Nina Artista

Niña Artista' was just one of those ideas that just popped into my head one day while gardening.  I just had a burst of the entire image enter into my mind, and I was actually able to fly around in the entire idea of this painting to see all the detail.  I saw a little skeleton girl, which looked like she fell into a well of some sort with immense light shining down on her head, and geometric shapes surrounding her.  She was an artist, and these geometric shapes were all the paintings she would create through her entire life.  The shapes also resembled blocks or buildings; like building blocks.  There was also a tree of some sort that looked like she was a part of, growing along with this little creature. The entire painting would be in soft blue tones.  I immediately grabbed my sketch book and jotted down as much as I could remember.  Whenever a painting idea comes to me this fast, I know I need to paint it quickly, which is exactly what I did.  As I began the painting, other things began to emerge, like the baby in a basket, and the over turned bicycle.  I do not have a clear explanation of how this painting idea came to me.  It could be a window into the subconscious or a daydream. I rarely question why I get these ideas, I just paint them, and then like to try and figure them out later or hear anyone else's version.  At the time I created this painting, we had just thought about relocating to another house.  Right before I completed the painting, we were about to begin moving.  Maybe I had a premonition that we would move and I would feel uprooted.  For me I think 'Niña Artista' means, no matter what life brings you, no matter where you live, or who is in your life or not, to never give up. Don't get discouraged.   Always look to the light