Our family life in the tropics. Lots of music, art, gardening, cooking, traveling, ponderings, and joy. Creating memories, traditions
and hopefully some humor. Trying to give back as well.

August 21, 2012

corner view~emotion

What emotion does this evoke in you?  The art therapist in me wants to know.
 
I made this painting some years ago when Shawn was a baby.  Probably 2005 or 2006.  (I didn't sign it, silly me).
I had taken a many year hiatus from doing paintings, immersed in mothering my three little ones.  But one day I sat down and decided it was time to do some art by golly, and while Shawn was napping I did a few paintings.  It was a magic day.  I get there every once in a while these days.       

14 comments:

Le monde dÖ said...

Anxiety... because, the reflection could be "quiet" and it's not ;)

Lovely illustration for this CV

tanïa said...

This makes me think of calming down after a thunderstorm. The dark clouds pass by, the sea is still troubled, but the sundown turns the scenery into calming colours.

Great choice to approach the theme!

Karyn Taylor-Moore said...

Emotional turmoil . . . because of the contrasting hot and cold colours . . . feelings of being torn between one extreme and the other. What to do?

A fabulous Corner View :-)

Bonnie said...

in me it's evokes excitement ... i'd like to climb that mountain and swim in that ocean !

Kari said...

apprehension....looks like I might get swallowed...

art has a way of evoking emotions.

KathyA said...

I'm excited by the color in this -- the warm, passion of it.

likeschocolate said...

I think the painting is brilliant!

Joyce said...

A life full of turmoil and business, but no matter how tough the days get if we look deep inside we find the seed of peace and calminess. We just have to take time to nurture it. xo

cate said...

hmmm. it makes me feel like two dissparate parts are trying to come together but are having a hard time. torn? is that a feeling?

nadine paduart said...

i think it to be a landscape, theresa, the dark blue the mirroring of the sea into the sky, unreflectingly so.
so.
what do you think?
;)))
lovely quest.
n♥

Anonymous said...

Ups and downs of life, in a good way. Sometimes we climb and reach the top of the mountain, but to refresh we need to plunge into the deep blue waters.the joy is in the journey of both places.

Beth said...

Turmoil with the promise of a spot of tranquility in that blue.
Wonderful painting and post!

Francesca said...

I envy people who can express and let go of feelings through art - writing/painting etc I agree with the above comments, that the painting reflects some kind of turmoil. Does it? I'd love to hear what you were thinking back then!

Cobalt Violet said...

Fantastic colors and movement! It's beautiful and intense ... joy but also a sense of being overwhelmed by the wave. I like that there is more than one think going on. LOVE how it MOVES!