Winding down the last month in Costa Rica before the final permanent trip to Ireland. I hope to be back to painting by mid-to-late August.

When the battle ceases, not all the scars will mend.
#art #poetry #politics

Disappearing in America, 16x20 acrylic on canvas #art #acrylicpainting #painting

Yes, You Did, 12x12 acrylic

Born of my frustration with people who want to sidestep their civic responsibility. Choosing to not know what is happening around you and/or not participate is not apolitical. It is dangerous. You live or ☠️ by decisions made. Be involved. #art #acrylicpainting #politics

@DesertLilyArtistry it wasn’t quite level and ran off the edge. 😬

@cynblogger@sfba.social Thank you!

Boiling Point, 11x20 acrylic flip-cup on canvas. I loved this one, but it met a tragic end before it finished drying. 😡 #art #acrylicpainting #fluidart #acrylicpouring #flipcup

Return to Anchor Bay, 8x8 oil on canvas. #art #oilpainting #impressionism #sailboat #seascape

Genesis, 8x8 acrylic pour on linen. One of my early fluid art attempts. The cells were not playing on this one. #art #fluidart #acrylicpainting #acrylicpour #cells #abstract

@Pastor@pixel.pol.social Dziękuję bardzo. Bayonne to inspirujące miejsce.

First new piece of 2025.

Sorry to a Broken Heart, 16x20, mixed media. I think it is self-explanatory, but a long explanation of my (too many) thought processes follows, if interested.

Initial concept: I wanted to highlight the damage words can do. I was reminded of an old story where someone couldn’t understand why an apology didn’t fix a situation. Another person handed them a plate, told them to smash it, and then said, “Ok, now say you’re sorry.” Of course, that didn’t fix the plate.

Heart: I wanted to use book pages. I tore them in pieces and assembled them to form a heart like shape. The cracks follow the torn edges of the pages. I shaded them to make it look like some pieces were stacked over others. I added red and blue on there because, originally, I was thinking I was going to make this political. But I decided I wanted it to be more universal, so I toned it down with white and silver. That caused me to lose some of the words in the heart, so I left some color.

Background: I wanted the background to look like a wall, thinking that if you let your walls down, that’s how your heart gets broken. I used joint compound and spread it around with my fingers. This also helped make it look like the heart was retreating back into the wall.

The words: I used pages from the glossary of the same literature book as the background for my words. I struggled with which words to use. I went through several ideas, including using vile things politicians have said. Then I considered using words that are used to degrade women or minorities. Ultimately, in thinking that I wanted this to be personal to everybody, I decided on words that could be said with malice to anyone.

Those are my EDITED thoughts. 🤣

#art #acrylicpainting #mixedmedia #words #sorry #heart #kindness

Bloom I, 16x16 acrylic on canvas. This was my first attempt at a Dutch pour. I over blew it and ended up hand-painting all of the black to get a flower shape back. #art #acrylicpainting #acrylicpour #dutchpour #floral

Orchids & Heather, 12x16 acrylic on canvas. #art #acrylicpainting #floral #flowers #orchids #heather

Cherry blossoms on a metallic turquoise background. Acrylic on canvas. I forget the size, maybe 9x12. It now lives in Florida, USA. #art #acrylicpainting #floral #cherryblossoms #flowers

Deconstructing, 16x20in embellished acrylic pour on canvas. Sold & living her best life on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, USA. #art #acrylicpainting #acrylicpour #flamingo #deconstructing

Help! Is there a setting that allows one to see the posts of who they are following? Both the main feed and the one that says local never show who I follow.

I rarely use oil. I struggle with layering them. A Sunflower Farm in Tuscany, 8x10 oil on canvas. Based on a photo I took in 2016 or 2017. #art #oilpainting #tuscany #italy #sunflowers

Buddha Beauty, 16x20 acrylic on canvas. Based on a tutorial by Michelle Iglesias. #art #acrylicpainting #buddha #meditation #newage

Southwest Steampunk, 12x12 mixed media #art #acrylicpainting #mixedmedia #steampunk #arizona #southwest #flagstaff

Kraken, 16x20 acrylic pour/fluid art. This is directly from a dream I had the night before. I was being pulled down into the ocean and could see tentacles trailing behind. The light from the surface was visible, until it wasn’t. That’s when I woke up. #art #acrylicpour #fluidart #acrylicpainting #ocean #dream #kraken #squid #octopus