This is my beautiful friend, Michelle. She's a serious art lover and collects my work. She bought this painting for a wedding gift for a friend. Art in the Park was wonderful last weekend. Beautiful weather and lots of happy customers. Life is good.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Reflecting
acrylic on wood
This one was inspired by the movie "Evening" with Claire Danes. I decided to turn her canoe into a viking boat, though.
I once read about a woman seeing a message sprawled on a Paris sidewalk. It said, "The city of Paris is full of beautiful mysteries, and you are one of them." I never forgot that story. I began to think how wonderful it would be to spread love and joy by writing beautiful messages on sidewalks with chalk. That idea has evolved into the original poetry I often include on my art, and is the reason I call myself “The Sidewalk Chalk Prophet.”
The most an aritst can do through their work is say, "Let me show you what I have seen, what I have loved, and perhaps you will see it and love it too." ~Annie Bevan