Ain't Nothing Gonna Break My Stride...

These last few days my knee and my back started a mutiny. Before, they were independent in causing me grief but lately they've formed an alliance. "Together we're strong" someone once said. Well, that someone is right.

As the year inched towards its last quarter my aim to work part-time gets stronger. It is highly motivated by my bones. Next year I promise to be less strain-and-stress-giving to myself. I'd have time to relax and chill out.

This week though due to the mutiny I am sidelined. But after appointments and tests, I am also able to have that chillax time.

♬ Ain't nothing gonna break my stride...
Nobody's gonna slow me down
Oh no, I've got to keep on moving ♬

I tried to be a  bit productive and do some paintings. A few weeks ago I have made a few palette painting using acrylic paint medium.  Palette knife because I am not good with brushes. They frustrate me. So palette it is. And Abstract. Only Abstract.♥ I cannot do any of how the great artists do paintings. Mine are my own style with inspiration from a lot of things. They're all signed  Neng♥  My childhood nickname. I decided to add some to the collection this week.

I reminded Rich of Data in Star Trek Enterprise when he painted dozens in one day, Big ones too! I am really just proud of some, the rest are kinda waste of paint and space but hey, decades from now someone might find them in my attic and go "Aha!" 

I always loved to draw growing up but never really painted beyond the watercolours of elementary school. I wanted to but there were no paint mediums readily available. I remember seeing a black and white abstract painting in the movies and wanted to do it with wall paints that we have at the house. I wasn't impressed with the results at all. I think that killed my desire to waste any more paints.

♬ Ain't nothing gonna break my stride...
Nobody's gonna slow me down
Oh no, I've got to keep on moving ♬

Yes, I have to keep on moving. These paintings are products of my back and knee pains - not the other way around.

Please enjoy my amateurish take on this not so ancient art.

♥
Neng



"Running away with Bruce Wayne's Cape"
Brother King coined this painting's name.✓☺
("Art formerly known as favourite colours in the Rain".)

"Through the Darkness of it all, there's always Mama"
(I am partial with dark colours, but have since retouched this
and brightened the background a bit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broken Wings are Beautiful
(Tried to use happy colours only resulting to Sapin-sapin effect hahaha)

"Manok ni San Banocky" & "Una Girasol"

 

 

"Una Girasol" up close
(Sunflowers are my most favourite of all flowers)

 "Simba bisan Uyan"

(I do hope one day we'd have a daughter to take to church even
when it is dead-set wet winter. Or a son. One day.)

"May Payneta Pa Siya, Uy!"
A brighter lighter version of the first Dancer.

"Raindrops on Red Dress"
(Officially my 2nd Painting Ever. I love it)

Of the family Liliaceae

Dobie, Descendant of the House of Odie
(Family is not really just about blood, but also choice - I am sure Odie
our first Dog would have loved this doggie just the same)

"In Mama's Arms"
(Brighter, Prettier in Pink Version of the other Painting)

The Dancer.
(This is my first attempt with Acrylic palette painting. Inspired by
a Flamenco Dancer. Reminds me of Lucy Gomez. I love it.)

Brgy. Eiffel ☀☺
(sood ra sa Brgy Mabua ☺hahaha)