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It is important in today’s world to support the special people in your life and encourage their empowerment goals.

 

 

Whether a close loved one or very special friend, they need to know that you not only think it is great that they do what is necessary to reach their goals in life but that you admire their energetic pursuits.

 

 

Stretching the Boundaries ~ 12" x 12" x 1.5" ~ Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas

As an empowered woman myself, I know how difficult it is to find the courage to continue on that path when so many roadblocks are in the way.

 

 

Each time you have to digest the problem in front of you, solve it and take the time to get back on course. During that process you encounter those negative feelings that try to hold you back from completing your purpose, your passion.

 

Unsettled in an Organized Sort of Way ~ 12" x 12" x 1.5" ~ Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas

The doubts surface and linger until they are shoved away.

 

 

Empowerment takes courage, tenacity, and a belief in oneself. And it should be celebrated.

 

Emotional Reactions 6 ~ 12" x 12" x 1.5" ~ Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas

 

 

An abstract art painting that encourages that special person to continue on to reach their goal in life is the perfect gift. Every time they look at that encouraging painting it speaks to them, encourages them, and nudges them to the finish line. A gift that keeps on giving no matter the goal.

 

      

 

From left to right: Stretching the Boundaries ~ Unsettled in an Organized Sort of Way

Both  12" x 12" x 1.5" ~ Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas

And if not the original painting, think about a fine art paper print or a canvas print.

Contact me for availability on these paintings as originals or prints. Or if I can help you in any way.

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We all need some help with our mood swings at various times in our lives.

 

 

At the fast pace our world is moving, we can have 2-3 or more mood swings a day!

 

 

What do you do to get yourself back to your middle ground level of stability? That level where you are much less stressful or upset.

 

 

Me, I go up to my art studio and paint or out to my garden and dig in the dirt. I turn my stress into something cheerful.

All links are in red to click/view previous posts and to view the art paintings.

 

 

Does this painting, Life Patterns cheer you up with its bold colorful repeating patterns? Near your favorite chair or over a table near your chair, it will continue to relieve your stress the entire time you are sitting there!

 

 

Life Patterns ~ 24" x 24" x 1.5" ~ Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas

 

        

 

Life Patterns ~ 24" x 24" x 1.5" ~ Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas

But Stress can become a killer. Chronic stress is potentially harmful because your mind and body are on high alert (fight/flight) for too long a period.

 

 

Your muscles tend to tense up when you're stressed. Over time this can cause headaches, migraines, or musculoskeletal problems and effect your health in serious ways.

 

Do you think you could stay in a stressful mood if you are within range of this painting, Tethered and Untethered? Whether on your bedroom wall or on the wall of the conference room, it really will lower the stress level.

 Tethered and Untethered ~ 36" x 36" x 1.5" ~ Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas

      
 Tethered and Untethered ~ 36" x 36" x 1.5" ~ Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas

 

Researchers have found that browsing art in your home or in a gallery can help lower the body's concentration of the stress hormone cortisol and increase that of the pleasure hormone dopamine.

 

This cheerful, bold hand delights visually and carries an important message about diversity.

Directional Hand 1 ~ 24" x 18" x 1.5" ~ Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas

 

They found that the benefits were many including stimulating the imagination, increased observation skills, boosts self esteem, and enhances problem solving abilities. Because it reduces your stress and anxiety it helps to reduce the unhealthy results of these factors.

 

Give it a try the next time you are finding yourself stressed for a long period of time. Get yourself to a gallery or go online to my website and just scroll through the portfolios of the many paintings. See if it helps you ease your stress.

 

Contact me for availability on these paintings or if I can help you in any way.

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Choosing contemporary abstract art paintings, as what is considered right for your decor is a big problem for most people.

 

So don’t feel intimidated by it. You are not alone when questioning your decision process for designing your walls with Art.

 

 

 

Here are 3 helpful hints to help you choose the right art for your walls.

 

All links are in red to click/view previous posts and to view the art paintings.

You may want to read another recent post, 5 Tips to Learn How to be Become An Art Collector a Little at a Time, to help you also.

 

 

 

1. Consider the abstract painting that you are immediately attracted to.

 

If you can’t forget the painting as you stroll the gallery or go into other shops, then that abstract art painting was meant for you. Think about where you can hang it in your home decor or your office space. It will continue to keep your eye for as long as you own it. Have you already imagined in your mind a place on your wall that you have hung it?

 

Circling Around the Decision ~ 24" x 30" x 1.5" ~ Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas

 

 

 

Circling Around the Decision ~ 24" x 30" x 1.5" ~ Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas

 

 

 

2. Does the abstract art painting speak to you? Ask yourself what it says to you.

 

When a painting speaks to you about a memory, event or a feeling then it will give you that same reminder every time you look at it. If it cheers you with its colors and shapes or makes you nostalgic with its memory, it will be like a movie with your favorite scene, playing that feeling or saying that same message over and over again.

 

 

 

Losing Your Way ~ 20" x 16" x 1.5" ~ Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas

 

 

 

3. Eliciting a reaction or feeling for you with its color, movement or design elements is another sign.

 

 

I get the same reaction from people every time they view my paintings. They say, “It makes me feel so Happy.”  Or, “Your paintings are so cheerful.” 

 

 

     

Tethered and Untethered ~ 36" x 36" x 1.5" ~ Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas

Because I use repeating patterns and bold colors in my abstract paintings they are vibrant and joyful to view. Again, you will renew that same feeling every time you view them. In today’s world, feeling cheerful is not easy to find in our day-to-day lives. It helps keep us healthy.

 

If you need my FREE assistance for help in choosing abstract art paintings for your room, just contact me.

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Since I have blogged my 2 previous posts on turning your modern abstract art paintings around for a different look, I have created a lot of interest in trying this out by my readers.

All links are in red to view previous posts and to view the art paintings.

 

 

Catch up and read these 2 posts here: Turn That Horizontal Modern Abstract Art Painting Around for a New Look and Abstract Art that was Created Vertically and Hanging it Horizontally.

 

 

Let me show you some more examples to get your imagination going:

 

 

This is the original, horizontal direction that I painted this abstract painting, Circling Around the Decision

Circling Around the Decision ~ 24”H X 30”W X 1.5”D ~ Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas

 

 

And this is that same painting turned around vertically so the smaller circles are on top. It works this way too.

 

 

Circling Around the Decision ~ 24”H X 30”W X 1.5”D ~ Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas

 

 

Now I turned it horizontally again but upside down from my original direction so that the smaller group of circles are on the left side instead of the right side. What do you think?

 

Circling Around the Decision ~ 24”H X 30”W X 1.5”D ~ Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas

 

 

Okay, I hope you aren’t getting dizzy from this demonstration. Turning it vertical again but with the small grid of circles on the bottom works great too.

 

 

Circling Around the Decision ~ 24”H X 30”W X 1.5”D ~ Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas

 

 

Which way is your favorite?

 

 

Here is the great thing about this painting, it works 4 different ways. That means if you want to put it in a different room with less space horizontally, you can choose to hang it vertically. If you just want a different look in your room you can change it periodically in that room 4 different ways.

 

 

When you are shopping for contemporary abstract art for your decor, think about the ways you can use it to get a new look or to adapt to a move where you might have less wall space to use. 

 

 

This painting is a bargain because you get 4 looks in one! And the accessories you put near it and change periodically will also determine how you can hang it.

 

 

To view more info on this bold, colorful, cheerful painting you can see it here: Circling Around the Decision

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In January, I had one of my art collectors contact me about purchasing 2 paintings that she had seen in an exhibition and been attracted to. She told me that she had set a goal for herself and had met it recently.

Her goal came with a promise of a gift to herself if she met it. Those 2 paintings were her reward.

 

 

And my goal made a long time ago also earned a very important gift. You can read more about mine below.

 

 

So these next several paintings are shown here to see if I can encourage you to set a goal for yourself to complete that you have thought about trying but have left sitting there. You know that special something that will give you a lift to the next level of your business, weight, exercise routine, etc.

 

 

You can click the name of the painting link shown below each painting in red to view more info about that painting.

 

 

 

The Many Shapes and Sizes ~ Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas ~ 36” X 36” X 1.5”

 

 

     

See how The Many Shapes and Sizes ties the items in the room together and completes the look of each room. That is what a painting on your wall does, it completes your room.

 

 

 

 

Tethered and Untethered ~ Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas ~ 36” X 36” X 1.5”

 

 

     
 

 

Again, see how Tethered and Untethered completes these rooms? Just imagine these walls bare!

 

 

 

Let’s show one more to prove our theory.

 

 

Circling Around the Edges ~ Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas ~ 24” X 18” X 1.5”

 

 

    

Definitely, Circling Around the Edges makes these rooms more cheerful and complete.

 

 

 

I have many more stimulating paintings on my website to choose from for your gift to yourself as well.

 

 

 

Let me tell you about the reward I promised myself if I met my goal. It was so important to me because it made me who I am today. I made a promise to myself that if I quit smoking that I would return to college for an art degree! I had tried and failed twice before but had no incentive attached.

 

 

And I completed that goal 30 years ago and gifted myself my art degree! Never smoked another cigarette. That is how powerful a promise of an important gift can become in completing your goal.

 

 

 

Try it. It really can be life changing.

 

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