Happiness Lives in the Heart
This is a
painting of leftovers. While making monoprints with Gelli plates, I needed to
repeatedly clean my brayer. I rolled excess paint on a 18” x 24” Ampersand
cradled Clayboard. Eventually, I saw the image of an Ikebana floral
arrangement—elegant and spare. Ikebana is a disciplined Japanese art form that some date back to 1500 B.C. There are specific rules in creating the arrangement, which is regarded as a living thing unifying both nature and man.
The image took shape as I gently scrapped a graphite pencil across the board over several days. Red emerged. When I looked at the painting, I saw red—the color of life, passion, inspiration. So I painted one red flower and several small blossoms. Eventually, the painting revealed its name to me, Happiness Lives in the Heart. The painting reminds me of a poem I wrote:
The image took shape as I gently scrapped a graphite pencil across the board over several days. Red emerged. When I looked at the painting, I saw red—the color of life, passion, inspiration. So I painted one red flower and several small blossoms. Eventually, the painting revealed its name to me, Happiness Lives in the Heart. The painting reminds me of a poem I wrote:
every morning
I greet happiness
as a welcome friend.
©Claudia
Rose, Ph.D.
I like the simple elegance of this painting, it looks clean and loving as it speaks to my heart of hearts. Amber A. Penrose
ReplyDeleteThank you, Amber. I appreciate your comments. It is a painting filled with love.
DeleteIt's a living art to let 'happiness live in the heart' and you have achieved that.
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful and spare and a perfect balance of woman and nature.
I am deeply touched by your comment. Thank you, dear one.
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