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.

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

Forever grateful,

Gayle Etcheverry
http://www.gaylespaintings.com