Wandering H.E.A.R.T…

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Children, empty nest, empty nester, happy mother's day, kids, love, mom, mommies, moms, mother, mother's love, mothering, mothers

“Wandering Heart”

New Art – Mixed Media Typography

A Mother’s Love

Sharon Cummings

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This has never been more true than it is for me now.  As my daughter explores the world on her own, living away from the nest, I find my heart lurking in the shadows.  It is amazing how much more a text means!  Or when she “stops by”. 🙂  Here’s to all of the moms whose babies have spread their wings!

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Baby Love!

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babies, baby, baby shower gift, Children, custom baby art, Family, footprints, keepsake, kids, love, mom, mother, mothers, new parents, nursery art

I’ve always loved baby feet and now I’ve combined my color fusion heart with adorable infant footprints.  So cute!  And this piece can be fully customized just for you and your little bundle of joy.  I can add name, birthday, size/weight, etc.  You can send me a jpg file of your own baby’s feet and I will create a one of a kind keepsake just for you.  Perfect for all parents, moms and dads.  Great gift idea for the mom to be too!  A unique baby shower gift.  Also would make a beautiful memorial for those that have lost.  Please contact me for more information.

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I Scream…You Scream…We All Scream For Ice Cream!!

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babies, baby, ice cream, kids, kids room, little girl, nursery, nursery art, stick figure, stick figures, strawberry ice cream, summer, summer art

Summer is coming to an end, but that Summer feeling can last a lot longer when you have art to remind you. 🙂

Child’s P.L.A.Y…

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Artist, child's play, childhood art, childish art, frida kahlo, frida kahlo de rivera, fun, fun art, inner child, kid's art, kids, women

There are times in my very adult world of career, parenting and home ownership when I just have to let loose. A time to get in touch with my inner child and see that she gets adequate play time.  Painting commission work and new pieces is quite rewarding, but there is still a “work” element to it.  Listing and marketing my art is definitely a full-time job!  But there is silliness when I allow it.  Letting go!  It’s like being a kid again with big smiles and jumbo crayons.  Yes, I still finger paint too!  Whether you are an artist or not, it is good to go back in time for awhile…..When was the last time you played marbles?

See more of my inner child work here:

http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/1-sharon-cummings.html?tab=artworkgalleries&artworkgalleryid=258335

Wandering H.E.A.R.T…

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Children, empty nest, empty nester, happy mother's day, kids, love, mom, mommies, moms, mother, mother's love, mothering, mothers

“Wandering Heart”

New Art – Mixed Media Typography

A Mother’s Love

Sharon Cummings

2015

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This has never been more true than it is for me now.  As my daughter explores the world on her own, living away from the nest, I find my heart lurking in the shadows.  It is amazing how much more a text means!  Or when she “stops by”. 🙂  Here’s to all of the moms whose babies have spread their wings!

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B.E.S.T. Friends…

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art, best friends, bff, child, childhood memories, Children, friends, friendship, kid, kids, memories, paintings

“Best Friends”

Watercolor on Paper

Sharon Cummings

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I still have some images that I scanned from my old portfolio to share.  This is a pretty emotional piece for me.  What are they saying?  Or are they speaking without any words at all?

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Back To The F.U.T.U.R.E….Again

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art, art for sale, Artist, babies, baby, beach, beach house, big, biology, buy art, canvas, canvas art, canvas prints, Children, colorful, colorful turtle, Fine Art, framed art, framed prints, herpetology, huge, kids, large, nursery, ocean, painted turtles, paintings, primary colors, prints, ready to hang, reptile, reptiles, sea, sea turtle, seaturtle, sharon cummings, tropical, tropical decor, turtle, turtle art, turtle paintings, turtles, wall decor, wall hangings

“Colorful Sea Turtle”

New Art Mixed Media

Sharon Cummings

2014

I decided to give my 25 year old turtle drawing some real color.  There is nothing wrong with trying to mimic nature in art, but I always find it a little boring.  There is no cure for this color junkie. 😉  While I will use the following:  graciously donated photos, public domain work or vintage images from time to time, I much prefer to work with my own photography and graphics.  This little guy posed a real challenge to recreate him in my new “Color Fusion” series, but I think he can swim away now into the colorful sea!

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Free S.P.I.R.I.T…

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10 speed, babies, baby, beach, beach cruiser, bicycle, bicycles, bicycling, bicyclist, bike, bike wheels, bikes, biking, child, Children, colorful, Colorful Art, colorful bike, cruiser, cute, cycle, cycling, cyclist, de, france, free spirit, fun, handle bars, happy, hobby, kid, kids, leisure, mountain bike, mountain biking, nostalgia, nursery, outdoors, play, playing, primary colors, rainbow, rainbow art, road, sharon cummings, spokes, sports, tour, tour de france, toy, Toys, trails

“Free Spirit”

New Art Mixed Media Painting on Fabric Fused Digitally.

Sharon Cummings

2014

I’ve always been a bit of a free spirit since the time I could walk, but today I am not talking about that personality trait.  When I was a little girl, I loved riding my bike. Being the younger of two girls, I always got the “hand me downs” from my sister.  So it was her old beat up economy cycle that I learned to ride on.

My older brother had a beautiful bike.  It was sleek and colorful and oh so enviable.  It was way too big for me and every time I tried to sit on it, that painful bar would get me right between the legs!  His was a “Free Spirit”.  It was red, white and blue.  I wanted one so badly.  Every Christmas it was all I would ask for.  One season went by and I got a play stove set and the next I got some barbies.  I just wasn’t into all of that girly stuff, but was thankful for the gifts anyway.

Then the day came!  It was the Christmas of my 7th year.  My parents had wrapped a few small gifts for me and placed them under the tree.  There was no huge wrapped gift, so I assumed that the bike wouldn’t come yet again.  We all opened our gifts and everyone was happy….well mostly happy.  I am sure I looked more than a little disappointed. Then my Mom and Dad started laughing and asked me what was wrong. I shrugged. My Dad then left for a few minutes and came wheeling in my new bike….oh boy!   She was a beauty.  I jumped on that long bright yellow banana seat and I rarely got off it!

Here is a picture of the bike I loved so much.  Time for a ride down memory lane!

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Still D.R.E.A.M.I.N.G.?

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alone, alone time, belief, believe, believing, christian, colorful landscape, colorful tree, dream, dreamer, dreaming, encouragement, encouraging, fairy, fairy tales, fairytale, fairytales, faith, feelings, girl, hope, hopeful, inspiration, inspirational, joy, joyful, joyous, kids, kids room, landscape, life, little girl, moon, night, rooms, self reflection, sharon cummings, solitude, soul, spiritual, spirituality, swing, thinking, thoughtful, tire swing, tree, uplifting, women, wondering

“The Dreaming Tree”

Mixed Media Art

Sharon Cummings

2014

I’ve always had a special place to go to dream.  For most of my life, it’s been a special tree.  Everywhere I’ve lived, I had to find one.  I would either climb up into it’s branches or swing from a rope/tire.  Now, I just sit under it’s cooling shade and let myself go….

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G.O.O.D. Memories…

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“Colorful Seahorse”

Mixed Media Art

Sharon Cummings

2014

I know today is all about 911 and that most people will be talking about that horrific event in American History.  It is burned into my memory mainly because I had a little girl in kindergarten at the time and I can recall vividly rushing to her school with all of the other panicked moms.  Hugging my Muslim friends who had removed their Hijabs out of fear of attack.  It was indeed awful.  Explaining that to a child was beyond comprehension.

So today I take you back to my kindergarten year and good memories that I hope will make you smile on this day.  I grew up the first half of my childhood on Siesta Key, FL.  We did not have an ocean view as we were not wealthy, but a very modest home on one of the side streets.  Right next door was a fish market that would smoke mullet all day.  When bored, I would wander over there and if I smiled cutely, they’d give me a sample of their fish.  It was so yummy.  But what I remember most is that they had this vertical fish tank in the corner of their store.  It was filled with tropical fish and mainly seahorses.  I was so intrigued by how they swam with such small fins.  I would watch them for hours.  One day I noticed one of the very “fat” seahorses was making jerking motions and much to my delight he was having babies!!  I squealed with so much joy that all of the customers rushed over to look in the tank with me.

I remember the proprietor asking me if I wanted a little tank of my own with some of their seahorses to care for.  I did, but then I thought about it and decided i didn’t.  It was much more satisfying to sit and watch the fish over there and besides, I wouldn’t get free seafood goodies at home. 😉

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