Homstead

This 36x24 painting -my latest- in oil, I call "Homestead" because of everything it represents.
The clolors red reprents my love and dedication.
The red shapes, lower right shows the structure of my home.
The flower in the red rectangle on the upper right is a symbol of life and happiness.
The fruit/food and drinks in the shape on the upper left represents my breakfast, lunch and dinner tables, healthy food and drinks.
The structure down on the lower left says all about my raising an educated daughter as an independent individual and setting her out to sail in search of her own life. 
The deal in the middle with roots and leaves shows my own roots and knowledge, every thing I leaned and taught, that helped me raise a family the way I knew how to.

Tree of Life

This painting followed the Circle of Life, as a sequel but it could be a prequel to it if there is such a word!

I see it to be hung on the left hand side of the Circle of Life.

Circle of Life

In painting contemporary or abstract, I usually choose my palette and start letting my creativity select it's own path.  Most of the time when I finish the painting and look back it gives me a positive feeling and I'm happy with it.  If there's a sign of turmoil or disturbance some where, it usually lends itself to some kind of growth or a cheerful light or some thing positive.

 

In this painting my intention was to create a cyclone type of movement.  A light hole came about instead of a black hole and the dome underneath gave birth to the growth of that "Tree of Life".