taking flight

the new year is taking "flight"

as it has been some time since i last blogged,

(having a new baby will do that!)

i wanted to post a little new year inspiration along with 

the first paintings of the new year!

as these little birdies take flight from the studio

i am looking forward to seeing where

my "artistic flight" will soar this year...

  in my quiet reflection about the new year ahead

the word "persistence" keeps coming to mind...

sounds like a year of growth ahead!

in that case, i may be doing more flapping than soaring! :)

-M.ELLIOTT

metamorphosis

metamorphosis

:

a major change

the name 

for this painting seems appropriate in many ways.

this painting is one that has taken me longer than most, 

almost 6 months to complete!

it has been a stop and go process- sketching, painting,

color changes, stretches of work and periods of rest.

the process seems almost prophetic 

mirroring my life as a baby is grows in my belly, 

morphing and changing, 

days away from emerging as a beautiful butterfly!

(metamorphosis detail, M.ELLIOTT)

 (my inspiration board)

(if i were to choose an interior for this chair, this would be it!)

(metamorphosis, 24"x48", M.ELLIOTT)