3/50 Paintings in 50 Days - Ocean of Clouds

Allowing the process to unfold is a huge part of overcoming Artistic block.  There are so many opportunities to be self-critical and for me an excuse to back out.  The 50 Days project is perfect because it forces me to do the work regardless of the outcome. I have to ignore the snide comments in my head as my inner critic tells me I am a hack.  

There was once a time when I even had to create an alter ego in order to create art.  I assigned all the bad paintings to the alter ego.  

Here's the 4th painting in my 50 paintings in 50 days challenge.

"Ocean of Clouds" - Watercolor and Gouache on paper - 15" x 11"

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Ocean of Clouds (c) 2012 Shoshanna Bauer All Rights Reserved

 

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Wishing for Sun

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Ending blooms
before the seed seek
just a taste of sun


The reason behind this painting stems from the fact that I suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD. I had been cooped up in the house during a long gray and rainy week and it was my birthday. I only wanted the sun to peek out and shed some rays on my dampened spirit. I gave up and finally painted myself some sunshine. All the other dandelions in the painting are going to seed. When I was a kid blowing on dandelions granted wishes...The one lonely light green dandelion in the middle signifies the desire to fight the blues while "Wishing for Sun".

Wishing for Sun (c) 2009 Shoshanna Bauer All rights Reserved

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