The black crow watches from his perch on a branch, he watches and waits….

Some Native American beliefs see the Crow as representative of Law (Spiritual), suggesting it may be time to examine your life and realign it with what you know to be morally and spiritually correct. Look to the future and see how your current behaviour will effect it. Are you on the right path? Now may be the time for you to become that “better person” you know yourself to be… time to walk the walk, not just talk the talk. 

I am always trying to think of new subject matter to Stone Rock….one of my signature art styles.  Lately I have been taking a second look at images and paintings that I have had up for a long time that have not received much attention.  And it is working.  I have sold pieces Stone Rock’d that never sold without it.  My latest transformation is here.  I have taken “Pinky” below and added my trademarked Stone Rock’d pattern for an interesting and “Pop Art” effect.  I had a pet goat as a child named Lulu Bell….she would be proud. 🙂

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See “Pinky” Stone Rock’d Here:

It is hard to take simple pictures. Too often I’ve looked at the day’s harvest of images only to see tree limbs, cars, people, and who knows what else in the background. Sometimes no matter how much I try and frame a subject just right against the sky or a mass of foliage something shows up that I didn’t plan on. So I was really pleased with this image, which has only the simplest of elements and was thus the perfect vehicle for this quote from Robert Pirsig, author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.

Available as a print here.

I am a certified color junkie.  Ever since I can remember colors were never bright enough for me.  There were never enough in my environment to satisfy me.  The world was boring and I’ve always wanted more.  It’s why you just don’t see muted pastels in my art (or maybe you do).  I use the brightest and most vibrant colors I can find and mix, but you may not see all of them.  And now there may be a scientific explanation for my extreme color cravings.  An unknown number of women may perceive 
millions of colors invisible to the rest of us.  These women have four cones in their eye for detecting colors.  The vast majority of people only have three.  I am not a scientist, so I will just post a link (some text in this blog is referenced from this article):

http://discovermagazine.com/2012/jul-aug/06-humans-with-super-human-vision#.UcROCfk3vMU

Scientists have dubbed…

That’s right…it’s not a fish today. 😉  I do enjoy creating artwork with animals as the subject matter.  The Universe has provided us with such an array…so many colors, textures and expressions.  When a friend agreed to allow me to photograph her companion lizard Lizzy, I was thrilled.  Such a beautiful gecko girl with large expressive eyes.  Perfect for a great art painting.  Contrary to the popular belief that reptiles are cold and heartless, Ms. Lizzy is quite the love bug wanting scratches and touch.  Some say reptiles only learn trust and safety and that is why they can respond affectionately.  This may be true, but either way she was a joy to play with, photograph and paint!

Learn more about my lizard art here:

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/ready-to-leap-lizard-art-by-sharon-cummings-sharon-cummings.html

This flower is a type of Sedum which is part of a larger family commonly known as stonecrops.. The flower on this plant is just amazing. It starts small and then just keeps blooming and growing over the course of a couple of weeks. It is such fun to go out every day and see how much it has changed. Placed next to some ground cover and a tree branch it is really striking. I love being in my garden and taking photographs out there as well.

I very much enjoyed  turning this photograph into a painting. Look closely and see the very small brush strokes. This painted look gives the photograph a much softer feeling than the original. I hope you like it.

I have been drawing and painting fish for as long as I can remember.  Growing up and living in Florida has allowed me to see a variety of marine life up close and personal.  I have spent many hours at local beaches swimming and snorkeling.  For years my family lived next door to a fish market on Siesta Key in Sarasota.  Every day I would go over just to watch the fish swim in the huge aquarium they had on display.  I particularly loved to see the clown fish.  That burst of orange contrasting with the white and black is one of natures finest masterpieces.  Yesterday I was interviewed for a feature and one of the questions was:  What inspires my art?  And my answer was that it was an accumulation of my life’s imagery.  It’s no wonder my portfolio is filled with the ocean…

Learn more about my aquatic…

Fever Dreams is my latest “Green Painting” in my Textured Abstracts series. I am using the term Green painting in reference to painting on a computer without using traditional paints etc. I am saving quite a bit of materials and cleanup by not using liquid for my painting. It is much cleaner and I am able to achieve the same effects, and more, on my computer with creative brushes and filters.

Sleeping in a warm bed and dreaming frosty dreams. Snow capped peaks and warm valleys. Hot and cold mix in a dramatic pleasure dance. Circle the center and get lost in the middle. How many times do you mull something over before you come to the conclusion that was waiting for you all along. How many times do you start hot with someone or something and end up cold.

My painting represents all of this and more. What do…