the significance of candy wrappers

There is nothing special about this candy wrapper...except that, it was beautiful...sitting there on my studio table...as my youngest crawled between my feet and peered out the window to wave at the flowers and the rabbits that think they are sneaking through my yard....

Sometimes...it is the ordinary things that are the most beautiful...the most captivating...the most monumental...

Candy wrappers...and pretty crinkles...light reflections..smiles and giggles...

(this painting was included in the etsy treasury

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NzE5MTc4OHwyNzIwNDg1MTk1/dear-etsy-this-treasury)

For the Love of Lotus treasury

My "Namaste Blue Lotus" Has been featured in a beautiful treasury called "for the love of lotus" and can be found at the following link.

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/MTAxNjY1Mjd8MjcyMzAyOTQ3MA/for-the-love-of-lotus

This piece is a watercolor that started out with drops of my morning coffee...that's right...coffee...i love painting with coffee and tea. The rich browns that come from the liquid are very spiritual for me. After the coffee dies, i used  water soluble graphite to draw the lotus, and then applied water and a touch of blue watercolor.

The Lotus is a form or strength and hope. A symbol of beauty that pushes through the muddy waters to face the sun above. When the world seems harsh, i just think of the lotus...and it gives me the reminder, the inspiration, to push through the mud and face the sun.

you can find other works of inspiration in my etsy shop

In my art journal

Featured in another beautiful treasury!

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/OTA0MTUyM3w0MTgzMDA5NzM/its-for-evergreen