flat.
Almost, but not quite. 

All works are copyrighted and all rights are reserved by the artist.

My original paintings are available in my online gallery.

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Venus 8

"Curve: the loveliest distance between two points."

Yes!!!

Love me some Mae West!!!

"Venus 8"

Through September 15, I will be donating 50% of all of my original art sales to the those affected by Hurricane Harvey. Here is the link to my online gallery. 

 https://www.dailypaintworks.com/Artists/kali-parsons-3935

Click on "Available" to see my available work. If you're in Austin leave a comment if you'd like to purchase something...there's no need for you to pay the shipping costs if you can pick it up at my place. Thank you for supporting my fundraising efforts!!! 

 All works are copyrighted and all rights are reserved by the artist.

My original paintings are available in my online gallery.

Prints of many of my paintings are available in my Etsy shop. 

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  I welcome commissions.

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Venus 7

This is the 7th in my Venus series. I started this one thinking I'd do a little abstract piece, but lovely Venus told me, "Nope." Did you know that Venus digs plaid?

"Venus 7"

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My original paintings are available in my online gallery.

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Venus 6

I didn't intend to, but I seem to be taking about a two week break from creating art. I've spent about five minutes doing a bit of sketch work, but that's it. I've learned over the past 7 years that my mind/body/spirit lets me know when to take a little time off. But I can feel the urge to paint tickling at the back of my mind and I'm so happy that a rainy weekend is coming up. I find storms particularly inspiring.

In the meantime, I've got a few more small paintings I did during and after our trip to the PNW. Here's another in my Venus series. As a 5' tall woman who gave birth to two big babies (8 lb 2 oz and 9 lb 2 oz) I have a particular love for and appreciation of childbearing hips.

"Venus 6"

All works are copyrighted and all rights are reserved by the artist.

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Venus 5

"To me, beauty is about being comfortable in your own skin.

It's about knowing and accepting who you are."

-Ellen Degeneres

This is the fifth piece in my Venus series celebrating the 

beauty of women...in all her forms. 

"Venus 5"

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My original paintings are available in my online gallery.

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Venus 4

This is the fourth in my Venus series. 

Here's to appreciating our curves...on all sides.

"Venus 4"

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Venus 3

I am loving creating this Venus series...curves are beautiful!

"Venus 3"

This piece will be set up as an auction item with a starting price of $45.

All works are copyrighted and all rights are reserved by the artist.

My original paintings are available in my online gallery.

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Venus 2

This is the second in my Venus series.

The female figure is so beautiful in all its forms.

"Venus 2"

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Venus 1

My husband and I have been traveling in the Pacific Northwest and loving every minute of it. Before our trip I prepped a bunch of tiny canvases (2.75" x 2.75" and 1 7/8" x 1 7/8") so I could create art on the road. I've done a number of them and will post them all eventually. Some I'm bringing home and others I've left as gifts for beautiful friends, both new and old.

This one is the first of two (so far) Venus pieces inspired by a lovely and amazing friend.

"Venus"

My original paintings are available in my online gallery.

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Primal Feminine

Sometimes a random India ink doodle goes all wildly expressive, wildly feminine...primal feminine. And sometimes a dear friend sends you a perfectly timed article.

"Primal Feminine"

My original paintings are available in my online gallery.

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My Lucretia

In this amazing class I'm taking we were given the lovely Lucretia, by Rembrandt, as inspiration. This is my version of that painting. It's not supposed to be her, just be inspired by her. I decided to give her some hair across her forehead...as a chick with a BIG forehead, er fivehead, I didn't want my painted lady to have to live with that. She gets to use the same trick I use, a bit of hair swept over it to lessen the vast acreage.
After much work I'm pleased with her, though I'd love to know what is on her mind.

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Peaceful

Peaceful...that sums up how I've felt throughout this holiday season.

We've had our years of the big decorated tree in the corner of the living room, the abundance of gifts underneath, the staying up way past my bedtime to do Santa duties, the being woken by wee ones mere hours after I'd finally gone to sleep, and the blissful exhaustion that all of that was.


But now that our kids are big (16 and 19) the holidays are delightfully easy going and low key. We had no tree, only lights thumb tacked to the walls in a delightfully whimsical way. We purchased absolutely no gifts for one another (just transferred money to the kids' bank accounts). We all went to bed when our own beds called to us. The teenagers slept till close till noon. And we were all well rested.

I treasure both experiences, but I gotta give peaceful the win.

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He got in Touch with his Feminine Side

So someone...yes, the same someone as always...has been found guilty of opening a package addressed to me. 


Me upon seeing what I'd been expecting strewn about the kitchen table:  "Hey, who opened my package?"

Nameless someone:  "I did."

Me:  "It's never OK to open a package with someone else's name on it!"


Seriously, right?  I mean opening a package is one of life's greatest pleasures.


Nameless someone:  "It said 'Kali Parsons or Resident'.  I'm a resident."

Me:  "Not buying it.  Not OK.  Not ever."


And while I'm still annoyed, I kind of wish I'd been a fly on the wall when he opened the package of free sample Kotex I'd ordered.  Bet he was a tad disappointed.

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Avalanche...Liquid Style

You know how when you're drinking out of a cup and it's filled with a bunch of small ice cubes and you tip...tip...tip it till the last bit of water starts running toward your mouth and then suddenly ALL of the ice smacks you in the face?

Well, when you're a hot tea addict like I am, something kind of sort of like that happens.  At least to me it does.  You know how when the bottom third of your tea has cooled because you've been busy doing other stuff and you go back to it because you want to drink the last of it and the teabag is still in there because you're milking it for all it's worth and you tip the mug back and the tea starts going toward your mouth and then the teabag flops right by your mouth and then all the tea floods around it and it sloshes around the sides of the teabag and spills over your cheeks and down your shirt soaking it and your bra?

No?  I do.  Me neither.

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