Third Eye Abstract

Third in line to do the work of the eternal. Not last but best. The sight to another dimension and the ability to perceive forever. A light that cannot be known and yet the best thing to ever happen to me.

Eye in the storm of life. A gift of another chance and a glimpse of paradise. Vivid shades of understanding and remembrance. Cool blue and passionate red. All colors of life and love.

Abstract reality and fantastic possibilities. Look carefully into the healing center of it all and see if you can find what it is you are looking for 🙂

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“Colorful Drums”

New Art Mixed Media

Sharon Cummings

2014

I don’t wanna work, I just wanna bang on these drums all day….Thank you Todd Rundgren for your inspiring lyrics.  I think I will take that advice and stop working! Happy Saturday everyone. 🙂

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Self Portrait

Mixed Media Art Painting Collage

Sharon Cummings

2014

Long before the Internet, cell phones and the modern day “selfie”, artists were hard at work creating self portraits.  It was a right of passage of sorts for some and for others it was just practical.  It wasn’t always easy to get models, nor could the average artist afford to pay.  So naturally, they turned to themselves.

Frida Kahlo is one famous example of an artist who mostly painted her own image. She is noted as saying:

“I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best.”
― Frida Kahlo

I believe this is true for many artists.  We spend a lot of time in solitude working tirelessly to perfect our craft.  We curse to an empty studio when we are agonizing over a piece and we dance in delight to ourselves as audience when…

Outdoor Spaces

Outdoor places to enjoy. A circle around a fire is a pleasure on a warm afternoon. Waiting to light the spark that will bring heat and a conversation to remember.

Spaces to breathe and to relax. A place to call home and a country to enjoy. I sit here and ponder the beautiful landscape as I dream in color. A way to pass the time and a goal to achieve. I love the mountains and the valleys as they are in my heart.

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“Colorful Peacock”

Mixed media painting collage art

Sharon Cummings

2014

“Colorful Pelican 2”

Mixed media painting collage art

Sharon Cummings

2014

I’ve been working on a few more new birds.  I tend to gravitate to what I know and what is around me in my Florida environment.  These are two favorites.  Enjoy!

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“Colorful Peacock”

Mixed media painting collage art

Sharon Cummings

2014

“Colorful Pelican 2”

Mixed media painting collage art

Sharon Cummings

2014

I’ve been working on a few more new birds.  I tend to gravitate to what I know and what is around me in my Florida environment.  These are two favorites.  Enjoy!

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This rose presented itself to me as if in a dream with the baby rosebuds following behind the mamma, so to speak.  They will follow the Mamma rose with proper fertilization and care until they bloom in all their adult glory, only to fade with time only to make new way for other roses.

And so it goes with life……..I can only dream that with every new life comes proper guidance and love so that we can make the world a better place.

Mamma Rose

the surrendered dancers
coupled in nature’s rite
destined to become one
with Earth and Sun
and come to know
all the intimate seasons
of their celestial lovemaking

waking from a winter’s dream
the tender Earth yearning
for the rousing touch
of the burgeoning Sun
slowly pirouettes
within the circle
of my arms
turning all the contours
of her resplendent body
though the steady grasp
of my caressing hands
aching now
as the flush of spring
life beneath the surface
urgent to blossom

the breathless gasp
of flowers unfolding
to move through her
as slowly
as the electric Sun
on a long summer’s day
across the arching sky
drawing the folds
of every petal
at they trace the Sun’s
measured path
upon her undulating body

and then ardent autumn
at the climax of the rite
exclamations of color
vibrant intensity
pulsating through her landscape
then, once more, release
of sanguine cascade