Abstract...Memories
“Memories” is part of the Series “Abstract”..
As we get older our memories are like fragments, appearing when we least expect them….
Watercolour on Arches Hot Press Paper…
In a higher reality,
what if,
somewhere,
beyond the stars,
memories are stored,
each thought, carefully saved,
in multiple dimensions of a souls bliss,
virtues of joy
eternal, in heavenly nectar,
treasure chests of de-light,
vaults of love…excerpt…Michael Levy
Abstract...Memories belongs to the following groups:
Complex Simplicity of Art, All the Colors of the Rainbow, All Things Poetic, Artistic, Philosophical, Art Inspired by Dreams, AW Welcome Center, Bits and Pieces , Everyday Life, Happy Haven, Illustration - Artwork for narrative content, Live, Love, Dream, Nostalgic Art and Photography, Safe Haven, The Patchwork and Vibrant and Vivid ColorAvailable for sale as Greeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters
coppertrees
Interesting Abstract of thoughts
Janis Zroback in reply to coppertrees’s comment
Thanks Vickie
RMonroe
Nice piece, the tomatos and everything sort of melting off the page..Wow:)
Janis Zroback in reply to RMonroe’s comment
Memories come and go and fade away without our being able to do anything about it…hence the melting away of the images….
Jan Piller
Oh this one is really interesting! I like this! Nice work Janis! I love how all the mories kinda run together… mine that do that now too…...
Janis Zroback in reply to Jan Piller’s comment
Memories do run together inexplicably… for example….under the table playing as kids, grandmother’s lace curtains, her vegetable garden, the grapes you were fed when you were sick, or the ones you gave your mother, when she was in the hospital, books you’ve read…some brightly coloured, some faded….mixed in, is the present, with water by your bed at night for the pills you take for that recurrent headache, waiting for your son to come home….he’s late again…though this is not really my life, I painted it so that anyone could identify with the images portrayed…
webbie
Love the out look on this abstract…melting but still visiual.:)
Janis Zroback in reply to webbie’s comment
Thanks Webbie…memories disappear as quickly as they appear sometimes…
Joanne Bradley
Instant fav for me Janis!
Janis Zroback in reply to Joanne Bradley’s comment
Thanks Joanne…Glad you like this one…
Julie Marks
Wonderful abstract about the nature of memories with touching images and vibrant colors to enhance the meaning of this beautiful piece. The pairing of the visual and your sensitive text adds dimension to this beautiful painting. I like the effect of the window that suggests the fading away of some memories and the entrance of others symbolized by the brightly colored imagery.
Janis Zroback in reply to Julie Marks’s comment
Thank you Julie…I love your insight into this painting and that you took the time to describe how you feel about it…it is so valuable to a painter to get the emotional reactions of viewers to the work…you are right on, by the way…the billowing lace curtains suggest that the window is open and that memories fade, in the same way as the dripping images and unpainted areas do….
Lesley Hill
Janis, an inspiring piece of work! Love it!
Janis Zroback in reply to Lesley Hill’s comment
Thank you so much Lesley, for all your great comments on my work…...
Estelle O'Brien
You know Janis…I agree with all the other insightful comments about this great painting..but looking at it also struck a note of sadness somewhere in the recesses of my mind for memories I DON’T have…and a kinda wishing I did…weird eh? A beautiful work that reaches unexpected parts of my soul.
Janis Zroback in reply to Estelle O'Brien’s comment
Thanks Estelle…a painting like this is different for every viewer…each item shown will have different connotations….equally valid are your feelings that some of the things portrayed were not part of your past and you wish they had been..as well knowing that some of them might have been, but you can’t remember them…I’m glad it has resonated with so many people….
Sorina Williams
fabulous painting
Janis Zroback in reply to Sorina Williams’s comment
Thank you Sorina…
mingtees
just gorgeous.
Janis Zroback in reply to mingtees’s comment
Thank you Amy…glad you like it….
Marita McVeigh
beautiful colors and love the drips!
Janis Zroback in reply to Marita McVeigh’s comment
Thank you Marita…
kjgordon
this is beautiful Janis…quite a different technique than the vegies and fruits…
showing your talent even more….
Janis Zroback in reply to kjgordon’s comment
Thanks KJ…I have many different hats when it comes to painting, though food is my favourite subject matter…
kjgordon
you wear them well…
Janis Zroback in reply to kjgordon’s comment
Thank you…my face is appearing inch by inch…maybe I’m wearing a hat?
kjgordon
so now you have my curiosity going…I know it killed the cat…but I am not a cat…
I will patiently await your nani maka
Janis Zroback in reply to kjgordon’s comment
You don’t have to wait…you can see me anytime on the net, painting on walls…
ilziAndPeter
yes lovely colours there cheers peter.
Janis Zroback in reply to ilziAndPeter’s comment
Thank you Peter….
Alison Pearce
Gorgeous!!!
TomBaumker
Quite unusual idea my dear and colorful Tom
Janis Zroback in reply to TomBaumker’s comment
Thank you Tom for your generous appreciation of all the facets of my art and the tact you show in commenting, even on pieces which may not be your favourites…
DesignbySolo
nice work
Janis Zroback in reply to DesignbySolo’s comment
Thank you…welcome to my pages…
Banglaart
i like ur work….r u an ..oil painter…or do work wid all media
Janis Zroback in reply to Banglaart’s comment
thank you so much…I’m glad you love my work…I do work in all media except oils….
webbie
CONGRATS on being featured at The Healing Journey:)
Janis Zroback in reply to webbie’s comment
Thank you so much Webbie…
Banglaart
now a days ..r u freelance artist or doing another thing….wher ur country….?
Janis Zroback in reply to Banglaart’s comment
I’m in Canada…my story is on my overview page on RedBubble, along with a link to my website…
Carolyn Staut
I so love the freedom from restraint in this piece! Your work is dripping with vibrant color and textures. Beautiful artistry.
Janis Zroback in reply to Carolyn Staut’s comment
Thank you Carolyn…welcome to my RB pages and thank you for adding me to your watchlist…
Mariska
Love the colour palette you”ve gone with , awesome composition , very well done Janis !
Janis Zroback in reply to Mariska’s comment
Welcome to my pages Mariska…thank you for complimenting my work…
screamqueen
fantastic, great work!!
Janis Zroback in reply to screamqueen’s comment
Thank you Shannon
Redtempa
Great work Janis… my favorite of yours
Janis Zroback in reply to Redtempa’s comment
Thank you so much…I’m glad you like this piece….
John Fish
I love this watercolor. the painting style is so beautiful and I always like images overlapping and intersecting in this manner. Because that’s the way I things. It seems more real to me than if everything is placed where it is supposed to be. I just got back from visiting my 90 year old mother and this memory theme certainly captures the mood perfectly. I get the feeling at that age memories are a huge part of her day
Janis Zroback in reply to John Fish’s comment
Thank you so much John…I’m really pleased the this painting resonates with you…I try to do a variety of styles of paintings, as everyone has different preferences, and this is a site for selling cards and prints….my website has an entirely different collection….
melodious
awesome!!!
Janis Zroback in reply to melodious’s comment
Thank you so much…
Julie Doye
love the colours and drips!
Janis Zroback in reply to Julie Doye’s comment
Thank you so much Julie…
AlteredIllusions
very nice work – your color is so rich
Janis Zroback in reply to AlteredIllusions’s comment
Thank you so much…
whitetrashPeg
Just lovely
Janis Zroback in reply to whitetrashPeg’s comment
Thank you so much…
ginnymac
oh Janis this is so superb I think it’s just brilliant! I always have a video going around my head of thousands of memories just wish I could paint them too,I am waiting for the invention of brain to showing visual film…
Janis Zroback in reply to ginnymac’s comment
That’s exactly what this represents…as you grow older they become like images floating in a maestrom through your mind…glad you like it Ginny
Susan Grissom
beautiful and so charming
Janis Zroback in reply to Susan Grissom’s comment
Thank you so much Susan…