My Journey with the Angels-Guardian 11

It is amazing how the act of creating a painting uses different parts of the heart and brain.  Here is what I recall most about the development of Guardian 11:

This series has been a quest to take chances for my growth on many levels.  After  a while of applying colors and values etc., there was a time in the painting when I was challenged to use green, which my reason told me was going to clash with the colors I have used already.  So, I put in green.  Immediately I thought of my niece Natalie,  who loves green.  Said a quick prayer for her and continued.  The image below may not be at that exact moment, but it is my earliest photo of the process.

 Sure enough, an warrior like figure began to emerge and some of my thoughts were of the indigenous people of America and their quest for the Spirit and thought why not an Indian Angel?

 So I found my Spirit and continued adding to the form what I thought of as physical strength and courage.  As the painting came to a finish, my husband saw the "red blob" in the center and suggested a heart.

 

 Thanks to today's technology of cameras on cell phones, it is easy to record  paintings as they progress.  The only difficult part is getting into the habit of remembering to do so.   It is so interesting for me to revisit the different stages of my paintings, a practice I fully recommend to other artist.