" A Patchwork of Prairie Colour".

Lots of colour and fun going on in this painting. I have always told my kids to shoot for the moon in all that they do..... because really if you land among the stars it still is a great place to be! Inspiration for this painting really just came from seeing the quote below that I had tucked away in one of my creative journals from a few years back. Some new juicy paint colours and the need to use my favorite colors yellow and red and this is what I refer to as " A Patchwork of Prairie Colour".

Shoot  for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars....Les Brown

                              

" A Patchwork of Prairie Colour".

So the other area I have been researching and contemplating and researching and contemplating is a new web site. I am finally setting aside the time to work on a proper art website which means by this time next week I should have a new look and all my art can be viewed gallery style .I let things slide when my  iWeb site went down and it is so much work to get all the pics to a new site that I was dreading the task.However now that winter is officially here it looks like I will not have to worry about my yard because everything is covered in a blanket of snow.

 We have only been in Calgary a year (even though I was raised a prairie gal) I went for a run outside this morning and it was let me say after being in BC for eighteen years a tad bit frosty. I was running along listening to music,feeling like my lungs were frozen and my thighs were about to fall off do to the cold wind . When out of the blue and I mean out of the blue these two guys run by me in full military gear,guns and all. It was kinda of surreal and I thought first wow I hope they are military and then I thought they have to run in all that gear with those horrible boots on. OK I am not so bad off and as I looked behind me there must have been twenty more guys and gals running.Wow it was an amazing sight and it made me actually stop and think how grateful I am to live in such a great country, and how appreciative I am of the woman and men that serve and have served our country. As a little bit of a side note I also thought come on Nike ,Saucony, Adidas design these men and woman some kick....footwear because they could really use it! I guess that creative mind of mine never really stops working.......

Smiles.

Kim

Life is a journey.......So collage it!

"Life is a journey", as the saying goes. I have come to realize that as my life twists and turns towards and away from different paths I am truly grateful for all the places I have been. These experiences I have lived thus far have taught me how to laugh in the rain, appreciate those rare rainbows, and to lean in and listen to those whispers that are there to guide me. It has taken me awhile to realize that my art is not only an expression of who I am at the moment but a compilation of my life and all that I have lived and feel.  . So this collage piece has layers of me literally in it. From the letters written and painted over to the music sheets and  quotes that I hold near and dear. There is even a little Crayola crayon going on as well.....

Some of us discover early what we are truly passionate about and others like myself well lets just say we take the scenic route. In the end it doesn't matter how you get there as long as you arrive at a place that will fuel your soul.....for me that is ART.........

This collage piece was a lot of fun ! It is my whimsical  take on keeping a journal.............

She learned to 

Laugh in the rain.

To appreciate those

 rare rainbows.

To listen to the whispers in the wind

 that danced around her.

It is here where 

she discovered her

inner piece....
that her heart so desired.

                                                
                                             Kim Hicks

Smiles,

Kim