Sophia's Dream

"Sophia's Dream"

acrylic, oil pastel, graphite, polymer clay, wings

on 16" x 20" wrapped canvas

"Sophia's Dream" turned out to be much more colorful than I thought, but I guess happy dreams should be full of color.  (The colors of the painting are not actually this bright, though.  I tried and tried, but I couldn't get the colors right in the photos.  The actual colors are warmer and a bit more muted.)

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Sophia insisted on having a sweet little face.  No matter what I did, there it was.  The name "Sophia" means wise or wisdom, so I guess she knows best.

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The little polymer clay piece I had made a few years ago found the perfect spot.

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I'm still in love with that Liquitex Super Heavy Gesso for adding those touchable swirls of texture.

For sealing the oil pastel on this painting, I used a light application of golden soft gel medium matte again.

Here's Sophia, next to "She, Emerging."

It makes me happy just to look at them!

I haven't dreamed about flying for a very long time, and I know why.  But I think dreams of flying might finally be just around the corner for me again.

How about you?  Do you ever dream of flying?

“Life is like a box of crayons. 

Most people are the 8 color boxes, 

but what you're really looking for are the 64 color boxes

with the sharpeners on the back. 

I fancy myself to be a 64 color box, 

though I've got a few missing. 

 It's okay though, 

because I've got some more vibrant colors 

like periwinkle 

at my disposal. 

I have a bit of a problem though 

in that I can only meet the 8 color boxes. 

Does anyone else have that problem? 

I mean there are so many different colors of life, 

of feeling, 

of articulation. 

So when I meet someone who's an 8 color type...

I'm like, 

hey girl, 

Magenta! 

and she's like, 

oh, 

you mean purple! 

and she goes off on her purple thing, 

and I'm like, 

no I want Magenta!”
~ John Mayer *

* I never thought I'd be quoting John Mayer, but if it fits, it fits.  :)