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" i'm-perfection perfection" Art by Christina Miles

Chrissy

2020, Imperfection Perfection ·

Healing with Creativity Retreat

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This is going to be a such a wonderful healing experience you may not want to miss out on.  There are 2 days you can sign up for the free event and have full access to the view and be creative along with the amazing group of creatives.  I have been asked to participate in this event and am blessed that I was able to join.  My project is very expressive and very simple to paint.  You just need a handful of goodies and you are good to go~

My project is called ” Going In Circles”.  I chose this title because sometimes that is how I feel my life has been lately.  We are all in a mixed up world right now and sometimes we need to get out of that state of mind.  This was my way of doing that and I hope you will find it helpful for you too!  

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Going In Circles
Going in Circles
Going In Circles

2020, Imperfection Perfection ·

Perspicuity

Perspicuity

You wonder why this title for this painting??? and what does it mean???  I absolutely love to look up words on thesaurus.com.  Its the perfect place to look for alternate words that mean the same thing or have similar meanings.  Perspicuity means ~

SYNONYMS FOR PERSPICUITY

1 clarity, plainness, intelligibility.
2 transparency. Perspicuity, perspicacity are both derived from a Latin word meaning “to see through.” Perspicacity refers to the power of seeing clearly, to clearness of insight or judgment: a person of acute perspicacity; the perspicacity of his judgment. Perspicuity refers to something that can be seen through, i.e., to lucidity, clearness of style or exposition, freedom from obscurity: the perspicuity of her argument.”
 
With this painting, it has layers, all which are clearly seen!  Perspicuity is a powerful word and I feel this painting needed a powerful title to show all its layers.  I hope you enjoy the video as it shows you the basics of its creation.  Below are the final images of the piece.
 
I would love to get your feedback on this piece.. Please leave a comment below..
 
PS. This video is the background painting only, not all of what I used to complete the project.
 
Enjoy!
Chrissy

Items used to create this project

Paints: mixed brands

  • Black
  • White
  • Teal
  • Metallic green
  • Golden Fluid – Nikle Azo Gold
  • Cordless airbrush – my new favorite tool – https://amzn.to/398ekQ4 12×12 canvas gallery wrapped
  • water bottle
perspecuity 1
perspecuity 7
perspecuity 6
perspecuity 5
perspecuity 4
perspecuity 3
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transparency I see 

through the layers of love

my heart is content

mixed media painting
Perspicuity by Christina Miles 2020

2020, Imperfection Perfection ·

What Are Wabi_Sabi & Enso?

What are Wabi_Sabi & Enso?

I have been fascinated with the Wabi-Sabi belief and way of life.  It is an ancient japanese art of imperfection with creative thought, peace, and acceptance. It is an understanding and way of life in Japan. There are no discussions about it unless one is asked.   Wiki has a great description of what it means.  I think I have always felt this way and my art shows it in so many ways.  Even my photographs I have take years ago when I was a teen, you can see that I have this thing about old ugly stuff that is really super cool!

When doing the hunt for some wabi sabi images, I also found there is a symbol and I just love the simplicity of it.  So I created it my way which you see below.

Here is a blurp from Daly Cup Of Yoga

“According to Audrey Yoshiko Seo, author of Ensō: Zen Circles of Enlightenment, “Zen circles, ensō, are symbols of teaching, reality, enlightenment, and a myriad of things in between. Seemingly perfect in their continuity, balance, and sense of completeness, and yet often irregular in execution, ensō are at once the most fundamentally simple and the most complex shape. They seem to leave little room for variation, and yet in the hands of Zen masters, the varieties of personal expression are endless. Ensō evoke power, dynamism, charm, humor, drama, and stillness.”

created by Christina Miles (c) 2020 wingsnscales.com

ENSO – It’s a little funny because I actually just finished a beautiful painting and what little did I know that I make ENSO rings all over it!  I was wondering what I was going to name it…LOL

Here is an excerpt from Wiki that explains more about Enso

“The ensō symbolizes absolute enlightenment, strength, elegance, the universe, and mu (the void). It is characterised by a minimalism born of Japanese aesthetics.

Drawing ensō is a disciplined-creative practice of Japanese ink painting—sumi-e (墨絵, “ink painting”). The tools and mechanics of drawing the ensō are the same as those used in traditional Japanese calligraphy: One uses a brush (筆, fude) to apply ink to washi (a thin Japanese paper).

Usually, a person draws the ensō in one fluid, expressive stroke. When drawn according to the sōsho (草書) style of Japanese calligraphy, the brushstroke is especially swift. Once the ensō is drawn, one does not change it. It evidences the character of its creator and the context of its creation in a brief, continuous period of time. Drawing ensō is a spiritual practice that one might perform as often as once per day.[1]”

see my Enso painting!! I had no idea!
Garden of Wabi Sabi photo of painting

Back to Wabi Sabi, here is one of my newest classes which only took me about 6 months to put together… Yes, sometimes it seem like life is not in your favor..LOL  But it is finally up and running.  Take a peek at the class and see what you think!

i’m-perfection perfection

Chrissy

“happiness today, life is full, peace in your heart forever”

2020 ·

Drifting (Together)

Drifting (Together)

hands covered in paint animation

After I painted this awesome painting… I thought it would be fun to take pictures of my hands… you know you have seen pictures on Instagram like this and its kind of fun right????  I did this once before, but this time I had hubby take pictures for me…  Today, she shows me this animation that my old ipad had done automatically and I thought…dang..thats cute!  So I did a tiny bit of photo-shopping…  just cropped the image and changed the speed up a tad…and viola!   It was a bit challenging for hubby to take the pics since my hair was in the way…silly boy also took a photo of the back of my head..  I am not sharing that photo…not that it looks bad or anything..it was just silly!

blues and gold acrylic painting on 12x12 canvas
Drifiting by Christina Miles

This is the final painting.  I mixed my own blue, added black gold white and champagne colored paints.  Lots of paint, drizzled, sprayed and scraped.  The final addition was the foiling on the top…so pretty in person.  The papers I created above, were scanned and enhanced in Photoshop.  I tried my best in the final image …t get the colors the most accurate to the actual painting. 

I have 2 monitors, so when I work with Photoshop, I get 2 different looks because one monitor is a warmer color and the other monitor I think is more true (this is the one I work on the most), but its so hard to tell…   So I do hope what you see is what I see.  The more vibrant colors, the richness of the gold, the deep blue…  Even with the warmer colored monitor, I think they colors are nice, just not as bright and rich… Next time I decide to by a monitor, I will make sure to get 2 of the same brands…LOL… 

 

These are what I have: Quick Comparison

Acer – its maybe 2 years old, possibly 3.not as white, its the warmer colored screen…the color adjustments are limited, you can not adjust the hue, just brightness, so I can not change it to match the other monitor

Samsung – its about 1 year old, possibly 2. this one has a curved screen and the colors are beautiful. Its a little harder to find the monitor adjustment, but once you know where its at…its fairly easy to work with..

Ok, that’s it for now my friends…

Hope you are having a fun and playful day…  Its actually raining right now where I live…2 days ago it was 103 degrees and the day before that it was 107..weird weather!!! 

Stay safe!!!

2019 ·

Art Bundle #4 Giveaway is Back

Art Bundle #4 Giveaway is Back
Hey there my friends!

Did you miss out on Art Bundle for Good #4 last November? Here is another chance to win all 96+ art courses and resources.  Well, its back!  So many awesome artists in this bundle of love are sharing how they create their art!  Many of us are struggling right now and this is a great way to get some of your frustrations out by creating your way through it!  You can pick which project of 98 choices as to what suits your needs.  I  hope you are able to get a little creative adventure and inspiration from this bundle to be a part of your life.

Three (3) lucky winners

Will have a chance to win the entire Art Bundle for Good #4 including $4000 worth of art-related courses, workbooks and other great resources. It doesn’t cost anything to enter, so don’t miss out. The Art Bundle Giveaway only lasts for 7 days, starting today! The more you share, the more chances you have to win.

SEE ALL THE RESOURCES INCLUDED HERE Art Bundle #4 is Coming Back for 3 Days! Art Bundle of Good #4 is coming back on May 9th for three days only. This is the last time this bundle of art courses will be available, ever. There are over 65 artists contributing this year! We know that there is a lot of turmoil in the world now, maybe art and creativity can help you get through this? The best part is that 25% of the profits are going to support Courageous Kitchen, a Bangkok based charity helping refugees. Visit the website to enter the Art Giveaway. Three lucky people will win the entire bundle of art resources! The Art Bundle this year has 98 digital art resources by more than 65 different art instructors and companies. Take your creativity to a new level.There is enough in this bundle to keep you creating everyday for the next year, so much fun for such a great deal. May you have peace, love and happiness in all your creations! Chrissy P.S. The Art Bundle is backed by a 30-Day Money Back Guarantee. Try out the courses for a couple of weeks. If you are not happy, John, from the Art Bundle for Good, will refund your money.

Below are images from the Flamingo Moon Dancer Class!  Super fun project!!!
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2020 ·

Our Souls Need A Little Ray of Sunshine

With all the craziness happening in our lives right now, we all share the same aching souls. Many of us are at home, hopefully not watching the news as it will only make us ache even more!

I thought it would be a great time to add new content to our newsletter and fill it up for you with nothing but love and a ray of sunshine!  Yup…we all need an extra hug, a prayer, some good food, and lots of inspiration to keep us in a good frame of mind.  

First…  ****** HUGS****** to everybody!!!
Second – I love Gaelic Blessings, this is for All Of You!

Blessings for the home
May you always have walls for the winds,a roof for the rain,tea beside the fire,laughter to cheer you,

those you love near you,

and all your heart might desire.

May joy and peace surround you,

Contentment latch your door,

And happiness be with you now,

And bless you evermore.

Bless you and yours

As well as the cottage you live in.

May the roof overhead be well thatched

And those inside be well matched.

May your neighbors respect you,

Trouble neglect you,

The angels protect you,

And heaven accept you.

I fed my soul today with watercolor. I had one idea of what I wanted to do, scratched that, then thought that it would be fun and relaxing to finally paint this awesome canoe of a photo that Brenny took and shared with me. We collaborated as to what the end result would be and she put together this amazing poem as she always does.  She has magical words that flow from her mind and creates a mental image about the painting and takes you to another place!  So here is how I went about creating this painting.

First off, I am a computer geek…I have photoshop, but I also have a ton of plugins that go along with it, one brand in particular is called Topaz.  Now, Topaz had a variety of plugins that enhance your images.  Many of my photos are enhanced using these plug ins. Once I got the idea of the canoe, I knew I needed to use Topaz Styles plug in because you can change the colors to anything you want.  You have mood type styles such as fashion, architecture, landscape, and others that you can play with.  I made 6 different varieties and picked my favorite to go by. 

I didnt make a video, but I do want to put one together and put it in the classroom.  But for now, you can keep this copy of the finished print as a special THANK YOU for being our friends. To download, right click, save as…and the rest is up to you 🙂

Sweet Breeze Watercolor Paintig

Here is a video I cant stop watching!  Its uplifting, a little funny, and takes ones mind off of life for nearly 5 minutes. The music says it all, just close your eyes and listen.  But if you want to keep them open I totally get that!  LOL  I love their music and can listen to them all day!  Enjoy

NEW FREEBIE!!!! 

Yes, I finally got some time to whip up a fun video for you today.  It may sound simple, but the reality is…it aint all that easy!..LOL  What takes up the most time is editing the dang video.  The reason why I edit my videos, which Im sure every artist does, is to remove the bloopers..I have many, and to fast forward on areas that can become quite boring..who wants to watch a person paint lines for 5 minutes???  NOT ME!! so I speed those kind of things up…anyway…to the fun part…

This video is part of a new series I’m working on..yup!  I love to mix colors.  In the past, when I bought cheaper paints…I would get all the colors I could find…then I’ve learned that I dont use all those colors…and they get old..and dry out..and next thing I know..5 years later I have this lovely drawer full of nasty wasted paints..  NO MORE!!! 

I have learned my lesson and trust me…by the time you buy 30 different colors of cheaper paint, you can have 10 to 15 tubes of professional paint.. you use less paint because of the pigments being stronger, and you can mix your own colors…less waste..unless you mix too much..hehehe…Soo..that is my spill on paints!!! 

Now, go check out the video…let me know what you think…share your ideas!  Im all eyes…  🙂

Playing With Paints
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