Hey there,
I’m dusting off the old blog again to give all my faithful readers an update on what is going on in Bella the Busy Bee land. I am happy to report it is good news, however, changes are afoot 
So, despite my love of traditional characters; I have to confess I have moved on to another form of art.
This is the story of how everything changed (insert very mysterious music here…or not): My last traditional character piece was “Bubbles”, the huge 36 x 36 painting of the colorful sheep.
Although Bubbles and I had our moment and I still love Bubbles, to some extent, Bubbles burnt me to a crisp. It was a creation conceived out of love at first, but then with all the details and circles upon circles upon circles, it kind of became a rainbow nightmare.
No offense to Bubbles of course, after all I did create her and I am proud to have her as part of my collection, but she did become the bane of my existence for a time and a challenge to say the least. Sort of like a labor that can start off so exciting and sweet as you ponder how you will be meeting your precious child soon and then over time, you, the sweet mother to be turns into a raging, sweating, cursing, and screaming, “Get this thing out of me NOW!!” kind of experience. I guess it wasn’t that bad, but it was pretty rough.
What Bubbles did do for me was to close the door on a way of painting I have been doing for the last 7 years and open a completely different door for me to express myself artistically.
My heart has unleashed a new form of abstract work that I am absolutely in love with. To try to explain it metaphorically: I am looking at each new piece as a poem vs my previous pieces being more like a story. The new work gives homage to different parts of the animal or object being conveyed without being literal. The first letter of the animal or object is hidden within the piece, but it is not necessary to find it if that doesn’t float your boat The pieces can stand alone as well.
This new form has liberated me beyond belief and I am so inspired to have no constraints and no need to make sure the work makes sense to everyone else. It makes sense to me and it allows others to find their own interpretation or they can always search for the letter if they enjoy an interactive experience I can do whatever I want and that is awesome!!!! Anyways, I hope you enjoy them as well. I have done another one since the attached photo was taken, but this gives you a little taste of the new collection and the road I am on.
Till next time,
Jen
Link to new collection: http://abusybella.com/BBBGalleryConCollectionThumb.html
