Busy as can be

I am getting ready for the Midland Art Fair being held at Midland Center for The Arts on the first weekend of June. I am creating new pieces almost daily now and I just took on a commission this past week that needs to be competed by mothers day! I am sooooo excited to be so blessed and busy but I wonder why it always has to be so all or nothing? There are months of my life where no one could give a rip about my artistic ability or art in general and I couldnt sell a piece if I needed to eat and then the next month comes and I am swamped and moving the speed of light.

Has anyone found a way to level this out to where it would be constant and consistant rather than so all or nothing? lol

Sailing Along

Here are two of my newest works. I am really proud of them as painting water is becomming my new passion! I am really excited to know what everyone thinks of them. They were so natural to create which is a stretch seeing that I typically paint places and things that I am directly looking at and studing. These are so different for me seeing that I have never physically seen these places. I am not sure if they are the same place in different moods or if they are two seperate places.

Warriors Rest

This is Warriors Rest. It is a beach that my mother went to paint at alot in her life. She was a very spiritually connected person and found great peace here at this extremely private and secluded place. It gets its name from the Indian trible that resided here for so many decades. On the point it is said that there is an Indian barrial ground that is untouched. She would go here and create some of the most beautiful paintings. This painting was created by me from one of her photographs. It is a place that I have never visited in waking hours, but is the place that I most often speak to her in my dreams. When I came across this photo I was startled because I had a dream where her and I were talking on a large piece of drift wood and though I never had been there I knew we were at Warriors Rest. Many months later I was looking for a picture to take to my nephews art class to work on and I ran across this photo that was exactly what I had dreamed. I was compelled to paint this picture...so here it is. If you are interested in any of my other works or pricing on this one check out hannahmanges.com

Spending to much time not being human

The world is waking up here in Michigan, there are flowers starting to bloom and the sky has become blue for more than an hour out of the day. It is really inspiring to me. I find myself stir crazy and seeking to break out of my office with no windows. It really gets me thinking about who I would be if I did not have to work all the time...if I could just break out and go be a human. It is remarkable how much time we spending living for mear existance sake to provide shelter and food for our selves and how little time we spend being the spiritual, natural connected beings that we were intended to be. It seems like some sort of crime to me. Does any one else feel this way?

Searching

Hello all who may pass...
I am new at blogging and not really sure what to do here. It is my intent to step out of my self and reach out to other artists. I have been spending way to much time in my own space and am looking to create some sort of network with like minds. It has been along time since I was in a place where other artists exsisted and I miss them. A little about me I suppose...I have a love for classical art, impressionism and abstract work. I work in all mediums and many times I work in several at the same time. I am seeking to create relationships with other artists who are like
(artistic) minded. I will post soon something of real content. Above are a few of my works!