"Waiting" (sold)

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No one likes the process of waiting for something. However, the attitude of remaining patient rather than complaining, is the soil in which patience grows. Especially be patient with yourself while striving to reach your goals. Remember that good things come to those who wait!

The idea in this piece was to create shapes and edges that seem to drift off into eternity. That was my way of translating "waiting". It often does seem like an eternity before dreams come true. Also, remember the importance of edges. Soft edges are ethereal, especially when combined with similar values in the color transitions. These soft edges only occur when working "wet into wet". Using diluted color even with the lettering also sustains the desired effect. Think how differently this would have looked had the lettering been done in black. It would have ruined the "slow motion" effect of the mood. Even the feather has subtle value changes from the background. The white specks were created by scraping white soft pastel on the paper and pressing down with a palette knife.

The mood of a piece is so important. Visual communication is all about one message coming through loud and clear. Confusion occurs when the artist tries to communicate too much in the same piece. Just something to think about.