“Dear Friend, You don’t always get what’s on the cover. Sometimes when I’m hurting, you get sadness and tears from me.I will never apologize for crying. My crying is not to manipulate you or make you uncomfortable. It is a human thing. Being told not to cry is not something I can or will obey….
Category: Artist
The Food Groups: Fruit, Ice Cream, Chocolate
If you know me, you might think that I eat a whole lot of 3 main food groups. Fruit, Ice Cream and Chocolate (and cheesecake). You would be right! There is also another food staple for me- Pasta. But Here is the visual proof that I was able to gather from my FB timeline, that…
Painting: Sogni D’Oro, Amore Mio
Like our dreams, this painting’s value lies below the surface, as a mirror to the inner realms. Just as the moon rules the night, it rules the waters of earth, and our emotions and intuition. What we think we see by moonlight hints at the deeper areas of who we are, what we fear, and…
Random Thoughts
Sit on the stoop in your pajamas, watching the rain and eating pasta whenever you feel like it. You will feel a little better if you take all those emotions and use them to create something. Anything. Share life. Share sadness. Share happiness. Share time. Share love. Old and worn things can have history, patina…
Painting: Anime Gemelle Sotto la Luna Viola
This was the 1st painting ever completed in my new studio at my house. Having the new freedom of making a big mess, I was able to use water freely to disperse the pigments. So I could color-wash the canvas and also spray watercolor washes over the wet paint. These are some of the ways…
Painting: The Dreaming
Inspired by the feeling of being stuck, I used some time for introspection and dreaming. Have you ever had a dream where you discovered a magical room in your house that you never knew existed? Well this painting feels something like this to me. Remember when you once allowed yourself to have unrealistic dreams. Feel…
People Who Get You
Treasure them. One day you may need to let them go.
Interview Experience: Wing’n It
Recently, I interviewed for a local graphic design position with a small firm and was excited to show how I could contribute to their continued success. I was asked to design a logo, before the interview, for a fictitious restaurant and took the challenge in stride. When I arrived on the big day, I revealed…
Painting: Cien Por Ciento Locos
Well, this painting took a while. Most of the time just sitting there waiting to be actioned upon, if that’s a word. It started out being about the constructs of the mind. Each of us has a way we think, we have a set of beliefs that most of the time we don’t even realize…
Painting: Hope & Despair
Cycles of great outer change often begin with changes in the inner world, the unseen things; Priorities, perspectives, perceived possibilities, values and expectations. “When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. “ When I first painted this piece, in October 2020, I didn’t write anything about it. I…
Tea anyone?
So, each of us has some basic things we are known for. I am not talking about anything flashy, just something on the daily. For me, one of these things is tea. I drink lots of tea. I am a tea teetotaler, I drink all kinds from chamomile to Earl Grey to chai and everything…
Erica St. Amanze 