PUSH YOUR BOUNDARIES

WE ALL NEED TO DO THIS ONCE IN A WHILE,

     DON'T WE . . .

'PUSH YOUR BOUNDARIES'

4 x 4" Acrylic over an Acrylic Pour (sold)

'JOURNEY TO DAWN'

4 x 4" Acrylic on textured canvas.
Comes with its own stand for display

I still haven't quite gotten everything put away in my studio. Which actually means I have a lot of 'stuff' still sitting on my work tables. :o  Which then means my actual work space is verrry limited so painting miniatures works very well at the moment.  :) There is a madness to everything.

I did make the FINAL decision to end my jewelry designing days. Hard decision, but its done. No more procrastination.  And . . . it did free up some space in my studio.  A good thing.

One of the last pieces I recently did. Available on my Website.

BAHARI NA ANGA (SEA and SKY)

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A lot of people don't associate mountains with the desert but they co-exist here in the Sonoran desert beautifully.  And the ones that surround our area here have the most beautiful skylines.  Rough and jagged and sometimes there are layers upon layers of gradation in the distance.  I just love it! 

Here is the above made into a tote bag . . .

For information on this, please click below:

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/sonoran-life-charleen-martin.html?product=tote-bag

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CLOUDS OF THE DAY . . .

               Sunset over Ajo.

I see a vertebrae, a colorful one. A vertebrae of what I don't know, but one just the same. 😳 I also see a beautiful Sunset!!

"ONLY THE WISEST AND STUPIDEST OF MEN,

            NEVER CHANGE"

~ confucius

(and I would think this goes for women too! :) 

Charleen

AWOL

I've been AWOL awhile due to a pretty significant move in our lives.  Idaho to Arizona.  From the land of 120 inches of snow in the winter to a 120 degrees of heat in the summer.  hmmn . . .  Well, fortunately I haven't actually experienced either myself, and hopefully don't intend to!  It will still be winters in Arizona and summers in Idaho for us.  We are just going to be doing a reverse Snowbird thing.  Our homebase will now be in Arizona and we will be RVing up in Idaho in the summer. 

We were totally unprepared for the ultra quick sale of our home so my Idaho 'studio' is all crammed into this little 5 x 8' red trailer.  It was JUST suppose to have my studio furniture and all my Art supplies. 

When I opened it to try to get to my supplies I found that a couple of  'extras' had been stuffed into the trailer on packing day.  :/ This chair and bookcase, a large 3-panel wood louvred screen, assorted totes with household goodies, and . . . my husbands chain saw.  (No, I'm not into tree stump carving . . yet.)  Some of it I could maybe understand, but the chainsaw was a puzzle.  It surprised my husband too, because that is not at all where he thought his chainsaw was!  Anyway, there is some definite straightening around in my little 'studio on wheels' before I can actually tackle a paintbrush, paint and canvas.  But, I will persevere! :)  (It will definitely be nice to get down to my 'real' studio in Ajo.)

Here are two pieces I don't think I have shared yet.

SPRING RUN-OFF

6 x 6 Acrylic over an Acrylic Pour

CARROT TOP AND FRIENDS

12 x 12 Acrylic over an Acrylic Pour

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CLOUDS OF THE DAY . . .

I love this sky.  The dark against the light, and that shot of white cloud that looks almost like lightening coming down and caressing the top of the hill.  But, most interesting, is the Pine tree.  That perfectly symmetrical shape, standing like a lone sentry guarding the darkness of those hills.

But wait.  Here they go trying to fool us again.  What Pine tree is ever that so symmetrical?  What Pine tree stands alone like that, towering over its cousins who already tower over everything else?  Oh yes, it's the 'Cell Pine'!  I applaud the effort, but do think they could have been just a wee more creative in dressing this 'tree', and the many others around like it.  The beauty of nature is in its imperfections.  

There is beauty and humility in imperfection.

~  guillermo del toro

See you soon!

Charleen

JUST LIVING IS NOT ENOUGH ...

YOU HAVE TO STOP AND SMELL THE FLOWERS ...

'JUST ONE OF THOSE MEMORIES'

'GYPSY SPRING'

'COMBINED THOUGHTS'

I am down in Arizona and it has been unusually cold (and rainy) for this time of year.  Not complaining though, compared to Idaho we are in the midst of a heat wave here.  But, all this rain and the cold nights are destined to bring out what's called the 'Super Blooms' in the Spring.  That means Lots and Lots of desert flowers!  There are always desert flowers, but when you have weather like this it brings them out in abundance.  I'll keep you posted.  :)

All of the above are 6 x 6 Acrylic
and can be found on my website

www.charleenmartin.com

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I enjoy exploring old, abandoned buildings.  These are just off the highway heading towards Gila Bend.  I always wonder about the 'story' behind such places.  Who lived here?  Whose dream was this?  

I like the lines of this one.

 

Looking through the window of what is left of an old stone home to remnants of a storage shed (where I found the boot below).

I love this one.  You never know who lurks in the shadows!

And, at some point there was a child ...

And then, there's just rust.

Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.

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CLOUDS OF THE DAY ...

NIGHT SETTLING IN ...

By the way,
Happy New Year Everyone!

Charleen

ADOPT THE PACE OF NATURE:

HER SECRET IS PATIENCE

                  ~ ralph waldo emerson

'AND SHE WAITS WITH THE PATIENCE
THAT THE FLOWERS HAVE TAUGHT HER'

12 x 12"  Mixed Media Collage over an Acrylic Pour

for more information on this piece please click HERE

For the longest time I looked at this background thinking it had to have an animal in there somewhere.  Birds ... maybe another Raven.  I put it away for several weeks and when I picked it up again, there she was. 
Waiting.  Patiently.  

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CLOUDS OF THE DAY . . .

I recently flew back east.  At one point this was my view from the plane.  I wish the photo was a little clearer as the clouds were just beautiful and it's a little hard to get the full effect here.  Not just big white billowing clouds, but so much detail within each one.   Mesmerizing.

Have a great week!

Charleen

"ORANGE YOU JUST THE CUTEST ..."

"WELL ... WHO ARE THESE LITTLE GUYS?"

12 x 12" Acrylic over an Acrylic pour

For more information on this Piece Please Click HERE

I love oranges. Eating and painting!  :)

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I see a flying dragon, spitting fire!

Have a great Day!

Charleen

DUSK

“...dusk is the time when men whisper of matters about
which they remain silent in the full light of the sun.”   
~  simon raven

'CONVERSATION WITH DUSK'

12 x 12" Acrylic on textured canvas

For more information on this piece Please click HERE

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A few weeks ago I mentioned, that when I retrieved my photos of our trip over to St. Ignatius Mission in Montana off my camera, I would post them.  I finally managed to get that done. I hope you enjoy the tour!

Remember, these were painted by the Cook!

They were working on renovations when we were there.

And no Catholic Church is complete without one of these . . . The Confessional! 

Some of the surrounding landscape in the area . . .

and ...

CLOUDS OF THE DAY . . .

It's dusk here too, and foggy, as you can see.  

Have a great day!

Charleen

LET'S HARMONIZE!

'HARMONY IN YELLOW AND GREEN'

8 x 8" Acrylic and Mixed Media

(and yes, the center 6 x 6" piece is 3 dimensional, adhered to the 8 x 8" background)

For more information Please visit my Website at

www.charleenmartin.com

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CLOUDS OF THE DAY ...

I'm not sure you could find any harmony here.  The clouds seem to be fighting themselves ... blue skies, gray clouds, sunshine, storm clouds.  

I'm a believer in 'what you think and seek, you attract'.  I'm going for the blue skies and sunshine above.  

Have a great day!

Charleen