You can tell where I have been lately, in my mind that is, when you peek into my goings on in the studio. I listen to faint violins that tug at the heart, and harps, harp strings with sounds like stepping into neverland.
There is no place where I feel freer, happier, and fuller of heart than in that moment where music takes me away, and my paint brush has a meeting with canvas.
It is standing there, in paint dreams, that I feel the true me come to life. There is a moment of feeling so alive, in those moments of creativity, that I can not describe.
I find myself in each piece, and then I set those feelings free…
In hopes that someone else feels those feelings too..
The paintings find me by night.
Guided by dreams, I find my way.
A kind loving creature meets me deep in sleep. He is warm, caring, guiding me into wonderland. I lose my breath…
A unicorn.
A dance.
A sparkly dress, red ballet shoes…
Mica filled clouds and dusty lavender grey skies..
Orbs and stars and billowing clouds…
A dance, a song…
Calmness.
Bliss.
And then, somehow, I find a way to capture whatever memory I have of my dream filled night with a unicorn dance…
"In a Dream"
16" x 20" x 1.5"
I have a second piece of art to share, which was very much inspired by a story that is constantly in my thoughts.
The story is a fairytale my grandma told me very often as a child. The tale of the girl and the swans. It is so dear to my heart, such a vast part of my childhood memories….
And so, a swan came to visit…
Along waves of musical notes…
I am very drawn to this color scheme, and had been wanting to create amongst these parchment laden colors again, for quite some time.
I tilted the piece below, so you could see her sparkly dress. Adorned with the tiniest most twinkly sparkles…
Such a heartwarming feeling is evoked in me with this piece…
Fairytales and dreamwaves…
The Girl and the Swan…
"The Swan Dance"
16" x 20" x 1.5"
Also available in my online shop.
Soooooo, I just wanted to pop in real quick and share those!
I am celebrating the day I was born, and a piece of cake is beckoning me now 😉
Love, V
i love your job. It is amazing.
🙂
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! the paintings are awesome, I wish I could have dreams with unicorns..:)
Bonne fete ma belle Vanessa! Oh your paintings…..
Feliz Cumpleanos Vanessa!! I hope you’ve enjoyed your birthday and wish you more blessings! The paintings are beautiful! Your paintings always take me away to a far away land.🖤🖤🖤
Happy Birthday Vanessa!!! I’m so glad you were born. You make the world a lovlier place with all you do!
Happy Birthday! You have such lovely dreams! I’ve been working backstage at a Nutcracker Ballet, and your paintings make me think of some of the costumes- the ones made to look like candy, or the ones meant to look like snow! And the little children dressed as mice, and chocolate drops, I think you’d be right at home!
Happiest Birthday Wishes in sparkling swirls of peppermint scented ribbons…whilst you float on gossamer wings! What a magical day! Warmest Birthday Wishes, Dear Vanessa!!
…your art is as beautiful as you are!!
Bon Anniversaire, ma cherie! Hope you are having a wonderful day creating amidst sparkles and splendid dreams of ballerinas and vintage music notes…
Your paintings are delightful! Make a wonderful wish when you blow out your candles, have oodles of fun, and never stop dreaming.
xoxo
Jess
A Woodland Fantasy
Happy birthday Vanessa! You have no idea how grateful I am personally that you exist HEE HEE! You are a paragon for us all to look up to in this land of whimsy and freedom. Beautiful art pieces, they’re utterly dreamy and send me to the moon.
Lots of love,
Jenn
Happy birthday! I am in love with all your paintings. I wish that one day I can afford to buy one of your originals. They are just marvelous!
Brightest birthday wishes to you!! Have an absolutely magical day full of smiles and love galore!! I am LOVING these new prints! I often paint/draw my dreams :)Many hugs x
Happy Birthday.
Beautiful paintings.
Happy V- Day!!!
Happy Birthday Vanessa !! have a splendiferous one 🙂
So beautiful!! Have a magical birthday.
Happy Birthday Vanessa!!!
I hope you have a wondrous Birthday. This is an amazing painting.
Happy Birthday, Vanessa!!!
So lovely! I hope you have a most fantastical birthday! Now the fact that I have a wee present for you seems extra appropriate, although I wish I had sent it out sooner so it would be there for your birthday!
Happy belated wishes, hope it was magical:-) Your paintings are simply beautiful.
Happy Birthday My December Sister, mine was this week too! I just love this time of year for celebrating, we are so lucky! Everything seems to just twinkle and glow. Your artwork exemplifies this beauty as well. Vanessa, I love that you can bring such lovely visions onto canvas for all to see. Enjoy your week. <3
Happy birthday, sweet lady! These pieces are absolutely stunning.
Beautiful, dreamy artwork, Vanessa! I hope your bday was equally dreamy!
Happy birthday to you…happy birthday to you…happy birthday dear Vanessa, happy birthday to you! I hope you had a MOST beautiful birthday!!! I absolutely adore your new paintings…so dreamy and magical and perfect for winter. I hope all your birthday wishes come true!!! xoxo
Happy Birthday Ms. Vanessa!! Beautiful artwork, as always…love the unicorn. Hope your day is as special as ever and you get to eat lots of sweets and be spoiled to no end my your pups kisses and Mr. Lovee too 😉
Birthday hugs,
Jamie 🙂
…guess I should have thrown a ‘belated’ in there 😉 😉 Hope it was swell and every day is like a birthday to you!!
Jamie 🙂
Happy birthday!
Sending you the bestest of birthday wishes that your special day was great! One of the best things about birthdays is having birthday cake for breakfast everyday after until it is all gone :o)
I love your beautiful ballerinas I can hear the score from the Swan Lake pas de deux playing in my head.
Have a great day.
Always, Queenie
OH!MY! GOSH! Did I miss your birthday yesterday??? OH! NO!
‘A Very Merry Un-birthday, to you, (to who?), A Very Merry Un-birthday to you, (yes, You!) ….
‘A VErrry Merrry Un-birthday to you!!!’
Move down, move down, clean cup…
WEll, I can’t wish you a Happy Birthday as it was yesterday and you have 364 more days until your next one!
Seriously, I am sorry I missed the exact date, and I hope it was a joyous day you had and I hope someone baked you a cake instead of you having to do it.
The new ballerina collages are breathtaking and I see one has already found a home. Very lovely. I always love it when you work in pale pink tones…it is such a heavenly color.
May you have a blessed day!
from
Miss Teresa
Actually, Vanessa
Both of your stunning collage ballerinas reminded me of myself…as I too adore a childhood fairy tale of the seven swans and their sister, who were princes and the evil queen turned the princes into swans. And the sister gathered thistle and made it into thread, which cut her hands…but if she made the thread into seven cloaks she could get rid of the enchantment if she threw the cloaks over her brothers’ shoulders. You remember the story, I am sure. I always loved that one and I became a Swan son when I got married (a little bit of a pun there).
Anyway, your newest creations are glorious!
OK…I’ve bugged you enough today!
Ta, ta~
Miss Teresa
Happy belated birthday.I’m so glad I came for a visit to catch a piece of your sparkle.
Alas I beg of you to share to us the story of the girl and the swan.
Ahhh these are so beautiful, especially the Unicorn one, I love Unicorns. Such magical special creatures.
Happy Birthday to you, I hope your day is filled with as much sparkle and magic that you bring to your readers. 🙂