The First Painting

Hibiscus



C.Miner, 2008

This is the first painting I have completed in a very long time. The one that got me back into it after a very LONG pause. (Thank You Shellia!) It is an oil painting on stretched canvas. I love oils. The way the paint flows and blends is incredible. It always seems that when I work with them, the painting has this light or glow or something that I have yet to acheive when I use acrylics. I just get too impatient with the LONG drying time.

I painted this from a reference photo I had saved from like 10 years ago! I guess I knew it would be a good subject, but never got my head wrapped around it until recently. It took just a little urging from a dear friend to get started again. So Shellia, this painting is for YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

What is Delightful Fig?

Delightful Fig is many things. It is meant to encompass a variety of creative arts. I think I must be a little bit ADD, because I can never seem to stick to just one project. I need to bounce back and forth between different mediums and such. Sometimes I'm in the mood to paint, which is my current mood. Other times, I am in the mood to sew, and still other times I might work with clay or paper, or whatever strikes me or inspires me in that moment!


I created this blog as a means to showcase some of my projects and artwork. I hope it will show the process as much as the final product, and that perhaps I can gain inspiration from your comments and critiques, and maybe inspire another artist along the way too.


Currently, I am working on several paintings. This coming May I get the opportunity to display some of them at a local Starbucks. I am excited and a little nervous too. This will be my very first public display. Whoo Hoo!