“There is nothing to prove and nothing to protect. I am who I am and it’s enough.”
Dignity.
Acrylic paint on vintage paper.
12” by 9.25” (30.5 by 23.5 cm).
Embrace
“Things are beautiful if you love them.”
Embrace.
Acrylic paint on vintage paper.
12” by 9.25” (30.5 by 23.5 cm).
Unity
I no longer tell sad stories about myself. They are never true.
Unity.
Acrylic paint on vintage paper.
12” by 9.25” (30.5 by 23.5 cm).
Spiral
“Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn out.”
Spiral.
Acrylic paint on vintage paper.
12” by 9.25” (30.5 by 23.5 cm).
Play
“Having fun is not a diversion from a successful life; it is the pathway to it.”
Play.
Acrylic paint on vintage paper.
12” by 9.25” (30.5 by 23.5 cm).
Mystery
“Do what intrigues you, explore what interests you; think mystery, not mastery.”
Mystery.
Acrylic paint on vintage paper.
12” by 9.25” (30.5 by 23.5 cm).
Upward
“Butterflies are self propelled flowers.”
Upward.
Acrylic paint on vintage paper.
12” by 9.25” (30.5 by 23.5 cm).
Hunger
“Desire makes everything blossom.”
Hunger.
Acrylic paint on vintage paper.
12” by 9.25” (30.5 by 23.5 cm).
Reflection
“Do you want to meet the love of your life? Look in the mirror.”
Reflection.
Acrylic paint on vintage paper.
12” by 9.25” (30.5 by 23.5 cm).
Lively
“Enthusiasm means everything. Not just a little. Everything. If you are involved in some kind of project right now, or launching any personal endeavor, your enthusiasm (or lack of it) will directly determine how successful this undertaking will be. If you are not excited at the core of your being by it, drop it right now. If you are excited at the core of your being, demonstrate that in everything you think and say and do.”
Lively.
Acrylic paint on vintage paper.
12” by 9.25” (30.5 by 23.5 cm).
Glow
“If you see the world as beautiful, thrilling and mysterious, as I think I do, then you feel quite alive.”
Glow.
Acrylic on vintage paper.
12” by 9.25” (30.5 by 23.5 cm).
Direction
“Life is beautiful if you are on the road to somewhere”
Direction.
Acrylic on vintage paper.
12” by 9.25” (30.5 by 23.5 cm).
Shop Update: Pienini Series
New Paintings
I will add my new acrylic paintings on vintage paper to my Etsy shop this Wednesday at 1 pm (CT).
Each one is hand painted with acrylic paint on vintage paper, and measures 7.87" by 10.43" (20 cm by 26.5 cm).
Imprint
“Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart”
Imprint.
Acrylic on paper.
7.99” by 10.43” (20.3 cm by 26.5 cm).
Awe
Awe.
Acrylic on paper.
7.99” by 10.43” (20.3 cm by 26.5 cm).
Vigil
The hardest thing for me is to make sure the wounds of my past don’t wound people in my present.
Vigil.
Acrylic on paper.
7.99” by 10.43” (20.3 cm by 26.5 cm).
Formless
When Maya (my friend’s daughter) was a little, someone asked her: do you believe in God? She replied: which God?
Formless.
Acrylic on paper.
7.99” by 10.43” (20.3 cm by 26.5 cm).
Elemental
Life advice I give to others to cheer them up, and will now apply to myself:
Be kind and gentle with yourself
There is a deeper reason why you do what you do
Don’t add mental pain to a difficult situation
Take a little step to make it easy to start
Lower expectations for yourself to a minimum
Remove stress
You are doing great!
Elemental.
Acrylic on paper.
7.99” by 10.43” (20.3 cm by 26.5 cm).
Yield
This week’s lesson: if I surrender (stop trying to make things work), what needs to be will happen.
Yield.
Acrylic on paper.
7.99” by 10.43” (20.3 cm by 26.5 cm).