Warrior

"Warrior"

Watch me.

I will go to my own Sun.

And if I am burned by its fire,

I will fly on scorched wings.

-Segovia Amil

A friend of mine makes the most amazing baskets from gourds. With each basket she creates there is a bit of the gourd left unused. When we were visiting recently she gave me a couple of pieces to work with. What fun!

"Warrior"

14" tall

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Be a Warrior

"There is nothing more beautiful than a warrior woman standing in her power, courage, and confidence. From this place of strength, she is capable of loving the world in a way that transforms pain into promise...and hell into heaven."
-Debbie Ford

"Be a Warrior"

12"x12"

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. 

Let me know if you're interested in prints of my paintings.

  I welcome commissions.

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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.

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

Let me know if you're interested in prints of my paintings.

  I welcome commissions.

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Painted Warrior on a Tricycle - Part 2

I finished working on this amazing girl. I love her! She is so utterly and completely confident in her level of awesomeness. I don't remember riding a tricycle as a kid, but I absolutely remember riding a Big Wheel. Best riding toy ever. Nothing quite as sweet as yanking on that brake and spinning out. Big Wheel Bliss!

The Finished Painting

But before I got there I worked through the phases below.

I painted over her face and continued working on the tricycle.

I got her face to a place I liked, emphasized the edges of the figure,
and completed working on the tricycle. All I had left to do was
add some grass growing in the cracks and paint the edges of the canvas black.

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Painted Warrior on a Tricycle - Part 1

A lovely friend of mine posted a old photo of her kiddo, toddler age. This amazing girl was covered in paint (love that kids know that their bodies are the best canvases) with the sun shining behind her making her blond hair shine white, while riding her awesome red tricycle. She was a painted warrior charging down her driveway. There was no way I was not going to paint her (after I asked permission, that is).

 I started with the background.

I did a quick rough-in with paint, warrior style.

I painted over a lot of what I'd done and changed and added color to the tricycle.

I painted over what I'd done - again - and started sketching.

I'm not sure about her proportions. I think I'll let her rest and work on her again tomorrow. I'm excited to give her the warrior paint!

This awesome painted kiddo reminds me of once when my kids were little and they were playing quietly in one of their rooms. Too quietly. When they finally emerged they were both beaming with pride. My little guy was about three and my big guy was about seven. My big guy had used Sharpies to color all over his little brother's face. It was a spectacular Spiderman mask that we all enjoyed for several days until the ink finally wore off.

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