Show Your Soul

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'Show Your Soul',
 watercolour and acrylic ink on paper.

One of the most calming and powerful actions you can do to intervene in a stormy world is to stand up and show your soul. (Clarissa Pinkola Estes)

 It was a stormy morning when I painted this picture today. I tried to get a feeling of calm and centredness (is that a word?!) The colours are cool blues and greens and maybe more reminiscent of a summer's day than a November one but I felt drawn to using soothing greens on this blustery day.

 This painting is approximately 6 x 8ins, and will be available to buy in my Etsy shop.

Please click here to see more details.

 You can't have my vases though! ;)

Comments

Elisabeth Firsching said…
Love that one!!!
Greetings from Vienna, dear Jess
ELisabeth
21 November 2012 at 16:14
Tammie Lee said…
so lovely Jess, i love your message with this too.
21 November 2012 at 19:14
Šolanje na domu-Waldorf said…
She is so sweet. Love the colors!
23 November 2012 at 15:26
Jess said…
Thankyou. She looks kind and gentle and I like that. :)
xx
23 November 2012 at 16:02
Carol said…
Hi Jess, she is beautiful, lovely expression.
No, your first comment didn't arrive, naughty blogger! I just went to do a post and Google are telling me that I need to upgrade and pay monthly to store blog photos as I have exceeded my quota of 1GB storage but when I look at my free allowance it says I have used 1%.
Cheeky question - do you pay monthly to post your blog photos? My blog is only a year old and I don't think I have excessive photos. Just hoping it is another blogger blip and it rights itself.
Hope you are having a lovely weekend (and a less frustrating one than me!).
Carol xx
24 November 2012 at 14:09
Ashley cramp said…
Oh she is sooo adorable....so glad I found you too via tabiboo, what a talented artist you are!!
Bestest to you and yours on this rainy weekend,
Daisy J....
24 November 2012 at 14:59
Kyra Wilson said…
She's so lovely! :)
24 November 2012 at 17:56
Carol said…
Hi jess, thank you for advice. Another blog I follow has mentioned getting same message today, so you are right, appears to be a blogger blip.
Carol xx
24 November 2012 at 20:24
Unknown said…
I can't tell you how much i love this.
When i look at her she has a calm, serenity to her.
I find this beautiful,
Love too the pattern on her dress
25 November 2012 at 18:50
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