From Darkness to Light
Along with my word for the year my symbol for the year is this painting, Hope for the Flowers. It reminds me of the quote: “Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” - Desmond Tutu.
In this painting I used primarily black, white and grey tones, adding a just a few colours (yellow, blue, purple) creating a limited palette.
Out of the tangled darkness, the flowers rise up towards the light…
Hope For The Flowers, 36” x 36”, oil on canvas
Along with my word for the year my symbol for the year is this painting, Hope for the Flowers. It reminds me of the quote:
“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.”
In this painting I used primarily black, white and grey tones, adding just a few colours (yellow, blue, purple) to create this limited palette.
Out of the tangled darkness, the flowers rise up towards the light… giving hope and promise for a new day, a new year, and a confirmation of the eternal cycle of life…
Hope for the Flowers represents this time of year, (especially this year!) as we move from darkness to light…
The original painting is 36” x 36” and I’ve also created smaller prints on wood panel:
Hope For The Flowers, wood print
• Wood canvas made from Birch wood sourced from sustainable Canadian forests
• UV set inks, meaning the print resists water
• Each wood print is made in Montreal, Canada
• Easy care, don’t touch the print if you don’t have to, but you can wipe it with a dry or damp cloth to remove dust
• Arrives ready to hang - 4 panel frame in back allows you to just pop the wood print on a small nail in the wall, no wires necessary
You can view all my wood prints in my online store here.
“Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering ‘it will be happier’…”
2021 and My Word For The Year
For the past ten years or so I’ve come up with a word for the year ahead. It isn’t a resolution, but rather, more of an intention... Something to move towards, or something I want to bring into my life. The interesting thing is, there’s always something unexpected that comes from it. So I create my word with no expectations of outcome...
“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was in me, an invincible summer.”
January Forest
It’s early January, 2021, and it looks like another typical winter month here in Vancouver… rain!
So off I go on my daily walk with my gumboots on…
I’ve finally had a few days of quiet (just me, my brush and I), and after a lovely walk sloshing through rain puddles and mud, I’ve decided on my Word For The Year!
For the past ten years or so I’ve come up with a word for the year ahead. It isn’t a resolution, but rather, more of an intention... Something to move towards, or something I want to bring into my life. The interesting thing is, there’s always something unexpected that comes from it. So I create my word with no expectations of outcome...
Last year my word for the year was Transformation. And a transformative year it has been! In fact, I feel like I’ve been in a cocoon all year… With two trips cancelled, and “stay home, stay apart, wear a mask”… there’s been no other option but to go through changes. Fortunately I have my studio… It’s been my sanctuary. My cocoon.
Right now the whole world is in major transformation, and who knows what will emerge?
But I’ve decided… When I emerge, it will be as a butterfly. So that’s my word for the year. Butterfly.
I love butterflies… to me they symbolize freedom, beauty, creativity (some of my essence words), and although butterflies are delicate, they are amazingly strong and can fly great distances. They’re also a symbol of hope.
Hope For The Flowers, 36” x 36”, oil on canvas
“Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul
And sings the tune without the words
And never stops at all”
If you were to choose a word for this year, what would it be?…