A Shield for Me 8"x10" oil #139

This is another mandala that I did with left over paint. It is a fun exercise for me to do this and just go loose graphic. The colors are not based on any theory or artistic method, they are just some of those blobs left on my palette.

Mask Plant oil 5x7” #121 plandaí masc (Irish)

I enjoy doing all kinds of painting and have been looking for a way to use the left over paint on my palette and this is really fun to do. I call them my mandalas. They are fun graphic forms that allow me to attach my own personal meaning and they make nice little gifts for family and friends when appropriate. Strictly speaking this is not a mandala. It is however, an image used to represent different meaningful symbols from various cultures and traditions. Even though there is a geometric element to this, there are also organic forms.
"We find what we look for, nothing more and nothing less."
– Proverbial Wisdom

Evidence of the Divine 8x10" oil

"Imagination is evidence of the Divine."
– William Blake
My friend took me to get a pedicure...something neither of us ever does. I got my toes painted for Halloween. She got lovely pinkish toes. I think there is a painting in this. Anyway, there were mandalas hanging at the spa so I painted this Celtic inspired earthy mandala for Theresa as a thank you for the fun morning we had. I am still struggling to paint Tess (dog portrait) so it was nice to do something easy and fun. #107