Impressionistic, Colorful WhimsicaL Art Done With a Bit of Intuitive Influence And Fantasy Style Presented in Acrylic Paintings

In my mid-forties I took my first painting class and painted off and on until 2012 when I had the opportunity to pursue it more consistently.  Since then I have worked toward developing my colorful whimsical art style along with some other styles ~ still colorful!  Creating layers gives lots of visual interest throughout and is so much fun to do.  I often incorporate my growing variety of handmade mark-making and personally carved tools to accomplish this.  Working this way can be very time intensive but enjoyable to see what shows up on the canvas.  I begin my art projects by asking the Lord, the Master Creator for His help.  I set out in a direction with an idea or concept in mind and the work itself begins to call in a life of its own, but the result is always colorful whimsical art.  Sometimes there is disagreement between myself and the developing painting as to what direction I think it should take.  On occasion a painting proceeds to a point of resistance and a roadblock ensues.  It is set aside for a period of time.  Sometimes they become the base for another work.  Sometimes the next steps become obvious after a period of time.  There is joy and struggle in the process, but finally a flow follows where it is finally birthed!