"Surrender", Original Mixed Media Abstract Painting by Colorado Artist, Donna L. Martin

"Surrender"

This is an original mixed media painting, just completed.  I had started with the background and had no idea what to do for the focal point.  I sat with this piece for a few days before I added the hummingbird.  At the time, it was just a few days before the hummingbirds in our yard were gone for the season and I wanted to remember them this year.  I was also contemplating how so many of my family and friends are in the midst of quite a few challenges this year.  I wanted this painting to symbolize love, joy, truth, and resilience.  A spirit of surrendering to the moment, not giving up, but accepting the challenges and facing them with grace and fortitude. 

This painting will be available in an upcoming Facebook auction I am participating in.  Each month, our group donates 20% of our sales to a worthwhile charity or cause.  I would love it if you would check it out!  It's a great way to own a piece of original artwork while at the same time "paying it forward" and making a positive difference.  The link to our group is:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/541216752946993/

You can also find more of my work at:

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“Infinity”, Original Mixed Media Painting/Encaustic by Colorado Artist, Donna L. Martin

Infinity

In the midst of winter, I start dreaming about spring.  It's the time for renewal, new starts, new colors, new choices.  I always look forward to the flowers blooming and the warm sunshine blowing around in the spring winds.  

This piece is a reflection of my feelings about spring and the hummingbirds that come to visit us every year.  It truly is a mixed media piece...it has so many layers and mediums.  For the background, I used a vintage hankie that had a flower stitched into it.  I then added gesso and plaster.  I used an image transfer for the hummingbird and formed the flowers in watercolor, graphite, and intense pencils.  I added some watered-down paint in the background to give it a vintage-feel.  Finally, I finished it off with a layer of encaustic wax, which gave it a dream-like quality.

This little piece will be available soon in an upcoming auction on Facebook.  The link for the auction is:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/soulsistersunited

I would love to hear from you!  You can send me an email at:

saltlightwatercolors@yahoo.com

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SOLD "HUMMINGBIRD DUET I" Impressionism hummingbird fuschia garden original watercolor painting by Janice Trane Jones

SOLD "HUMMINGBIRD DUET I". This hummingbird painting portrays two hummingbirds in a duet display. They move together through the fuschia garden and keep an open eye for other intruders. I have observed these little guys for years and cannot predict their behaviour. Sometimes they fight all day long and other times they seem to get along pretty well. They are great entertainment any time of year.

This painting measures 11 x 15 unframed but the purchase includes a white 16 x 20 mat. I flatten out all my watercolors and put them in their mats for shipping unless otherwise indicated by the buyer. To purchase or view other paintings go to www.janicetranejones.com or contact me at janicetranejones@aol.com.


Humming-bird by D.H. Lawrence

I CAN imagine, in some otherworld
Primeval-dumb, far back
In that most awful stillness, that only gasped and hummed,
Humming-birds raced down the avenues.

Before anything had a soul,
While life was a heave of Matter, half inanimate,
This little bit chipped off in brilliance
And went whizzing through the slow, vast, succulent stems.

I believe there were no flowers, then
In the world where the humming-bird flashed ahead of
creation.
I believe he pierced the slow vegetable veins with his long
beak.

Probably he was big
As mosses, and little lizards, they say were once big.
Probably he was a jabbing, terrifying monster.

We look at him through the wrong end of the long telescope
of Time,
Luckily for us.

SOLD Feeding Frenzy in Hibiscus Original watercolor by Janice Trane Jones

SOLD "FEEDING FRENZY IN HIBISCUS" This is an original abstract watercolor on 300 lb cold pressed paper and high grade pigments. The painting measures 11 x 15 unframed but the purchase includes a white 16 x 20 mat making this ready to put into a frame upon arrival.
The scene depicts two little hungry hummers frantically trying to get their fill before the others arrive and start fighting for their share. How can they resist the vivid, fragrant Hibiscus?
To purchase this painting or view others go to www.janicetranejones.com or contact me at janicetranejones@aol.com.

SOLD Hovering Hummingbirds in Hibiscus Original watercolor by Janice Trane Jones

This is an original watercolor on Arches 300 lb cold pressed paper. The painting measures 11 x 17 but the purchase includes a white 18 x 24 mat making this ready for a frame upon arrival. I always ship my watercolors flattened out and in their mat so the buyer must only place them in a frame.
This scene depicts two hummingbirds gathering pollen and deciding if it is worth it to enter into a fight for rights on the hibiscus plant.
The purchase price on this painting is $149 which includes the mat and shipping in the US. A small fee will be charged for shipping outside the US.
To purchase this or other paintings go to www.janicetranejones.com or janicetranejones@aol.com.