by Dawn Patel | Feb 8, 2014 | art, artists, artists process, artists studio, buddhism, creative process, layered painting, painting, spirituality
Intermediary: Work in ProgressIt’s fun to talk about a painting in progress, sometimes for me more enjoyable than talking about a painting after it’s finished. Once the work is finished, everything has been decided. At that point I’m much...
by Dawn Patel | Feb 4, 2014 | art, artists, artists process, artists studio, Brilliant Stranger, creative process, dawn patel art, layered painting, mixed media, phoenix
Phoenix: Finished PaintingI love to allow the viewer into the day to day excitement of making a work of art. My style of painting has developed over years of practice and trial and error, evolving into an idiosyncratic intuitive process of layering.This is the...
by Dawn Patel | Jan 30, 2014 | art, art business, artists, artists process, artists studio, Brilliant Stranger, creative process, dawn patel, dawn patel art, decoupage, fabric, layered painting, mixed media, painting, three graces, why paint?
Work in Progress: “The Three Graces Revised” Mixed media on cast fabric After an eight day trip to visit with my daughter I am back in the studio, refreshed and inspired. There’s something magical and mysterious that...
by Dawn Patel | Jan 28, 2014 | art, art business, artists, artists process, artists studio, belief, believe, blogging, career, daughters, dream, faith, living your dream, love, mid life career, parent, passion, returning to art
Today is the day I have decided to believe in my own dreams the way I have encouraged others to believe in their own dreams. As long as I can remember I have had one consistent dream, one consistent love and one consistent passion. Art. And...
