Saturday, July 31, 2010

Beautiful Clear Morning Water, kauai island ocean oil painting

Beautiful Clear Morning Water, 12"x6" oil on gallery wrapped canvas, awaiting a new home...
Painting can be purchased from: from the artist, Jenny Floravita

I just loved the colors of this morning ocean scene. I'd say the time was around 10am, when the colors are still crisp and the sea air is warming. The day is fresh. This small island gem sold at my La Jolla Festival of the Arts show to one of my collectors who owns several small works.

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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Paradise in a home

Suite of Paradise Plantation Cottages, 6"x6" oil on gallery wrapped canvas, awaiting a new home in a real estate office... Paintings like these can be purchased from: from the artist, Jenny Floravita

These adorable paintings are a set of commissioned works that are destined for a real estate office in Cupertino, CA. They are for Ken Kabir and I'd like to give his business a mention: www.kenkabir.com. At the moment they are drying in my studio. Soon I will have better images of these little oil paintings and will post those. It's obvious in the few interactions that I've had with Ken that he loves his work in connecting people with homes.

I've found that people easily relate to my plantation cottages and I never tire of painting these small homes. It's a joy to travel the islands in search of new subjects. They remind many of warm, tropical days spent on vacation. Some are reminded of home, growing up in the many islands that dot our seas. No matter where "home" is, people will see paradise in their futures and these paintings will surely bring Aloha to the office.

And as I write this I'm also thinking of all of those who've lost homes in the past few years. Keep up hope. If your dream is to own a home again then you can make it happen.


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Sunday, July 25, 2010

Salt Water Pool on the Shore

Salt Water Pool On The Shore, 6"x6" oil on gallery wrapped canvas, awaiting a new home...
Painting can be purchased from: from the artist, Jenny Floravita

Sunrise and sunset atmosphere is a big inspiration to my island paintings. Sunrise brings the start of a new day. Sunset also brings the possibilities of a new day...just a few hours away. For artists, I think I can speak for most of us and say that our inspiration is always leading our life's work. With each new day brings the possibilities of creating new works of art. Each evening renews that purpose as the next day may bear fruit to your best work yet.

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Thursday, July 15, 2010

Bamboo Shacks, Paint while the inspiration hits

Bamboo Shacks, 6"x6" oil on gallery wrapped canvas, awaiting a new home...
Painting can be purchased from: from the artist, Jenny Floravita

Creating art is a great joy in my life and I knew early on that it was essential to the essence of my person. Though most people are creative in certain ways and creativity can be defined broadly it's well known that those we think of as "artists" tend to need to do their art in order to be fulfilled and yet few are able to do so as a profession for various reasons. The process of creating for artistic people (music, dance, theater to broaden the term "artist") is key to happiness for such people and it is why we persist despite the obstacles.

Art is more than just creating beautiful objects. It's about problem solving and creating from nothing. When you do art for a profession you problem solve constantly in order to be innovative. Every working artist has their challenges and, dare I say, demons in life but most are happiest when they are creating and when the creation process is flowing well.

What to do with the rare times where inspiration is lacking? Well, for me, I try to work for a while to see if I can break through to being inspired. On rare occasions (like the past few days) my focus for creating art dims and I must now work myself out of this particular problem or wait it out. Inspiration will flow again and I'm lucky that I'm usually bursting with energy to create. The few days of the year that this is not the case and in which my creative energies wane are hard days of a bland feeling for me and I've learned that it's best to not force the creative process. Painting needs to be done when I'm fully present. It cannot be forced.

And I'm going to say this: artists work for a living. Yes, we love what we do most of the time but it is work nevertheless. Anyone who tells you otherwise is not being honest or doesn't do it as a true profession. I feel that collectors need to understand that love of life and passion go into the works that they purchase but so do blood, sweat and tears.

So much of my soul is connected to my art. It is my esteem as well. My art is who I am in so many ways. There's a saying in the blacksmithing world and that is: strike while the iron is hot, meaning that you need to work that metal efficiently when you've got the most heat. The same is true for making art. When you are inspired, by all means work!

To see more, please visit my websites: www.floravitalights.com
and www.floravita.com