<![CDATA[Heather Wiseman Art - Blog]]>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 20:44:23 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[Immersed in the Flow]]>Thu, 04 May 2017 05:37:17 GMThttp://www.heatherwisemanart.com/blog/immersed-in-the-flowNormally, when I think of water, it's blue.  Navy, royal, or sometimes sky blue.  Feng Shui water can be blue, black, or grey, and I often get requests for grey art to match a décor or taste. I created this painting using shades of grey and black, and a bit of white, while preserving the flowing, peaceful feel of water. 

First, I decided on size.  I chose 4' x 3' (48" x 36"), as I was planning a very calming, almost hypnotic painting, and it's the perfect size for a bedroom .

Then I stretched and prepped my canvas, while planning my painting.

I started painting my background.  I used a brush, roller, and a piece of fabric till it looked how I wanted, with darker shades along the bottom and left-hand side.
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Next, I did the black flow, leaving the background showing through 6 circles. 6 is the Feng Shui number associated with water, and circles are metal, which feeds water and makes it more powerful. One large black shape is good to incorporate into a Feng Shui water element painting too, to make it more effective.  (Yay me!)

After that, I outlined my blocks of colour and started to do the dots. Meticulously.  One by one. Perversely using the other end of a small paintbrush. It's so much faster to just paint. But this painting needed those dots.
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Over halfway there...9453 dots so far! And many hours of work already. Starting to come together! I can see how beautiful it's going to be.
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More dots...14542 total!
This painting is so peaceful and beautiful.  I love how it turned out!
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P.S. It's still available!!! Email me if it's calling to you and you want it in your home.
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