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evolution of an elephant :)

Saturday, February 16, 2013 20:13

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Heartful Musings-Love Art Inspiration

Elephant Love

I’ve had elephants on my mind for some time now. Such beautiful creatures they are….

mysterious and wise, capable of great joy, rage and sadness…..

just like us

Last January in Koh Samui we were excited to be able to go on a jungle trek with two beautiful female elephants….

I’m taking the photos from my perch and thats Sienna taking a photo back of me. I worried about how heavy we were and the mud below that swallowed up their giant feet and made the going tough at times….

I was kind of glad to get back, dismount and happy to give thanks with tiny bananas….

a gentle touch and soft words of love and gratitude

Santana had a moment of communion too

as did Marco and Sienna….

a year has passed and I find myself drawn to painting these beauties…

this little one appeared first as part of my Little Creatures series, and was quickly scooped up and taken to its new home……

and then this sweet pair showed up on my canvas of drips and I went along with the discovery. I think I may do a little more work on it so that the mama doesn’t look like she’s shedding a tear…..

and then I stared at a canvas on my studio wall that had been sitting neglected for a year, 24×24″ of random marks and splotches of colour

and I began to block out the outline of an elephant thinking about the beautiful painted elephants in the Indian Festival of Colour….(I used a photo found on Pinterest as a shape reference but changed the trunk from pointing down to pointing up and off the canvas for a more interesting composition)

I began to add light dark glazes over areas that would be in shadow

introduced some more defined decorative elements and patterns and an eye to bring her alive

( I LOVE this part!)

added another eye in shadow, deepened the dark areas and heightened the lighter ones

then played and played for several more hours until at last, standing back, there she was before me, finished!

The name “Bringer of Joy” came to me immediately and then my friend Dorothy contacted me and told me that her spiritual name “Anandita” given by her Indian guru means “Bringer of Joy”

How perfect is that?

Anandita she is then

Hope you all enjoyed this little glimpse into my process. Be sure to check in on my workshop schedule.

Maybe one day we can paint together!

Lots of love and wishes for a wonderful week of smiles and possibilities xoxo

Tracy

2013-02-16 15:12:45

Source: http://artoftracyverdugo.blogspot.com/2013/02/evolution-of-elephant.html

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