Author: Jill Broscious

Van Gogh’s Sunflowers. So iconic, there is no way to do it justice, but I sure had fun trying!

The Master!

My Version

This is another Arthur Dove entitled “Tree.”

His leans left. Mine leans right! 🙂

Original

My Version

You can easily spot the original! My color pencils give this image a very different effect. But, oh how I love his art! Simple yet impactful.

Arthur Dove – Storm Clouds

Original

My Version

A little riff on Van Gogh’s Starry Night

Van Gogh

My Version

It has been a long time since my last post. I thought it would be fun to share what I’m working on this year. I am choosing famous artist’s paintings and riffing on them with my own interpretation. I am using colored pencils (not paint). These are not accurate representations, but my own version of the picture.

My Version

I decided to venture into digital art this year. Blessed with a very nice tablet and super-duper stylus pen for my birthday, I downloaded “IBIS Paint” and started playing with the app. It took some time to figure out how to use various tools, and I still haven’t plumbed the depths of all the possibilities, but I am getting the hang of things and having a lot of fun playing around. I approach this like a child, just using imagination and whimsy, trying all the different bells and whistles. Below are some of the images I’ve made in the past few months.

This piece is short (two minutes) and came to me within a few days. I love the emotion the strings option provides, even if it is electronically produced. The straight piano sound would not allow these notes to soar the same way.

Surrender

The first inspiration for this piece came to me last spring, but months went by without any ideas for how to finish it. In the past few weeks, a second wave of inspiration arose and I was able to complete the composition to my satisfaction. I hope you enjoy the melodic “ride.”

We each are given treasure
But we must undertake the hunt
There is no map to guide the way

Scattered to the four winds
I dug the deepest holes
Fell into many pitfalls
Followed dead-end roads
Wandered in the desert for years

But one day, the miracle arrived
A priceless gift was found
This treasure awaits us all
In the Labyrinth of Life
The moment we stumble upon the secret path

Our soul, more precious than gold,
Shining in all her glory
Pure, radiant, innocent, and free

You will not find it
Out There
Look all you want
Strive if you must
Nothing 
Out There
Will quench your thirst

Don’t go off somewhere else
Seeking what only lies within
Cling to your sole lifeline
Plunge the depths of you
Everything 
In There
Will feed your hunger

Don’t go looking somewhere else
You are the only safe place to be