Something new is taking flight!
You know that exciting moment right as you jump into something new, the butterflies in your stomach when you meet the love of your life – the exhilaration you feel when you take flight on a new adventure or discovery – it’s a beautiful thing.
Launch & the Journey
I’ve been having so much fun in my “launch” into this wild and beautiful “steemit country” that I thought I’d share some paintings that I created not too long ago that represent my journey in life, and maybe yours too.
It’s a trio of paintings featuring bright blue sky and birds at different moments of taking flight. They represent stages of inspiration and hope and new ventures.
Contemplation
The first is a calm bird sitting; it's titled "Contemplation" - those calm moments when we can think and regroup, or gear up to take big steps forward.
Inspiration
The second painting is just at the moment the bird lifts off - it's called "Inspiration"; to me it is the epitome of launching into something new and exciting. Lots of energy exerted, it's real now.
Elation
And the 3rd painting is called "Elation" - Two birds soaring and flying! I like to think the one bird is looking back and saying "join us!" It's when we are soaring and others are too. We're not alone. Now this one sometimes takes time. I've been working on my art and my garden business and my life balance for years, and there are always ups and downs. It's awesome when we can celebrate the times when we are soaring.
The Cycle
Just like nature and it's natural rhythms and seasons, I think our life journeys can be a constant cycle between these stages.
We need time to rest, time to regroup, even time to recover when we fail or tragedy strikes.
And in order to thrive and grow we need to explore and “launch” past our fears and complacency. We must heal and move past pain.
And finally, we need to connect and share that with others. We’re social creatures (some more than others!) but at our core we all need love and connection.
And then the cycle continues.
So here’s to you "Taking Flight" and all the stages that surround it!
Kara Elizabeth
@karaelizabeth
Dear all the point you covered in just amazing manner ..wow taking flight .and ofcourse it is true butterfly in our when we meet the love of our life ..Truly amazing .
Wow, thank you so much! It's such a joy to share my art and thoughts. Thanks for commenting.
Your most welcome :)
@karaelizabeth This is such a great post. Yes, the paintings are very accurate to the actions of many. The paintings are just beautiful :) Bird art is one of my favorites. Steem on :) (and yes SoCal steemian is right).
Ahh, thanks for letting me know! I want to be calling it the right thing! Thanks for the encouragement on the post. I think this was surprisingly my first time doing bird art, now that I think about it, but it seemed to be the best way to describe where I was at, and the journey I'm on. Thanks again for commenting!
great work, dear! maybe you shouldda try out selling off your work at steembay auctions here at the paltform?
Why, thank you so much! That would be awesome to try out selling my work here. I'm such a newbie that I didn't even know about that. Any info you could give me would be warmly welcomed!
just check this out ... its pretty easy to use... here an example of my last offer I put up there:
https://steemit.com/steembay/@spirits4you/today-up-for-grabbs-gentle-gin-saffron-500ml-by-spirits4you-100-original-content
that should at least give you an idea of how to use it... if you have any question I´m more then happy to help you
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Very cool. Thank you so much. Looks like fun! I think I'll have to give that a try. I'm always learning something new. This is great.
Fantastic work. It makes a great set.
Thank you, thank you. I like them all together as a set too!
The paintings are just too great to be described with words. Their descriptions match the paintings just as perfect as it should. Great one....
Wow, thank you. So kind of you to let me know. I appreciate that!
I love this triptych. I believe many of us can relate. Lovely work. BE LOVE BE TRUE FOR THAT IS YOU.
Cool, thank you so much. Yeah, I think especially here where people are trying to reach out and try new things and see what kind of connections and impact they can have, it makes a lot of sense. Hopefully its an encouragement to people. I love your end quote!
I am new here too. I hope we can all reach out to one another and just encourage humanity and its development. So glad you have found a platform after all you have been through. Be safe and loving my friend. BE LOVE BE TRUE FOR THAT IS YOU.
Really hope this platform and community inspires you to create more great work. BE LOVE BE TRUE FOR THAT IS YOU.
It TOTALLY has! Just this morning I had this idea for an amazing new sailing painting that I'm going to start on, and I began working on two new posts. And yesterday I worked on all the photos for a food blog post (the most fabulous meat and veggie chili ever!!). So I'm super pumped by how being involved here is boosting my creativity! It's so fun to see people's work, art, thoughts, and adventures - and be able to comment and interact with them about it. Very inspiring!
I hope I get to see this new creation. I feel that your spirit is really awakening and letting go of the fear. Good for you. I wish you oh so much creativity in the future.....I can feel your positivity. BE LOVE BE TRUE FOR THAT IS YOU.
Fantastic post, sister! I love these paintings and the story they tell. So cool. :)
Thank you so much, "little" brother! I'm having so much fun here sharing art and stories. My mind is spinning with new painting ideas, new post ideas, and so much to be stoked about!!! This has really boosted my inspiration level. And I've had some really cool interactions with people all over the world, caught up with and old friend and learned some wonderful new things. Very cool, indeed!
This is certainly a very inspiring place to be.
Just wait until you power up some STEEM and start seeing your votes really matter to other people. It’s an amazing feeling to help others like that.
I'm definitely looking forward to that. To encourage people in their pursuits and their passions, and to be able to help and support them along the way, is something I am so excited about.
Kara, how briliant you ilustrated the idea of cycles in this post. For me this art sybolizes hope and power. Thank you for sharing.
I really like your perspective on what this symbolizes - hope and power. That is at the core of what I have been learning over the past few years of my life. The beauty of hope, and then how important it is to recognize that we do have strength and power - more than we even know sometimes. So glad that you shared your thoughts.
🙏🏻 it is really important to recognize that we are powerful to be able to make change. Thank you again for sharing.
Beautiful work!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that.
I looked again at your profile and googled INFP, to see what at it stood for. As soon as I saw it I thought, "Of course! The Meyers-Briggs personality types! I'm actually an INFP too. So funny! I guess that's why I can relate to so much of what you have posted already. I'm following you now. I think it will be nice to see someone who I can relate to so much! So glad you're posting.
Wow!! I love meeting INFP's...usually we can recognise one another in conversation, I think :). Very glad to have met you here. Very glad you are posting too!
Wow this is incredible. Such a professional art!
Thank you for your kind words. I'm so glad that my effort in posting something of quality comes through!
Nice painting Kara.
Thank you so much.
amazing painting, amazing formatting.
you are killing it on here girl. A+
Oh my gosh; your comments are my favorite!! They stick with me the next day for some reason. Thanks for your encouragement. You're inspiring me to keep going and create more. And that is an awesome thing! Really means a lot.
Thanks for sharing! Your paintings are inspiring to me...to my younger sister. She admires you a lot; and she admires you, your strength, your artistic flair.
That is really cool to hear. I'm so glad that my story and my art can inspire someone. That is the best outcome I could hope for. Thank you for letting me know. I really appreciate that.
I'm new steemit Account.
Every day I will post / teach other things around / around our IT / Games. You will benefit if you post my posts. That's why follow me and stay with me.
Thank you for the invitation.
Nice I like painting too!!! I just started it. I will follow you and look forward to see your painting more because i like it. Thanks for beautiful painting.
Hi there! Thank you for the kind words about my paintings. I'm so glad you enjoyed them.
I see that you are from Thailand. I've wanted to visit there for many years. I love Thai food and the colorful culture, and I think it would be an incredible place to experience. I hope I make it there some day! Thanks for commenting!
Hi there! yes, I am. Nice to meet you, hope you can come enjoy my country soon. Have a nice day.
A stunning triptych @karaelizabeth.
Why thank you very much! Nice to hear that from you!
I like this triage!
Cool, thank you!
It's a pleasure!
I love a good triptych! I also like the way you painted completely over the edges of the canvas. They'd look good mounted together in a floater frame with a generous margin. (Former picture framer here.)
Oooooh I like that idea. I've just started experimenting with my first floater frames. I like the way they look.
How would I do the floater frame with three paintings? I haven't seen that done. They all go in the same frame? Would it be special custom frame for the three pieces, with three areas to support each canvas? I'm very interested in any ideas you can share! (Framing is an art form in and of itself, one that I am just starting to scratch the surface of!)
It's been a while, but if I remember correctly, the floater frame will have a lip in the back with holes. Getting the canvas centered was tricky. I'd cut scraps of wood as spacers and put them between the canvas and the frame. I'd have screws pushed through just a little so that when I pushed the canvas against them, the points would mark the back of the canvas. If the marks didn't show up I'd put a little chalk on them. Then I'd take the canvas out and drill holes to match the holes in the frame.
Come to think of it, it might be tricky with the three paintings. You'd almost need a floater frame with a solid back, or else you'd see straight through between the paintings. You might need to cut a hard backing board like 1/8" mdf, paint it to match the frame, and mount that in the frame first. Then you could drill through to the back of your canvas stretchers. A bit of work but I bet it would look stunning.
Very cool. I will have to see if I can make that work or see if I can find something that I can modify. Thank you!!
Nice work..