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A Belated Happy New Year

January 17, 2023 By in art at the speed of life, art sale, artist, artwork, egg, eggs, Oil painting, original art work, paint, painting, pam carriker, still life, Still Life Painting Tags: , , , , 3 Comments

Out with the Old, In with the New’ 4×6 oil on board

Well I had good intentions to post at the first of the year but…LIFE. I have however been painting a fair bit, getting ready for an event with my Art Guild.

I purchased a dozen quail eggs and have loved doing a series of paintings off of them.

‘New Beginnings’ 5×7 oil on board

I have to admit I was totally ready to kick 2022 to the curb, much like the previous two years. As I reflect on it I am trying to see the positives more than the negatives. My middle son found out he had cancer, a completely scary time for all of us. But it was treatable, caught early and with surgery it was removed and he is well now thankfully!

‘Set Apart’ 4×6 oil on board

My youngest who is serving in the Navy, was deployed. All of you service mom’s know what it’s like to have them gone. I’m praying constantly for his safe return. This time things are much different than when my oldest was deployed. We can keep in touch easily with email and he has been able to text and even call, much better than snail mail!e

Tea for Two’ 8×10 oil on board

Going to try and ease into this new year with the hope that it brings joy, peace and better things than we’ve seen with the last couple of years. Going to go grab a cup of tea and get back to my painting for now.

xo

Pam

Nurture

June 26, 2009 By in art, bird, eggs, etsy, mixed media, nature, pam carriker, portrait, spring 8 Comments


I was so excited a couple of days ago to find this sweet little gift of nature in a flower pot on my deck. Two precious little eggs in a nest so close to my back door. But I have come to realize these eggs have been abandoned, the mama bird nowhere to be seen.


They inspired this painting which I have titled simply ‘Nurture’. Seeing the eggs so lovingly tucked into the nest stirs the mother’s instinct inside my heart. Sometimes despite our best intentions and efforts, we are unable to ‘mother’ for various reasons. Sometimes our children are simply too independant and we must sit on the sidelines while they find their way. They will one day realize that even when they did not want our help, we were there all the time waiting and watching.

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Beat the Heat

June 22, 2009 By in art journal, eggs, flowers, mixed media, moleskine, portrait 11 Comments

Ah summertime. It’s going to hit 97 today so we are off to the lake. I just wanted to share a couple of the journal pages I finished while on my trip. I have to say I’m amazed at what you can do in a Moleskine journal. The pages hold up really well to paint if you don’t use too much. Gesso works great on them also. I took limited tools with me and had already added some paint and collage elements, even a little stamping to the background.
Have a wonderful day, stay cool and don’t forget to do a little bit of art everyday~

All My Eggs In One Basket

June 14, 2009 By in art, collage, eggs, etsy, melange, mixed media, nest, painting, zne 15 Comments

My grandma used to say ‘not to put all of my eggs in one basket’, but I couldn’t resist doing a couple more ‘Blue Speckled Egg’ pieces. My husband liked these and said that my color palette ties all of my work together. He said the next thing he knows I will have a line of art supplies, my own signature colors-lol! Thank you for the vote of confidence honey:-) I am really enjoying playing in a little different venue. I guess it’s not all that different, my first collages were somewhat along these lines, but now I am doing far more painting than collage work.

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Let Freedom Ring

November 6, 2008 By in art, bird, birdcage, eggs, etsy, mixed media, nest, zne 7 Comments
Inspired by recent political events, and realizing that no matter what our personal views are, we all share the beautiful gift of ‘Freedom’ in our wonderful country. If you look closely, you will see that this little birdie learned about freedom by reading about it in the newspaper that lines the floor of his cage.
I have revisited my little birdcages. It is fun to go back and pull from past pieces. I wonder if I will ever tire of little birdies, but if I had to guess right now, I’d say no. They symbolize so much, along with nests and eggs. They really speak to my mother’s heart and embody the things in life that I find myself facing. I have just listed ‘Freedom’ in my etsy shop. I am now going to go and exercise my right to ‘the pursuit of happiness’ and start another painting:-)