20 Saturday Sep 2014
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14 Sunday Sep 2014
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“Higher Love”
New Art
Mixed Media Acrylic on Fabric Fused Digitally
Sharon Cummings
2014
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07 Sunday Sep 2014
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abstract, air, alternative medicine, art, aura, blue, canvas, celestial, coral, divine, divinity, eco, energy, fractal, gold, heal, health, kaleidoscope, mirror, mirror image, modern, mystic, mystical, new age, painting, pattern, patterns, primary colors, prints, red, sacred, shakti, sharon cummings, spirit, spiritual, symbol, symbolism, symmetrical, symmetry, tribal, unique, vibration, vibrational, wall art, wall decor, wicca
“Color Wheels”
New Artwork – Mixed Media Painting
Sharon Cummings
2014
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20 Tuesday May 2014
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abstract, abundance, air, alternative medicine, aqua, arts, aura, blue, brown, canvas, celestial, cerulean blue, coral, divine, divinity, eco, energy, fractal, grace, green, heal, healing, healing arts, health, holistic, indian, kaleidoscope, meditation, mirror, mirror image, modern, Music, mystic, mystical, native american, new age, om, organic, painting, pattern, patterns, positive, prints, sacred, saving grace, shakti, sharon cummings, spirit, spiritual, symbol, symbolic, symbolism, symmetrical, symmetry, tribal, unique, vibration, vibrational, wall art, wicca, yoga, zen
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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09 Thursday Jan 2014
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abstract, abundance, air, alternative medicine, aura, brown, burgundy, burnt orange, canvas, celestial, coral, divine, eco, energy, fractal, garnet, heal, healing, healing arts, health, holistic, honesty, indian, kaleidoscope, meditation, mirror, mirror image, modern, Music, mustard, mystic, mystical, native american, new age, om, organic, painting, pattern, patterns, positive, prints, rusty, sacred, shakti, sharon cummings, spirit, spiritual, symbol, symbolic, symbolism, symmetrical, symmetry, tribal, truth, unique, vibration, vibrational, wall art, wicca, yoga, zen
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/honesty-visionary-art-by-sharon-cummings-sharon-cummings.html
Ask most people if they are honest and they will say “yes” with absolute conviction. We as a people like to think that we have integrity and morals. In the larger picture, that may be true. After all the majority of the population obey the rules and stay out of jail. We work hard and raise our children to be upstanding citizens. We pay our taxes. We live an honorable life.
But the truth is (pun intended) that we tell “little” lies all of the time. We convince our little ones that there is this person called Santa Claus. We tell our friends we have other plans when we just do not feel like going out to dinner with them. We call in sick to work when what we really want is a day off. And we tell our mate we had a salad for lunch when we really had a cheeseburger in order to avoid conflict. And one of the biggest lies we all tell is that we are “fine” when someone asks how we are doing when we really feel horrible. In fact, we are a lying culture because it is much more acceptable to be polite than sincere.
Where am I going with all of this? I honestly do not know, except to explore just how complex our ethics really are. We are taught that lying is wrong, but we are also taught that you shouldn’t hurt people. The truth hurts sometimes….so we avoid it. Because the lesser of two evils is to spare someone’s feelings. Or is it to spare our own? Conflict avoidance seems to be one of the biggest triggers for dishonesty.
In my own life, I try to avoid doing things that I would need to lie about to the people I love. My child was also never subjected to the “stork” and Santa Claus was “The Christmas Spirit”. But am I 100% honest?
My newest piece above titled “Honesty” is. 🙂
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
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…..
29 Tuesday Oct 2013
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abstract, air, alternative medicine, arts, aura, blue, celestial, chakra, chakras, coral, crow, divine, divinity, dream, dreamscape, eco, energy, enlightened, enlightenment, fantasy, figurative, gold, guardian, healing, healing arts, health, holistic, indian, kaleidoscope, live, meditation, mirror image, modern, mystic, mystical, mythical creatures, new age, orange, sacred, science fiction, shakti, sharon cummings, spirit, spiritual, symbol, symbolism, symmetrical, symmetry, tampa, tampa artist, third eye, tribal, vibration, vibrational, wicca, yellow, yoga, zen
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:
23 Wednesday Oct 2013
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art, aura, blue mandala, blue violet, canvas, chakra, chakras, chant, circle, circle fetish, circles, crown, crown chakra, divine, divinity, energy, fetish, fractal, fractals, healing, hindi, hindu, hot pink, india, indian, iris, kaleidoscope, lavender, mandala, mandalas, mantra, meditation, namaste, new age, om, paintings, pattern, patterns, prints, purple, purple chakra, purple mandala, reiki, sacred, sacred mandala, sacred mandalas, sanskrit, shakti, sharon cummings, soul, spiritual, symmetrical, symmetry, third eye, vibration, vibrational, violet, wisdom, wise
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/sacred-crown-mandala-art-by-sharon-cummings-sharon-cummings.html
I’ve always had a thing for circles. Every since I can remember, I would collect round pretty things. I would constantly draw them. I would intersect, separate or make a mosaic. And as a career artists much of my work features circles and spirals. To me they symbolize the continuity of all that the Universe entails. Everything is connected and returns to the starting point. For some reason lately, I have been seeing these beautiful mandalas everywhere. It’s as if they were calling to me to create some. I found some youtube videos showing how to make them with Photoshop but my brain just tuned out, but I did grab a few things from them….enough to figure it out myself by experimenting. Here are my first mandalas…..I was surprised by their striking beauty. I hope you like them too!
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/heart-aura-mandala-art-by-sharon-cummings-sharon-cummings.html
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/sacred-voice-mandala-art-by-sharon-cummings-sharon-cummings.html
You can learn more about these sacred symbols here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandala
22 Tuesday Oct 2013
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abstract, abundance, art, aura, bright yellow, chakra, contemporary, deep yellow, fractal, gift, gold, golden, gray, gray and yellow, indian yellow, kaleidoscope, mirror, mirror image, modern, muted yellow, ochre, om, orange, pattern, patterns, red, root chakra, sharon cummings, soft yellow, solar plexus, soul, souls, star, stars, symbolic, symmetrical, symmetry, unique, yellow, yellow ochre, yoga
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/soul-star-abstract-art-by-sharon-cummings-sharon-cummings.html
I am back to The Looking Glass today….gazing in to see what I can see. This piece titled “Soul Star” has a simple soothing feel to me. I see a soul opening up…..a new star…..What do you see?
I am working hard this week getting ready for some much needed time off from work. 🙂 Thank you to all of my followers and fans for your continued support!
18 Friday Oct 2013
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abstract, Artist, blue, brown, bugs, butterflies, butterfly, canvas, chakra, change, changing, earth tone, earthy, enlightened, enlightenment, eye, heal, healing, health, image, insects, kaleidoscope, life stages, menopause, mental clarity, metamorphosis, middle aged, mirror, mirror image, molting, moth, moths, mythical creatures, new age, peace, peri-menopause, positive affirmations, positive attitude, rebirth, reiki, renewal, sharon cummings, soul, symmetrical, symmetry, textured, textures, the, the third eye, the third eye chakra, third, third eye, third eye chakra, wall art, wall decor, wing, wings, women, yoga
I’ve got a birthday next month and I will be turning 45. I’m not old, but I am also no longer young. I am in the middle….middle aged as they say. I knew my body would start changing in my 40’s but what I never expected was for my attitudes to change dramatically. My mental state is undergoing the most transformation. Things that used to drive me crazy, no longer do. I am calm and at peace in so many situations now that used to get me totally worked up. I am patient with my daughter. I appreciate my husband a whole lot more. I am just more clear on what’s important in life. I woke up this morning realizing that for 45 years ALL of my needs have always been met. Sometimes that meant peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and a game of Go Fish for a date. Sometimes it meant The Ritz. And there were times when I had to wait long periods of time to get some things I needed. I’ve had to work hard for sure and at times have enjoyed luxuries that as a kid I could only dream of. And also times where I had to sell everything I could to get groceries. My life has always given me everything to sustain me….in the good times and the bad. Right now one of the biggest changes I am feeling is with my art. I no longer see it as just a means to an end. Income. Don’t get me wrong, I like making enough to support myself and help my family, but I am feeling the joy in creating more and the satisfaction of making people happy. I am here to bring joy to other’s hearts. As history has proven, my needs will always be met, so I do not have to worry all of the time about making a “sale”. Here is to change!
