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Abstract Art by Sharon Cummings

~ An artist with an irresistible urge to create!

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My Saving G.R.A.C.E…

20 Tuesday May 2014

Posted by sharoncummings in Art, Uncategorized

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It may come as a surprise to some of my readers and followers, but I have a rebellious streak in me that made me a less than ideal student, a problem daughter and ex-wife to 3 men.  I’ve never liked being told what I should do or how I should act.  I am a rule breaker and an outspoken independent woman. My mother would often scold calling me a little brat.  Her favorite line was, “That mouth of yours is going to get you into real trouble someday.” I suppose she was right in that I have found myself in many uncomfortable situations over the years by words I’ve said.  After my first meeting with my now Mother-In-Law she told my husband, “Wow, she will say anything.” But that openness is also my “saving grace”.  It enabled me to stand up to an abuser declaring enough was enough.  I exposed everything without leaving off details and was able to heal.  It is also what has allowed me to be a “real” mom to my own child.  She was never confused about where babies came from or whether or not Santa was real.  This same freedom of thought and voice is also what gives me the ability to create artwork without following set guidelines. Because I do not limit myself in any way, I am able to paint with acrylics, take photographs or use my computer to produce artwork.

What is your “saving grace”?  It just might be something that you were told was “bad” about you, but in reality turns out to be something so very “good”.

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Define Beauty…Frida Fascination…

28 Monday Apr 2014

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I’ve always had a fascination with Frida Kahlo. She was not a classic beauty by any means, but there is a depth and intensity to her portraits that draw me in and ask many questions. Is there beauty within or am I just seeing the pleasure side of pain. Frida suffered lifelong health problems. Many of her health problems were the result of a traffic accident she survived as a teenager. Recovering from her injuries isolated her from other people and this isolation influenced her art, many of which are self-portraits of one sort or another. Kahlo suggested, “I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best.” She also stated, “I was born a bitch. I was born a painter.” Maybe I am attracted to bitches or painters or painters who are bitches. 😉 Or maybe I see a bit of myself in her as I know great physical pain and the obsession to create constantly…enough to drown it out. Whatever the reason….I see immense beauty in her face and her work. I know I am not alone in my fascination as she is one of my BEST sellers.

Learn more about my tribute to Frida Kahlo here:

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/1-frida-kahlo-art-define-beauty-sharon-cummings.html

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What Do You See??

21 Saturday Dec 2013

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abstract, air, alternative medicine, arts, aura, canvas, celestial, coral, divine, divinity, dream, dreamscape, eco, energy, fairy, fantasy, feminine, figurative, goddess, goddesses, gold, green, guardian, heal, healing, healing arts, health, holistic, indian, live, meditation, modern, muse, mystic, mystical, mythical creatures, native american, new age, painting, princess, prints, queen, red, sacred, shakti, sharon cummings, spirit, spiritual, sylph, symbol, symbolism, tribal, vibration, vibrational, wall art, wall decor, wicca, woman, yellow, yoga, zen

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What do you see when you peer through the looking glass? Original paintings fused together to create unique one of a kind pieces. Let me mirror your imagination. You might see an angel or a warrior. Owls, dogs, frogs and kings. All are hidden (or not so hidden) within these colors. The more you look, the more you see! Enjoy this new colorful menagerie.

MY N.E.W. SERIES!!  “The Looking Glass”……so much to see….more here (2 more coming today and many more coming soon, so check back often!):

http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/1-sharon-cummings.html?tab=artworkgalleries&artworkgalleryid=344305

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Charmed…Are You Sure?

27 Wednesday Nov 2013

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abstract, air, alternative medicine, aqua, arts, aura, blue, celestial, charm, charming, coral, crow, divine, divinity, dream, dreamscape, eco, energy, enlightened, enlightenment, fantasy, figurative, gold, guardian, healing, healing arts, health, holistic, hot pink, indian, kaleidoscope, live, meditation, mirror image, modern, mystic, mystical, mythical creatures, new age, orange, pink, pink and aqua, sacred, shakti, sharon cummings, spirit, spiritual, symbol, symbolism, tribal, vibration, vibrational, wicca, yellow, yoga, zen

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http://fineartamerica.com/featured/charmed-abstract-art-by-sharon-cummings-sharon-cummings.html

When was the last time you met someone who was really charming?  You know the type. Someone who has an open, friendly and contagious smile.  A person who has a real way with words and could convince you that just about anything was absolutely wonderful simply because they believe it is!  I am talking about the genuine type and not the sleazy car salesperson who is trying to be charming just to sell you a car.  Do you even know someone like this?  Are you sure?  You may not be able to know the motives of people, but look deep into my new painting and be “charmed”……be sure…..  

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Mirror Mirror….

29 Tuesday Oct 2013

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I’ve been looking through The Looking Glass again…..actually I’ve been playing around in it for quite some time now.  I had 22 images to share with the World and got them all up yesterday.  Whew!  I am getting ready for the Holiday season and promotion and custom work will be the names of the game for the next 6 weeks.  I will not have much time to create new paintings let alone list them!  So enjoy these NEW pieces until the crazy time ends!

THE LOOKING GLASS SERIES:

http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/1-sharon-cummings.html?tab=artworkgalleries&artworkgalleryid=344305

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Namaste Means Letting Go

08 Tuesday Oct 2013

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abstract, air, alternative medicine, arts, aura, buddha, chakra, divine, divinity, dream, eco, energy, enlightened, enlightenment, fantasy, friendship, gold, green buddha, guardian, heal, healing, healing arts, health, hindu, holistic, india, indian, lotus pose, mantra, meditation, mirror image, modern, mystic, mystical, mythical creatures, namaste, new age, om, orange, organic, reiki, sacred, sanskrit, sharon cummings, solar plexus, spirit, spiritual, splendic, symbol, symbolism, symmetrical, symmetry, tribal, vibration, vibrational, yellow, yoga, zen

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The word Namaste is an ancient Sanskrit greeting meaning, “The Spirit within me salutes the Spirit in you” – a knowing that we are all made from the same One Divine Consciousness.  For me it means “Letting Go”.  Recently I have been struggling with the betrayal of a friend.  Years of trust were lost when they allowed their jealousy and inner bitterness to dominate their thinking.  I have had to overcome a lot of suffering in my lifetime from sexual abuse to the suicide of a parent, so I am no stranger to forgiveness and letting go.  But for some reason this one person and the actions they chose really got to me. In the scheme of things he and our falling out are seemingly insignificant.  But in this morning’s meditation, I have discovered the importance of this life event.  I have been having negative feelings toward him which is not my usual state.  I have wanted him to fail.  I have wanted him to be ashamed of his actions.  These thoughts and feelings do not serve me. So today I have decided that I will start practicing Namaste.  I know this person looks at my blog daily and from now on when I see they have I will be sending them a blessing. A blessing for happiness, health and success in their art career.  I will visualize them doing well and having a beautiful life.  I will affirm that every painting they create will sell and sell well.  I will affirm that they will find within themselves what I have found already.  I will love them in spirit.  Namaste “Craig”…..Namaste…… 

One of today’s new pieces titled “Namaste” can be found here:

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/namaste-divine-art-by-sharon-cummings-sharon-cummings.html

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Also NEW today is “The Great Spirit”….

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-great-spirit-abstract-art-by-sharon-cummings-sharon-cummings.html

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TIME TRAVEL – Where Would You Go?

04 Friday Oct 2013

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Time travel has been an interest in Science Fiction films and books for many years.  Poets have written about it.  Scientists have dreamed of it.  So far, all we can do is go back in our minds to places we have been or seen before.  If you could go back in time, where would you go?  Sometimes I think it would be cool to go back a few hundred years and see how people acted back then.  But then I remember my Holistic Medicine beliefs…my herbs….my meditation and know I would be burned at the stake somewhere.  Honestly if I could go back, I would not go far.  I’d go back to last Summer and say goodbye to my Dad before he passed away.  I’d go back and spend time with Grandparents, Friends and other loved ones who have passed.  For me time travel wouldn’t be all that exciting to an outsider looking in.  Iced tea and biscuits with Granny would be Nirvana…..Digging up worms with my Dad for fishing would be amazing……Where would you go?

See more here:

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/the-time-traveler-surreal-fantasy-art-by-sharon-cummings-sharon-cummings.html

And while you are at it….a little Nirvana:

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http://fineartamerica.com/featured/nirvana-pattern-art-by-sharon-cummings-sharon-cummings.html

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Do You Do Yoga?

03 Thursday Oct 2013

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I first got interested in Yoga about 15 years ago when I was suffering from vertigo as a result of postpartum thyroiditis.  It was pretty bad and the medical community had nothing to offer me other than physical therapy to recover my balance. Rather than spend an hour a week in a clinical setting, I chose yoga.  It was very challenging at first because I fell a lot, but a wonderful teacher at The Treehouse Yogo Studio was patient and kind.  She helped me reposition myself when I faltered. After awhile, I got much better at it.  Then it became second nature as the moves flowed fluidly through my body.  The vertigo no longer had control.  I still practice some of the postures I learned every day.  It is better than any medicine.

In this piece titled “Om – Red Meditation” I see a beautiful princess in the most basic yoga meditation pose.  I also see angels and guardians and a bit of Buddha.  I hope you enjoy her too:

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/om-red-meditation-abstract-art-by-sharon-cummings-sharon-cummings.html

Also today as part of my Looking Glass Series, I offer you “Soul Symphony” which is a piece to revive the senses and make you “feel” the vibration of the Universe.  Enjoy!

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http://fineartamerica.com/featured/soul-symphony-abstract-art-by-sharon-cummings-sharon-cummings.html

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Enlightenment

02 Wednesday Oct 2013

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Webster tell us that enlightenment means the state of having knowledge or understanding : the act of giving someone knowledge or understanding.  For me it means seeing my world for what it really is.  Taking off blinders and realizing where I am nourished and walking away from people and places that do not feed my soul.  it is spiritual satisfaction.  In this abstract art piece titled “Enlightenment” I see a very satisfied soul….an all knowing crow and a beautiful tropical bird.  It makes me feel happy in side.  My Looking Glass series takes original paintings on yopo and fuses them together to form interesting faces, figures and objects.  Look closely and discover new things!

See more here:

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/enlightenment-abstract-art-by-sharon-cummings-sharon-cummings.html

Also a new pattern today titled “Awakening Spirit”….do you see two sides of the brain? Someone pointed that out to me….always finding something NEW in these!

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http://fineartamerica.com/featured/awakening-spirit-pattern-art-by-sharon-cummings-sharon-cummings.html

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Lady Venus’ Abundant Life

01 Tuesday Oct 2013

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Today’s “Looking Glass” offering is “Lady Venus” and “Abundant Life”…..so much to see here.  When I look through this mirror I see a beautiful lady rising above the ocean into the earth….I also see a CAT looking upwards.

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/lady-venus-abstract-art-by-sharon-cummings-sharon-cummings.html

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Life’s patterns are so perfectly depicted in the above piece.  I see growth and renewal.  I also see some very WISE eyes.

http://fineartamerica.com/featured/abundant-life-pattern-art-by-sharon-cummigns-sharon-cummings.html

What do you see in these?  Please share!

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Coloring the world with abstract art & photography. Interests include pets, animals, dogs, cats, spiritual life, yoga, people, health, fitness, music, coffee, food, wine, and a whole lot more!

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