02 Sunday Aug 2020
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It goes way back. The Bible echoes the gurus of today….Keep your thoughts on what is good in life…
02 Wednesday Mar 2016
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Your brain is telling you….It’s hump day again! And I’ve got an intelligent deal for you. You can get an 8×9 print of my “Just Think” artwork for under 25.00 neuron$. And that includes S/H!! It’s just SMART. 🙂
31 Wednesday Dec 2014
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2015, art, happy new year, hope, hopeful, new year, positive affirmations, positive attitude, positive energy, positive thinking
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I am wishing all of my family, friends and fans a very Happy New Year!! The quote below sums it all up for me. Leaving it all behind. Good bye 2014!!
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28 Sunday Dec 2014
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“Paths”
Acrylic on Canvas Digitally Remastered
Blue Abstract Art
Sharon Cummings
2005
I feel like I am finally on the right path for my life. It’s not that the roads I’ve taken before have been wrong for me. There were lessons to learn and things to experience to get me where I am today. The difference now is in how I “feel”. I feel more certain and comfortable in my steps. It’s finally a beautiful journey…
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20 Saturday Dec 2014
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“Just Think”
New Mixed Media Art Painting/Collage
Sharon Cummings
2014
Just thinking of the possibilities for 2015 has me totally pumped! But for now it is time for a break on the beach!
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30 Sunday Nov 2014
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beautiful, beauty, heart, heart art, heart paintings, heart print, hope, love, positive affirmations, positive attitude, positive energy, positive people, positive thinking, self love
“You Are Beautiful”
Mixed Media Painting/Collage
Uplifting Encouraging Art
Sharon Cummings
2014
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Today’s positive affirmation…
20 Wednesday Aug 2014
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abstract art, art, art career, art school, Artist, artists portfolio, before Photoshop, career, colored pencils, dealing with criticism, dealing with haters, dealing with nasty people, drawings, friends, hand drawn art, happiness, ink, joy, making art, markers, old school, overcoming, pen, pen & ink drawings, pen and ink, portfolio, positive thinking, positivity, realism, realistic art, sharing, sharon cummings, vulnerability
When I decided to open up my 25 year old portfolios to the World, there was a sense of vulnerability that came with it. I’ve been a professional artist for around 12 years now, so that leaves 13 years unaccounted for. During that time, I worked on a Phd. in Holistic Nutrition and I was a personal trainer/nutritional consultant. That is a long story, but here I am today making a living doing what I have always loved!
While I have greatly appreciated all of the positive feedback I have gotten from my fans, friends and collectors, it is a comment from a stranger that sticks out the most. This person said that my pen and ink work is fake and Photoshop artistry. This person meant to be mean and nasty, but what I realize now is that it is the BEST compliment I have ever received on my art in my entire life! 25 years ago there was no Photoshop. In fact there was no computer artistry at all available to me. Everything was done by hand. Knowing that my work was as good then as Photoshop is today makes me feel more confident about sharing this older work with all of you. 🙂
While I could have taken the comment to heart in the way it was intended and closed up my portfolios for good, I’ve decided that this person will be a catalyst for me to share even more of myself. So a big THANK YOU goes out to “Sylvia” for her negative comments. You could have not have paid me a bigger compliment!
It’s old and frayed and the zipper is broken.
The one on the left contains originals and the one on the right are copies meant to show perspective employers.
Airbrushing, pen and ink, drawing and marker work are all represented here.
Billboard and magazine mock ups.
Markers were one of my favorite mediums to work with. I loved the colors and detail I could get with them!
More pen and ink on cardboard with some watercolor work too.
I even did some screen printing work as seen on the left. Pastels and markers are represented here.
More marker work and the strawberries are colored pencil.
And just for fun a few from childhood. The dates say middle school.
***I’ve left these images FULL-SIZED. Straight from my camera without any computer manipulation. Quick shots early this morning before the sun was up. So click on them and have a look. And PLEASE when I list them…..Tell me they look as good as Photoshop! 😉
18 Wednesday Dec 2013
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http://fineartamerica.com/featured/point-of-power-sharon-cummings.html
The point of power is always in the present moment. This tenant is something I try to live by. As a self representing artist there really is no other way to live….for my sanity. I cannot focus on sales in the past or sales in the future. I can only look at where I am right now…can I afford my mortgage? Yes Can I afford to eat? Yes Can I create new work with this mind and body? Yes It is much more satisfying to look at all of the “yes” answers than to ruminate on the “nos”. Art is a passion and it cannot be reduced to a marketing and sales pitch. A true artist has an irresistible urge to create. Einstein knew this and so do I. Each day is filled with endless possibilities to which my soul always says yes! Sometimes I paint a beautiful painting, sometimes I design work on my computer and sometimes a day might revolve around a new and exotic recipe I will “tweak”. The business of art can be heartbreaking. It can take you to the highest of highs with that amazing sale or take you to the lowest of lows when you go weeks or for some even months without a sale. I do not have time to be discouraged as I am too busy working on new things. What will it be today?
Please enjoy my piece “Point Of Power”…..you can learn more here:
Abstract Art by Sharon Cummings 