Tag Archives: imagination
365, Day 185: Canopy
I remember painting this one and showing it to my fiancé as we shared the kitchen, trying to get ready for work. This was the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and I was majorly stressed out with school. I remember this image … Continue reading
365, Day 177:Out of Thin Air
Some days, most days actually, I have no idea where these images come from. They just show up. But not until I do. This is somehow, I think, significant… (© Karen Opp. All rights reserved.)
365, Day 176: The Way Things Are
The way things are NOT: Trees are NOT black. And black trees do NOT grow on blue hills.
I love proving myself wrong. Continue reading
365, Day 144: What Dreams May Come
On this date, one year ago, two friends died in a terrible car crash. This week, I learned that one of the assistant directors for the opera company I worked with in the summer lost her husband in a terrible … Continue reading
365, Day 143: Color and Imagination
It’s interesting for me when paintings like this happen and I am reminded that, even though I “know” there are certain colors in the landscape it is often true that there are times when the world around me can be … Continue reading
365, Day 80: Landscapes of the Imagination
As I watched this painting materialize (with nothing like the swift, crystal clear energy of the last couple of days’ paintings) it occurred to me again that imagination is crucial to the creative process. That’s true whether one is creating … Continue reading
365, Day 69: Far Distant Shore
Sometimes I feel as much of a follow as a lead in this artistic dance of creativity. I sit down with a paintbrush in my hand and before I know it, the painting is leading me off in a direction … Continue reading
365, Day 66: Out of the Blue
There are days when I paint and have absolutely no idea where the image come from. Actually, I generally feel that way but some days I might have some inspiration, some thought of painting a landscape or an object in … Continue reading
Food for a Rambling Fancy
“One cannot fix one’s eyes on the commonest natural production without finding food for a rambling fancy.” ~Jane Austen I grew up in Texas so I did not grow up with a familiarity with snow. Living further north now for … Continue reading
The Re-Enchanted Life 