I'm intense and so is my art: bright colors, bold designs, clean lines that energize and add interest to any space. I layer oil paint and cold wax as thick as frosting on a cake. My many years in Africa shows up in my work: no fear, vibrant energy, rhythmic calm.
It's now that I'm experiencing "Complex"
Hi Reader,When I sent you the painting "Complex" in my last email, I had a funny feeling about it. Looking at it more, I zeroed in on one black line that was shouting, "All wrong." (Revised version above.) Not only that, but at the time, I was basking in the after glow of our epic trip to Africa and this painting would have been more appropriate. Little by little and very slowly, I'm remembering what I was on about prior to the epic trip. I had been working incessantly to switch to an email marketing platform that matches my needs better. Now is when I'm experiencing "Complex"! I'm on my fourth platform and counting. You have to understand I don't speak 'Techie'. I can watch videos and read files until I'm blue in the face and still not have any idea what they're talking about. Somehow I bludgeon forward. It's all Complex beyond belief, and scary--will it really work? If you get this, then the answer is yes! Hurray! I also succeeded at long last in getting a custom domain email: hhill@harrietspaintings.com. In principle, this should enhance the likelihood of my emails getting into your inbox (not siphoned off in a folder you never see). Is it working? Let me know if you have a minute. All the best to you today, Harriet
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Harriet's Paintings
I'm intense and so is my art: bright colors, bold designs, clean lines that energize and add interest to any space. I layer oil paint and cold wax as thick as frosting on a cake. My many years in Africa shows up in my work: no fear, vibrant energy, rhythmic calm.
Hi Reader, They say leaning new things will keep you young. If that's true, I should be about 3 years old at this point! I've been learning so much in the Story-Telling on social media course: story arcs, finding meaning in the mundane, getting under the surface to the emotions, communicating with a combo of photos/videos and audio, plus a boatload of techie stuff. Every day, with enough time poking around online, I've been discovering new techie wonders that even I can make work . . . . . ....
Hi Reader, I've been focusing on art since 2020 and loving it. I've learned lots of skills and especially how to fight the inner battles and believe in myself. I've kept my communication linked to my artwork, which meant leaving out big parts of my life. That didn't feel quite right. I am an artist but not only an artist! I’ve lived cross-culturally for decades, learned language and culture, helped translate the Bible into local languages and then helped people engage with it. I was one of...
Hi Reader, You might have a copy of The Happiness Factor, which combines my love of art, food, and story-telling. The eating adventures continue! This year in Kenya on safari (an actual physical safari, not an internet browser), I was served Tomato Orange Soup. You heard it: tomatoes and oranges. It was an amazing flavor like nothing I'd tasted before. The Happiness Factor: food, art and stories from around the world I forgot all about it until my tomato plants began producing. Lots and lots...