Counting Stars

“Every time you look up at the stars, it’s like opening a door. You could be anyone, anywhere. You could be yourself at any moment in your life. You open that door and you realize you’re the same person under the same stars. Camping out in the backyard with your best friend, eleven years old. Sixteen, driving alone, stopping at the edge of the city, looking up at the same stars. Walking a wooded path, kissing in the moonlight, look up and you’re eleven again. Chasing cats in a tiny town, you’re eleven again, you’re sixteen again. You’re in a rowboat. You’re staring out the back of a car. Out here where the world begins and ends, it’s like nothing ever stops happening.”

-Bryan Lee O’Malley, Lost At Sea.

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Backyard Bliss

Today’s artwork is all about making peace with yourself, being proud of who you are and being comfortable in your own skin. It celebrates the joy of stealing a few moments from the day and spending some time in your own company. It reflects the serenity that surrounds you when you allow yourself to pause, ruminate and recuperate, when you re-discover the strength to embrace your fears again, when you gently pick yourself up and decide to move on.

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Where the path curves and there’s a garden, Brinkley and I will be waiting.

This painting is truly special and was made right after I finished watching You’ve Got Mail for the first time. The movie ended with Joe Fox and Kathleen Kelly embracing each other happily but my mind was still stuck on the previous scene. The lump in my throat was refusing to budge after I’d heard Tom Hanks say, “If only”. I had to let it out somehow. So, I caught hold of the nearest canvas and ended up making this while Remember by Harry Nilsson played in the background.

Canvas size: 29.7×42.0 cm

Medium: Acrylic

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Just a tiny speck in the universe.

I made this painting on New Year’s Eve last year. The inspiration behind this artwork was the fascinating, shimmering display of Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) over the Norwegian sky. I remember reading about them for the first time in my class eleventh Physics book. Haven’t quite gotten over them since then 🙂

Canvas size: 29.7 c.m. x 42 c.m.

Medium: Acrylic.

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