Photo Diary // The Secret Garden

"Haunted"

Pouring my feelings into this special new piece for the Copycat Violence: An Artist Collective Ghost Stories show at Penumbra Art Boutique & Studio this June.

Adding all those finishing touches...

High on sunlight in the studio.

And then a bit of grainy evening light, cool breeze, windows opens.

“And the secret garden bloomed and bloomed and every morning revealed new miracles.” - Frances Hodgson Burnett

A table for one.

In progress- bringing new life to one of my charcoal drawings from 2013.

Comments

Blogoratti said…

I like these photos of your living space, and your work is really creative I must say!

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Jess Crawford Art said…

Beautiful Bella! Is that girl a watercolour? She is so lovely.

5:14 PM

Naomi said…

These are sooo gorgeous. Is the second girl Gemma Ward or Sasha Luss? I love trying to guess who was referenced when making paintings....and they're all so lovelyy.

xoxoxox, Naomi | http://bunnyandfawn.blogspot.com/

5:24 PM

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