Wednesday 9 March 2011

Life is all about achieving balance


Over at the milliande community the art journal prompt is "I am..."..well I have lots of roles in life and it takes me all my time to balance them so this is what this page is about. Over at the Wednesday Stamper the challenge is to use a letter...so I have used the letter W as I was thinking about the International Womens Day and all the roles women have these days in the home and at work.


Blue Nude II by Henri Matisse

I was looking at the the work of Henri Matisse and like the way he used the outline of a woman in his series of paper cutout paintings so I have used some of my painted papers to cut out a figure who is balancing a bird and an egg..I like to use eggs as they remind me of another fav artist Dali. The little bird stamp is one of my scrollswork favourites

I have changed my blog background..isnt this just lovely for spring..click on the top left hand corner to see more free backgrounds

22 comments:

~*~Patty S said...

Lovely inspiration and a brilliant page Lorraine....it speaks to me on so many levels as I have been struggling with balance very much of late.
oxo

Sandy said...

O M G !!!
I´ve missed my words. Wow what a page Lorriane. Brilliant.

Silvia(Barnie) said...

How cool, looks wonderful.

Gayle Page-Robak said...

Wonderful card. Beautifully created.

LivArtNow said...

Love your new background and the page is just awesome!! Balance is something I'm always trying to achieve, but it can be a real challenge :) Thanks for the wonderful reminder and the eyecandy!!
hugs and smiles,
Linda

Sid said...

Lovely Lorraine, looks fab !!

Jester said...

This is wonderful - great colours and composition. Fabulous work!

Mary said...

This is such a clever page Lorraine.

Emma said...

Lovely work, & the bird canvases below. Just watched one of your videos, will be back tomorrow to see more - great to see you actually doing the work!

Louise Pallister said...

Great page, I love the imagery and the symbolism behind it. It strikes me you'd love the work of artist Kate Lowe; quite colourful and textured. You should check her out for interest.

Luna Art said...

wonderful page and love all the details of your inspiration for it. I have missed visiting your blog everyday sooo much! I have had a good look through everything i've missed..such amazing work...and will set some time aside to watch your new videos. x

Rosie said...

Wow, this is gorgeous, love it

Pat Beaumont said...

another great piece Lorraine love the colours

Anjas-Artefaktotum said...

I love Henri Matisse, a really great Artist!
Your balance work is very interesting painting.
Have a nice weekend,
hugs Anja

Trece said...

Your art is wonderful. I like the AJ pages in the banner. I'm subscribing.

Maggie Ann said...

Wonderful artwork! I love how you filled in the outline of a woman with wonderful colors...so much to enjoy and become aware of. =)

froebelsternchen said...

Oh it´s awesome to read what thoughts and inspirations is within this page!

a wonderful composition of art!
The Blog design is beautiful!

xxx Susi

Dani Rogall said...

colorful art, fantastic!

lena-dailyscrap said...

Love it, love it! Life sure is about keeping the balance! Great idea and great work!

Gabi MeWi said...

Different and adorable.

Dolly Daydreams said...

Beautiful piece and a great inspiration to all women. Marie

laury55 said...

so brilliant...love the idea and the background is fantastic