Art

Maria’s 26th birthday

The following work , is currently in its intermediate stage , it is not yet finished , however I have decided to document the journey to completion

Maria’s 26th birthday … this art piece means a whole lot to me , the woman depicted in the image is my lovely beautiful mother , and as the title suggest , this was her 26th birthday … more than two decades ago …

About 4 months ago , I decided I would begin to teach myself art , and all though the challenge has been a great one , I chose to use such a complicated photo , color wise to be my debut piece , whilst the piece is far from complete , it is a work in progress that has taught me an immense lot about form , shapes , proportions , lighting , colors , color theory and color mixing … at times whilst stressful , I perceive red through and learned a great amount about myself , that being my willingness and determination to stick it through and never give up .

My mother Is the heart of my family , the rock that has carried me through , a woman who has taught both through her wisdom and ignorance , I have learned patience , I have learned forgiveness , I have learned acceptance and how in order to heal and forgive , we must first accept , I have learned to no longer react to the external world around me , and instead go inwards to create a new external world around me by first shifting the internal world within … my mother has been one of my greatest catalyst for growth and I love her dearly … so cheers to Maria’s 26th birthday … I am so excited to finish it

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