Goddess of the Bees

I finished "Goddess of the Bees" yesterday and feel satisfied that it came out very well as you can see by my the photo I'm posting here today. I also had a wonderful time of excitement when I sold a painting on my ellenmcmahill.etsy.com site.
Years ago I held onto my painitngs as if they were my little children, but now each one I paint I want to send out into the world for others to enjoy. I think I feel a greater confidence that even though I may really love the images I have created, that there are many, many others waiting to be painted too. I think that those who create images, stories, music or anything that is from their heart and soul always wonder if someday they will run out of inspiration to create anything new. I think that must be a feeling that might be connected to wanting to hold onto what we have created. I feel now that what comes from within me is like an endless spring of ideas that will continue to flow as long as I allow it to.

I'm now at work of "Goddess of the North," learning about arctic animals, and polar landscapes, challenging myself to make up a sort of story about what I'm painting. I like to make a little world in my painting where there is feeling and knowledge that goes beyond the moment I have caught in the paint strokes of the canvas.