November, 2020 | ArtSpirit7

November 10, 2020November 10, 2020

The Reality of Relativity

Heart No. 5 is again a watercolor painting I photographed then applied a filter to and further manipulated it with Photoshop. Illustrative effects with this filter – reminds me of attitudes. Often it’s not all one way or another, there’s a scale of relativity. Not much is really black or white, instead, much is in a range in between. Life takes us through a spectrum, a range of feelings, teachings, experiences.

I remember many years ago seeing a quote in a company newsletter, “Attitude equals altitude.”

That’s a shortening of Zig Ziglar’s original words:
“It is your attitude, more than your aptitude, that will determine your altitude.”

What Feels Like This

Heart No. 4 by Mary Gow — “Heart No. 4” by Mary Gow

It’s Day 4 of my One Hundred Heart Project.

I began this project on November 6th because it’s 100 days to Valentine’s Day – the biggest Heart Day of the year!

So the countdown continues.

Heart No. 4 is bubbling up, full of enthusiastic energy. Remember feeling this way?

“Enthusiasm moves the world.”
-Arthur Balfour

November 8, 2020January 4, 2021

Heart Matters

Heart No. 3 by Mary Gow — Heart No. 3, Heart Matters, by Mary Gow

Heart Number 3 was originally painted with watercolors. I then photographed it and applied a Paper Artist filter. With Photoshop I adjusted the color levels, giving this piece an alternative dramatic feel.

As I worked on this piece I thought about the idea of a bleeding heart, the joyful heart, the oppressed heart, the peaceful heart, the passionate heart. How would you describe yours?

“The joyful heart sees and reads the world with a sense of freedom and graciousness.”
-John O’Donohue

November 7, 2020December 20, 2020

Happy Heart

An orange heart outlined in purple emphasizes a joy inside, and a deep compassion surrounding it.

Heart No. 2 is a watercolor painting by me, Mary Gow, and it was further transformed using the Paper Artist app.

Feels like purple times ahead, a time of healing!

Coming together is a beginning;
keeping together is progress;
working together is success.
-Edward Everett Hale