Tasting the Sweetness of Fine Wine

Fine Wine

Here is the finished piece "Fine Wine". I told you that's what I was going to call it.

I titled this "Fine Wine" because it took awhile to achieve the affects I wanted to capture. The flavor of realism with a hint of impressionism makes for a sweet bouquet of some mighty "Fine Wine" .

There were several hurdles to jump over while creating this piece.

#1) The size of the prepared panel. It measures 7.5 x 6.5 and appeared a little intimidating. I haven't worked on something that small for some time.

#2) I continually kept getting caught by what "my eye" saw. And that was the photograph of the four pears. Once I could let go of what my eye was seeing and sense the pears by that I mean to touch them, taste them, smell them in my mind's eye I was able to free myself to continue. 

The thought I had before beginning this painting was ........."Oh-piece of cake. I can do this in a matter of a few days." . Those "few days" ran over  week. Guess I got a bit cockey in my attitude toward the painting. I can't tell you how many times I had thought of throwing it in the trash. I am so glad I didn't.

Each day I would spend time just looking at it to see where it would lead me. There were days I would paint on it with just a couple strokes and then step back to view it again. Was that the right stroke? Was that the right mix of color? Did that stroke go where it was suppose to? Can I do this at all? Questions, questions?

Now be still and listen for the answer. When I could still my mind the answer was "keep going-you're doing fine". 


I create my artwork in the solace of my art room. There is no other physical body there but my own. There is no other audible voice but my own. (My dog and cat think I am nuts. They know there is no one else there with me.). So when I need some tough questions answered I have to send out the question, quiet my mind and the Divine Creative Spirit will answer.


The Divine Creative Spirit reassures me when I am in doubt. Guiding me through each process as if I've had these abilities all my life giving me the confidence to continue. Birthing a painting can take months or years before I will deliver it to the world. It depends on the complexity of the subject.  It all begins with a Divine Thought.

 For me, to stand alone in the world, I am not that imaginative nor creative. Only by and through my Divine Creative Spirit can I dream, imagine, and hey-just play. Infact it was through the Divine Creative Spirit that this blog was created.

If you feel as though you, too, are not as creative but say to yourself "gee! looks like fun. Oh but wait- I can't do that!". Invite your Divine Creative Spirit to come and play for the day and you will be surprised as to how much fun you both will have.

I am going to have some more fun as I had just received my new drawing tablet. WOOOO-HOOOOO!!!!!