Art That Grabs ME

Yummy, yummy art.  What do you think?
All art by Marti Somers



Reservoir Love, oil and mixed media on wood panel, 40x40


Marti Somers: Crossings, Mixed Media on Panel

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Marti Somers: Chopsticks, Mixed Media on Panel

Learning that I Have an Abundance of Time

Taking deep breaths as I reprogram myself to trust that I have enough time.  Here of some reminders of all the beautiful things I have had time for.  

Picking wild food with Veda.  We have been gathering nettles, and this picture show the magical wild violets we found.  We eat them in salads, and they smell heavenly.

I have had time to create some new breakfasts.  This is my latest protein hit.  I blender up and apple and some raw almond butter, sprinkle it with hemp seeds, and raw sprouted buckwheat granola.  Thats something to get out of bed for.

Moved some art around.  I wuv my painting of Red Block and Licorish the guinea pigs.  I have a strange connection to guinea pigs.  At times  I dream about them often.  I saved both these guinea pigs from raccoons, so maybe they are communicating with me.

And I finally finished these three paintings.  This is a poor photo but i was so happy to get them done, I couldn't wait to celebrate.   I am excited to change things around a bit with the next paintings I am planning, it will still be flowers and leaves, but some new colors are coming.

Group Show at View Art Gallery Opens Tonight

These two little paintings will be for sale tonight at View Gallery.  The gallery is doing a small works show and these fit the bill at 3"x3".  Check out my Etsy shop to get them as prints.

Red Lady Dreaming

Working away at getting some of my paintings made into prints.  Here is another new print availabel inmy etsy shop.  This is a large piece 3"x 4".  I was looking at Grace Hartigans work when I did this.  She painted large in oils, with lots of drips and washes.  Here is an eample below, such rich colors!

Chicken Girl Original Painting and Print

New painting and print available now in my etsy shop.  Bock, Bock!

Camping

When I was little my family spent the summers boating and camping on the small islands off Southern Vancouver Island. Now that I have my own kids, I appreciate to a different degree the effort my parents put in to taking 4 kids off camping for days on end. My favorite place we often boated and camped at was Sidney Spit Island. These paintings are based on those trips.

Summer Paintings

With this wonderful warm weather we are having on the West Coast I thought I would post some paintings featuring beaches, ocean, water.... These paintings are available as prints on my etsy shop. Hope your getting outside and into some H2O were ever you are.

Dreamy Painting

Still enjoying my new printer.  Having fun seeing the amazing prints its making.  And loving this great sunny weather too!

Tiny Paintings

I worked on some smalll 3"X4" paintings yesterday.  I am in a phase of not  knowing what I am doing or where I am going with my paintings.  This  place of not knowing is a familiar state for me with my art practice. Being a controlling person I find it uncomfortable to not 'know'.  Perhaps its time to read a page or two of Julia Camerons book, the 'Sound of Paper'  each time I go into my studio.  I find she really understands the ups and downs of living life as an artsit, and she is good at gently guiding one along the creative path.

Artist's, submit your work to 'Artist day'

Here is the painting I posted about awhile back. It now has color and it is in my esty shop. She is a 'Summer Fairy', and ready to enchant!
Artists, check out www.artistday.com, I came across it in Elsa Mora's delicious blog. You can submit your work and you may get featured on their site. I am submitting my 'Girl with Cat' painting.

New Camera and New Painting on Etsy plus a Bonus Rambling on Insomnia

I am very happy with my new camera. It's a Canon Power Shot SX110 IS, and its awesome. So now I can fulfill my dream of creating beautiful pictures for my blog. I have lots of ideas cooking. Today I took some shots of some older paintings that I have not documented. I have one posted on Etsy. I will get more posted over the week.

In other news....I am hopefully I am coming out of an intense bout of insomnia. This is something I have struggled with for years. I like following the principles of the law of attraction in the flavor of Ester and Jerry Hicks, so I don't want to whine too much about the effects of insomnia. Here is a great down streaming list documenting all I have accomplished while living with insomnia:

1. Completed my estheticians training at the Aveda Institute with my buddy insomnia.

2. Completed 2 years of full time classes at the Victoria College of Art with insomnia in tow.

3. Completed and received my BFA with the help of insomnia.

4. Made my own website while insomnia visited.

5. Ended a long term relationship and moved my two kids and me to a new home single handily with the great insomnia.

6. Began a committed relationship with my sweet heart Al with plenty of insomnia dancing all around me.

Hooray for insomnia and all we have been through together. You have been an interesting companion, and now you are free to move on.

Paintings around the house

I hurt my neck two weeks ago doing a summersault first thing in the morning......don't ask

( hint: very bouncy, boisterous boyfriend). I must crane my neck out when I paint because since I started painting again, my neck is aching. I have a massage/accupunture treatment scheduled for Monday, with the wonderful and only one block way, Rachele (email for contact info if you want this great woman's talents performed on your needy body).

So while I am not painting I will show you another painting. This one is acrylic on canvas, 3 feet by 3 feet.

New Work

Before the big break in painting, while I was awaiting my new studio space, this was the last painting I completed.  I am looking forward to doing some more small works is this style.