The Oaks Ignored Their Pleas

"There is unrest in the forest
There is trouble with the trees
For the maples want more sunlight
And the oaks ignore their pleas.
 ~ Neil Peart
 

I based today's painting on one I did for the first 30 in 30 in 2013.

This is one of the many stages this piece went through.

I wanted to revisit the theme of this favorite, very visual quote.

And after squinting at this for a while, I realized that the light sky value at

the bottom right was distracting, taking emphasis away from my focal point.

I decided to try to make it better, so I changed one thing, and then another ...
Please check it out and let me know if you think I achieved my goal.

See today's painting, Day 12, now

and the finished painting for "Unrest In The Forest" - Day 13
tomorrow here on my website blog.
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Wow, we are quickly coming up to the half way point of the challenge.

It's all down hill from there my friends!

Thanks for stopping by. Wishing You Much Happiness,

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Cherished Art Is Not A Product

"Cherished art becomes a portal 

through which we may enter the universe . . .

a glimpse, a sliver, a hint of our very own heaven. 

Artists are providing a personal journey 

to an emotional state of mind. 

Art is a service, not a product."

~ David Rodman Johnson 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The Ancient One~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
See painting specifications and Price Here

We all need less stuff these days. I know all about wanting to de-clutter and live in a fresher, less complicated, more relaxing environment. The question is really more about how I can enhance my life, by getting rid of the things that no longer "do anything for me", except take up space. Your living spaces will look and feel so much better, when you finally replace those decorative chachkes, posters, photos, kid drawings, faded prints, etc. that you got 20 years ago as a gift from so-and-so on your wedding day. You've hung it for 20 years or more. Your obligation is over. There's no better time than now to move on! A fresh start with inspiring art that YOU CHOOSE for yourself, can change the whole look and feel of the rooms you live in. Look around you. Do you see things that are taking up space on your walls, without paying you back anything in return?

" To love a painting is to feel that this presence is ... 

not an object but a voice." 

~ Andre Malraux

"Art is a living river that runs through our time 

and will run on as long as art is created and appreciated. 

To purchase a painting is to take a dipper full of the river home 

to constantly be refreshed with the energy of life."

~ Stewart Turcotte

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