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The original has been sold to Annie Q Syed and now hangs in a sun-filled apartment in New York City. To learn more go to Annie’s post “The Soul of the Sea.”
It’s me. It’s me. The sea, it’s me, it’s me.
Calling, calling, calling.
Winds blow clarity into my being, while the sea continues to call. Every ounce of my earthly body is drawn forward… heaven-ward. I remind myself – it is only the sea.
This wee painting of a mere 8X8 inches on gessobord mounted on a 2 inch birch cradle has only one image… the final image. The painting spilled onto the surface like a wave coming to shore. No effort really. A simple whuuwwwwiiisssshhh! There it was. Well, actually hours had passed but I didn’t notice. I didn’t stop. I painted. I remembered to breathe. That was all.
Sprout Question: What will mesmerize you?
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Terrill – “Only the sea” is stunning. The blues dove into my eyes and filled my self.
Sprout Question: What will mesmerize you?
The flow of letting go.
Oh yes Laurie “the flow of letting go” I wonder if that is the experience I have with the sea? Thank you for your feedback and as always, for coming by.
Absolutely wonderful painting! Great colors and composition. I love it!
What mesmerizes me? Right now I have been losing myself doing rock masonry. I am pushing to complete a rock wall and rock walking path over steep, rocky terrain. The curved stairway with 12 treads is done, and now I am connecting it to the rest of the sidewalk that comes around the side of the house. The end is within sight. Nothing is better that the satisfaction of making something that you know should stand forever. Rock and mortar is pretty indestructible.
Thanks Sherwin and I am so looking forward to seeing your rock wall and rock walking path. And Happy 44 year Anniversary to you and Shirley!
I LOVE the sea painting ~ very inspiring and a wonderful start to my Friday!
Thank you Renee and I always like to be able to contribute to good Friday start!
I am mesmerized by your painting! The flow and structure! and the beautiful color blue! The moment I viewed it I was taken in… to the sea!
Thank you Jeff:) The real painting changes intensity with the passing of the day. Even though it is a small painting it can hold the attention in a room.
This is really precious. I love how you forgot yourself and flowed into the waves. There probably was no separation! You were a wave in those moments.
I am mesmerized sometimes when writing…carried away on a sea of words. Not always, but sometimes. And those times are precious indeed.
Thank you Kathy. I do sometimes get lost inside my paintings but it is not an unfocused lost. Hard to explain but it is different than not knowing where I am… I know exactly where I am but I have no idea what is going on around me.
Beautiful work!!!!! Isn’t it awesome and beyond when it appears,seemingly effortlessly…just,there it is! Such a joy to be present and participate…
Welcome to Creative Potager Shekhinah… ahhh, I mean Julieanne:) Yes it is awesome… always have to remember that what has come before leads to this ease. That is how the heart, the hand know what to do. Thank you so much for stopping by.
having this painting will mesmerize me. if i could afford it first!
standing at this scene in real life would mesmerize me.
you did such a stunning capture! really.
you are incredibly talented. wow. i could stare forever.
annie
Annie this is the smallest painting I have ever done. It is only 8″ X 8″ A tiny wee thing (but powerful). Therefore, you may be able to afford it… you never know:) I will email you directly. Thank you for your interest and your comments… it always makes me smile a BIG GRIN when people think about what it would be like to own a piece of my work.
Dear readers, if you are interested in an original painting, please feel free to step up – even if it is to go in the exhibition. All I will ask is if it can be shown before it is shipped to you… and you could say “no” 🙂 So feel free to send me a direct email and we can chat. Of course if you are interested in a photo print that it much easier… just go directly to http://www.redbubble.com/people/terrillwelch
and pick out what you want and put the order in. Done! I am showing my photography as canvas prints but there are many more formats you can purchase.
Beautiful painting!
thank you Grace… so glad you had a moment to drop in.
Awesome painting!
I too would be interested in one of your oils!, as I have a couple that are similar.
I also am mesmerized by trees, and butterflies, as well as the sea.
recently when we were by Green Bay and Lake Michigan, it was mesmerizing to just sit by the water and breathe….
Kim
Thank you Kim, we must chat!:))) Is there a particular painting that takes your fancy? I shall drop you a direct line.
You and Annie have made my week… along with this lovely couple from Victoria who bought #4 and #5 of the “window with a view” series of 5 prints from the Mayne Island Summer Group Show today.
Dear Readers it always amazes me how energy sometimes flows like this and then it will wane for awhile and then flow again. I must admit, my life has never been much about trickles. Even mistakes, I save them up for big ones. Does this happen to you sometimes as well?
p.s. thank you for your sprout Kim… “mesmerized to just sit by the water and breathe” Maybe we should all take in a deep breath and exhale it slowly together… there that is better:)
“Even mistakes, I save them up for big ones. Does this happen to you sometimes as well?”
Yepper. I’m pretty sure the size of my mistakes are where the phrase, “It’s a doozy!” comes from 🙂
Laurie, I think we must have been sisters or close cousins in another life:)
The sea the magic of the sea!
You convay this magic with every brushstroke you make .
The light on the sea as its sparkles on the sea, the spirit of place is there!
Lovely
Chris I’m so glad you stopped in. I was wanting to send people over to your blog as I saw that you have three posts of sea paintings – two of yours and one by Winslow Homer… all beauties. Here is the link for the curious http://chrisbellinger.wordpress.com And thank you for your feedback.
I just returned from the “sea” or the Atlantic Ocean as it is.
But nothing I saw on the trip is as beautiful as this stunner!!!
Your gifts are remarkable and I am “mesmerized” just taking this in!
Thank you Sam… sometimes it is just the time or the way the clouds break that release the beauty of the sea.
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A extraordinary, refreshing work! The ocean’s on-going change is a endless source of creativity.
Thank you John and I am thrilled to see you here on Creative Potager. I know from your comment over on Sam’s interview with me that you are a regular reader. Always nice to know who is out there. Drop in anytime.
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Good morning Sam and thanks so much for your interview post today on Wonders In the Dark. I am in awe – what a job you have done! It is always interesting doing an interview and seeing how it resonates with another – particularly another who is a regular here on Creative Potager. The Creative Potager goddess thanks you and I thank you:)
Right back at ya Terrill!!!!
Sam – That was a FANTASTIC piece you wrote about Terrill. I like your approach, depth, and style. I tweeted a link to it. I placed a link to it on my Gaia status bar. And I placed a link to it in the comment section of my current blog post on Speaking from the Heart: http://holessence.wordpress.com/2010/08/22/the-delicious-sound-of-silence/
By the way, thank you for the mention – that sure added zing to my day 🙂
A Zinging Monday to you Laurie:)
Thanks so much for that Laurie! I know just how much you’ve been to the equation here, and was so happy to acknowledge that. Thanks so much for all the connections too! I just added “Speaking from the Heart” to our own blogroll. Many thanks!
What a beautiful painting! I love the texture and energy in it. nancy
Thank you Nancy:)
Beautiful! I just love the ocean having grown up on Cape Cod. Thanks for sharing.
You are most welcome artimagica:)
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