Category: God/Religion

Sarah’s Prayer

by Amanda, posted in Abstract, acrylic, Art, art discussions, Artist, canada, female artist, For Sale, God/Religion, ideas, Paintings, photos, pregnancy art

I’ve been working on this piece for a few months now off and on.

The idea came to me and I instantly knew I had to paint it. This will be the largest canvas (asides from murals) that I’ve done.

It is 2ft high and 4ft long.

It is like a triptych but is painted on one canvas.

The inspiration came from the Biblical story of Sarah & Abraham.

For those of you who might be unfamiliar with the story please see Genesis 17.

The key elements that I wanted to express in this piece are:

the feeling of incompleteness or defectiveness from being barren,

the  longing desire to become pregnant

and 

the transformation and growth that occurs when you become pregnant.

All stages that Sarah might have experienced.

Sara's Prayer

The headless-ness  also adds a slightly whimsical quality (as it reminds me of those touristy photo stops where you stick your head through the hole to have your picture taken)

and adds a universal quality to it as every woman who has struggled with getting pregnant can relate to some degree.

As always, I’d love to hear your reflections/opinions on the piece, so please  feel free to comment.

Fujiwara no Sato

Cheers,

Amanda

As you may have noticed,

by Amanda, posted in Abstract, acrylic, Art, Art Sabbatical, Artist, canada, creative, female artist, God/Religion, Life, Paintings

acrylic-paintI’ve taken a break from posting.

I felt I needed some time to collect my thoughts, pool my creativity and catch up on my reading/research.

Although I enjoy the challenge of trying to post new artwork on a regular basis I decided I needed some space to re-center myself.

No I haven’t stopped painting, quite the opposite, I’m currently working on something that will be my largest piece to date.

(I’m not talking wall size or anything that grand but definitely larger than I’ve done in past).

This particular piece requires my full attention and I fear straying from it to work on other things may hinder its progress.

So, until it is complete  all other art work has ceased.

I promise I’ll share this new creation with you just as soon as I feel it’s finished and ready to be seen.

Until then, sit tight, read a book and stay creative.

Cheers,

Amanda

In the Beginning

by Amanda, posted in Abstract, acrylic, Art, art discussions, Artist, canada, creative, female artist, For Sale, God/Religion, ideas, Life

As promised, here is one of the abstract paintings I did while I was sick.

The inspiration for this piece  comes from the first few verses of Genesis chapter one.

The painting is called: “The Beginning of the Beginning.” and is painted on 8″ x 10″ canvas board.

Below are  the verses for your reference.

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Genesis 1: 1-9 (New International Version)

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was  formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. 3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day. 6 And God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters to separate water from water.” 7 So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above it. And it was so. 8 God called the expanse “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day. 9 And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. 10 God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.

Check in tomorrow for the next piece.

Cheers,

A

New Shop in Time for Christmas

by Amanda, posted in Abstract, acrylic, Art, Artist, canada, commission, creative, events, female artist, For Sale, God/Religion, ideas, Life, photos, Series

Well I’ve finally done it.

I’ve been meaning to open an Etsy account for ages now and I’ve finally gotten around to it.

Now, you can find all my artsy goodness for sale at themilkeway.etsy.com

So go check it out and get that someone special something unique for Christmas this year.

I’ll be working on it all week so check back often for updates.

Cheers!

Amanda