on mondays "our gang", buffy, susan and i, get together for yoga and painting. (we were missing buffy today her gorgeous daughter got married in NY this sunday..we missed you buff!!, but decided to still meet up)
i think true adult friends are really hard to make and it wasn't until this last year that we found each other. the whole idea of doing yoga was susan's idea, as a seasoned yogi, she shared that the thought process and the space created from yoga was essentially what i was asking them to channel onto the canvas. it has become so therapeutic for us. bonds us really in a way that is so liberating!
so i thought i would share the TWO canvases i worked on this morning after yoga (yes TWO, bit of a multi-tasker today). i wont work on them again until we yoga next week and i cherish that the pieces of art created after our time together stay true to the energy that flows from our sessions.
BALANCE...
Very nice Donna, gotta LOVE balance :)
Posted by: Donna | January 06, 2014 at 01:40 PM
They are lovely and I think it is super interesting that both canvases have 3 main focuses... since you're friends of 3. :) Awesome actually!
Posted by: Caroline Duncan | January 06, 2014 at 01:51 PM
caroline i hadnt even noticed that!!!
Posted by: donna downey | January 06, 2014 at 01:53 PM
Good word for the year and the painting process I'd awesome. I just love the brillianance of color you get in your pieces.
Posted by: Paula Decker Haynes | January 06, 2014 at 01:56 PM
Should say is and brilliance
Posted by: Paula Decker Haynes | January 06, 2014 at 01:57 PM
love that you will wait until next week for the gang to get together before doing any more on them. what size is the second canvas? How's the yoga going? Are you bendy?
Posted by: debbie McIntyre | January 06, 2014 at 02:22 PM
the long one is 18 x 36"... and based on todays yoga, bendy I AM NOT!
Posted by: donna downey | January 06, 2014 at 02:40 PM
Gorgeous canvases & such a great idea.
Posted by: Kirsten Alicia | January 06, 2014 at 02:45 PM
I really like the one with the figures. So pretty yet mysterious.
Posted by: Danisha | January 06, 2014 at 02:53 PM
This is a little off-topic but...I WANT YOUR GLASSES! Where in the world do you get your cool frames? :-)
Oh...and love the canvases too. How much fun yall must have together.
Posted by: Lisa Karl | January 06, 2014 at 05:45 PM
Great idea - love the idea of coming together for yoga and following up with painting!
I am always amazed at what my little brain can create when given the space to breathe and think through yoga and meditation!
Posted by: Mixed Media Michelle | January 06, 2014 at 06:36 PM
Donna, not sure if you read this and there are over 100 replies but you hit on something when you said your kids are getting older and you need to be there for them. YOU ARE SO RIGHT. I started working from home when the kids we ending elementary and going into middle school. They need us more than ever right now. My girls are in college now and I think it made the biggest difference for them to come home and I was there all those years.. never regret that.
Posted by: Judy Shea | January 06, 2014 at 10:48 PM
Really nice!! They are both interesting.
Posted by: Mihaela | January 07, 2014 at 03:36 AM
thanks so much judy...thats exactly what i am feeling. it is such a great feeling to know i am not alone if feeling the pull of family at this age. your support means so much!!
Posted by: donna downey | January 07, 2014 at 08:30 AM
Oh My God, I am in love with both of them! I wish I could shout through the computer how much I think they are so totally awesome! I wanna just stare at them and get sucked right in. Next Canvas Create style??? I'd buy that.
Posted by: chelsea stipe | January 07, 2014 at 09:16 AM
These are amazing! BALANCE that is perfect!! How fun it is to have such close friends!! Me and Mindi (my bestie) have been friends since we were 5 years old wow... so 31 years!! Thanks for the inspiration!!!
loves-Scrappin Madge
Posted by: Scrappin Madge | January 07, 2014 at 10:58 AM
Really love your artwork. Just came across this and been looking at your various blogs. My mum is an artist in the UK and works in pastels and acrylics. So I do appreciate good art!
Posted by: Edwina | January 08, 2014 at 06:51 AM