Wednesday, April 17, 2013

One bite, one step, one moment at a time...

[You] can't swallow an elephant whole:
 "One bite of the elephant at a time"
~Tova Diamond
watercolor and candle wax

"The skin's tugged hard by the rush of time 
and I say it aloud in a current pounding past...:
Calm
Haste makes waste
Life is not an emergency
Life is brief and it is fleeting, but it is not an emergency...
Stay calm, 
enter the moment, 
give thanks..."

~Ann Voskamp, One Thousand Gifts

For ArtistPlayRoomBurnt SiePruBlu
(Burnt Sienna and Prussian Blue)

15 comments:

  1. Terrific blend of colours and of course I love the elephant, hugs Annette x

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  2. LOVE elephants! especially blue ones and especailly yours :)

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  3. Just beautiful, love your elephant! Valerie

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  4. I love the Burnt sie-pru-blu. The two colours make me think of Africa, and it's amazing how the candle resist gives such a feeling of movement. This is a great image, beautifully composed with the focus on the head.

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  5. painting beautiful...words impactful! thanks for sharing!

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  6. Lovely painting! Elephants are such joyful subjects.

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  7. Very very interesting style and effects. I really like your work and will drop in again.

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  8. Your scope and artistic range is fantastic ... from great detail to images such as this beauty! Wonderful!

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  9. Lovely colour combination and great painting!

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  10. Lovely painting and colour combination.

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  11. this is simply lovely and love the energy in the candle resist ... but those ears are way cool... have sent the link to my aunt in Kenya... she is going to love this one...xx

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  12. this is stunning. I adore elephants and yours are always so beautiful. You seem to capture the beauty and majesty of these magnificent creatures using a limited palette. I really like the effect the candle wax has on this piece.

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  13. Love this! the technique adds so much, too. Wonderful! :)

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  14. I love your elephant. Wonderful painting.

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