First a little quote: A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires.
-Hedy Lamarr
(Below is an image of a painting by an artist named Danny O'Connor. These are mixed media paintings and I just love the graffiti quality in the images.)
(Here is a link to more of his images if you are interested http://www.flickr.com/photos/artbydoc/)
I have been just a little obsessed with jewelry lately. Specifically when jewelry is used as expression. I love this look and wish I could pull it off. I know most of you that really read this blog are going to cringe and maybe even scream a little. But I love how the jewelry follows the contour of her face and adds a harsh contrast to the softness of everything else. This is from the Jean Paul Gaultier 2012 spring show. Honestly, I just love this whole look.
And of course the top of the list of little things to love is PINTREST!!
http://pinterest.com/bethanylarue/
What a wonderful site to collect all those little things to inspire, look at and want in neat little organized boards. Let's face it - It's the ability to organize the images that is the most addicting part for me.
I think a lot about beauty. There is an ability to find beauty, to feel it in an experience, in a person or in an understanding. Beauty is important to me. That I remember to stop and see the stars or stop and really hear all that is happening within a song. I have days I feel blind. That I didn’t hear or didn’t really see what was around me. People have the capability to be beautiful and I would like to remember to see it. The beauty that I am most drawn to is expression. To find a way that expresses us, our individuality and emotions in the way that we need- In all mediums. This may be the artist in me and yes, I have decided to believe I am an artist. Maybe not in the sense I was originally looking for but in the way I see the world.
I suppose that I hope to find and believe there is beauty in myself. To allow myself to create, live and express myself without fear. To be able to approach life completely - whatever may come.
