"Koi" Daily Painting #33

This Painting is Available at my Etsy Store

Daily Painting #33 “Koi”

February 12, 2008

Well it is Award Season, which is why I’ve been a bit absent from the Daily Paintings. I’ll probably be able to finish one more before the Red Carpet for the Oscar’s starts. If you don’t already know, my business partner, Dena and I will be painting the big golden Oscar statues all week down in Hollywood. If you think about it, google either one of us during the week, we pop up in all kinds of strange places on the web (Gayle Etcheverry & Dena D'Angelo)

So the subject for today’s painting is from a photograph I took in Maui at the Westin Hotel in Kanapali. They have a beautiful courtyard area with a huge koi pond that has black swans and flamingos. So stay tuned, I’m sure I’ll be painting the other inhabitants of the pond soon.

This is a 6”x8” canvas, acrylic painting. You can see the steps taken in my small, 30-second video on youtube titled ‘Koi’ at http://www.youtube.com/GBHArtists

I’ve been reading the book, ‘A New Earth’ by Eckart Tolle over the past few days, and I must say I am enjoying it. It’s a lot to absorb, but if you had any interest in The Secret DVD, you could say this book is for someone who is looking to dive much deeper into the unknown of your own inner being (without trying to sound too wacky ☺) Oprah is doing an online class with this book beginning March 3rd, so I am trying to finish the book before the class begins. That way I can reread each chapter with the virtual class. Its free, so if you are interested check out her web site http://www.Oprah.com and let me know if you are reading it too, maybe we can make a study group of our own? What do you think of that??

Well I hope you have a great day and until next time…

Peace & blessings,
Gayle Etcheverry

http://www.GaylesPaintings.com

Etsy Store:
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Orange Dragonfly Daily Painting #1

This Painting is SOLD.

Daily Painting #1

September 1, 2007

I started my first daily painting off with a morning meditation. I listened to Wayne Dyer’s ‘Meditations for Manifesting’. Wow, it is fantastic. Jen & Jon, THANK YOU for the disc. I can’t believe today was the first time I listened to it. Anyway, it really put me in a peaceful, joyful state. When I finished I decided the best piece to start my daily paintings with would be the Orange Dragonfly, AKA Mr. Dragonfly. My business partner, Dena and I (from http://www.prettyinpaint.net) just recently painted a Japanese mural in a Japanese Garden and everyday around noon this beautiful orange dragonfly would come hang out on one of the tall grasses of the lily pads in the koi pond. It was awesome to watch him just sit there for hours, catch a bug, fly around the yard and go right back to the same spot. He did this over and over and over. I found myself mesmerized by him. I took a ton of photographs of him. It seemed like he knew I was taking the pictures and he’d pose for me. It was such a tranquil experience to watch him do his thing all day long. Now I keep noticing dragonfly’s everywhere.

I have a book for my Medicine Cards (Native American Totem cards) and I looked up DRAGONFLY. This is what it said:

Dragonfly medicine is of the dreamtime and the illusionary façade we accept as physical reality. The iridescence of Dragonfly’s wings reminds us of colors not found in our everyday experience. Dragonfly’s shifting color, energy, form, and movement explodes into the mind of the observer, bringing vague memories of a time or place where magic reigned.

Dragonfly…
Breaks illusions,
Brings visions of power,
No need to prove it,
Now is the hour!

Know it, believe it,
Great Spirit intercedes,

Feeding you, blessing you,
Filling all your needs.

(*From Medicine Cards by Jamie Sams & David Carson)

Naturally this seemed like the perfect subject to paint for my very first Daily Painting!

It is an acrylic painting on an unframed, 18 x 24 canvas. Techniques used are airbrushing, palette knife, and brushes. It took me about 5 hours to complete. It was a challenging task because I was staying focused to finish in a timely manor.

I really think I am going to enjoy this new journey. This is the perfect way to push & center myself to do just what I love…. PAINT.

The direct link to this paintings auction on eBay is
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180155466821

I can always be found on eBay if you search my name or my eBay; hoshigayle

Thank you so much for all of your feedback and support.

Forever grateful,

Gayle Etcheverry
http://www.gaylespaintings.com