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SweetSproutStudios - J. Cox, Artist

 
 
I may take a blog writing class this summer.  Most of my posts are image heavy, which is the way I like it, but I know readers want to get to know the 'writer', or in this case, the 'artist' more.  My only explanation is that writers use words and artists use images to tell stories.  This is another painting I finished recently, "Abstract Garden".  More info on this painting here.
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{ "Abstract Garden" | 16" x 20" ink on stretched canvas }
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{ above and below: details of "Abstract Garden" }
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{ print of "Abstract Garden" shown in white matte }
 
 
I had so much fun doing this one and will be hard to part with because it is hung in my living room!  The original and print is available here.
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{ in full bloom | 20" x 16" | ink on canvas }
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( above and below: details of painting }
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{ print of "in full bloom" shown in white matte }
 
 
After a great, long weekend off from work and spent with family I can show you a new painting I recently completed.  Maybe because it's Spring but it seems that I've wanted to do nothing but paint flowers.  Or maybe it's because I feel like we've done nothing in our yard but weed and flowers are just waiting to be planted!  Enjoy your Monday!
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{ "purple tin" | ink and acrylic on stretched canvas }
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{ above and below: details of "purple tin" }
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{ print of "purple tin" shown in white matte }
 
 
Georgia Gray is an artist living in Victoria, Australia.
 
 
 
 
I cannot say enough about these paintings - they simply speak for themselves.
Every time I revisit them I am in awe.  Are they photographs or paintings? 

"Larry McMurtry's ground breaking novel The Last Picture Show accurately represents the cultural background of Teresa Elliott's birthplace in Weatherford, Texas. Her deepest connections start there and always seem to end in the same place. Whatever she is painting, the roots of it connect to the same tree."
Once again, I am leaving this post stunned.  Thank you for your beautiful work Teresa.
 
 
I spent a lot of time with my husband and children the weekend of Mother's Day but my husband also gave me a lot of free time to paint.  That was really the best gift of all (besides him also doing the grocery shopping and cooking!).  I was able to finalize some previous paintings I had started and also start new pieces!  I have been having so much fun with different kinds of inks and ink washes.  My oldest daughter even worked on one of her own this weekend while I was working on one of mine.  Come see the progress of some of my other work on my Facebook page.
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"blue garden" | 20" x 16" ink on stretched canvas
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{ above and below: details of "blue garden" }
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{ print of "blue graden" in white matte }
 
 
"Flora Bowley is an internationally celebrated painter, teacher, author and inspirationalist.  Her vibrant paintings can be found in numerous galleries,
on album covers and in public spaces around the world.  Flora combines eighteen years of professional painting experience with her background as a yoga instructor and massage therapist to infuse her teaching and painting style with a deep
connection to body, mind and spirit."
 
 
This is the first time working with inks and I just love it!  It reminds me very much of watercolor.  Enjoy!
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{ "blooms" | 20" x 16" ink on stretched canvas }
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{ above and below: details of "blooms" }
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{ print of "blooms" shown in white matte }
 
 
"i am a girl who believes in the everyday simple. i love sharing
empowering stories through each girl i paint. stories that we
each tuck away in the layers of our days, sometimes just needing
a little reminder that it is okay to come out and play."