By the sea
hues find me with eagerness
filling in the blanks with drops
captured image on cotton of white,
creation of beauty
sweeping me away
the boundaries I try to stay within.
Tie-dye shell of my hearts whimsy
I close my eyes and see the scene
a hundred souls running towards the sea
free from the shell
bliss in being alive,
we swim into the unknown
taking chances and learning with each stroke
how to swim in waves of colors unknown.
I hear the sound of waves from memory,
sweeping me over their frothy waves
and carrying me towards the setting sun
low on horizon
the internal compass knows the way
as I follow the stars
as I may.
My last art class for now, a sea turtle with an amazing group of women and although I do need a bit of touch up on the eye where the splatter got a bit too close (had to rush to work and should have taken the extra minute of care) I am quite happy with this almost finished product and thought I’d share. Happy turtles make me smile 🙂 peace and blessings, K
thanks Lorrie ❤ blessings back at you my friend ❤
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I LOVE IT!! Super poem too! Sweet blessings…
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Thanks Poetkatie 😊💕
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Smiles and have a great weekend too my friend🌟
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Love the imagery x
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Yes that was intentional 🙂 Happy Weekend 💙💜
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Thanks Sue, and look, you hearts are my turtle colors too…sweet😊 I’m so glad you enjoyed it💜💙🐢💕💚
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Thanks so much Joanna, it was a fun labor of love💕💜🐢yes, the colors are awesome😊
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Kim this is very beautiful.. And such a wonderful shade.. You have captured so much in his shell and the sand.. I wished I lived nearer a warm ocean to see such beautiful creatures on the beach.
Your poem so captivating and descriptive.. You should be well proud of this piece of artwork Kim..
Sending Love over the airwaves..
Sue 💙💜💙💜
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I love the painting. It’s so full of texture and my favorite colors. I can tell it wasn’t easy, but done with love. The poem is nice, too. Good job!
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He is so pretty…so beautifully blue! I would hang him in a very special ❤place!
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I must stop in and check that out, and what a lovely name too, I had so much fun painting him…a few corrections needed but I do love the colors, like a happy tie-dye turtle…my kind of animal💜😊peace and love, Kim
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Thanks Mags,
My happy turtle…
Of course now finding out its Tre’s spirit animal….
Oops…..he’s got purple in him….shhhhh….💜😊🐢
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Thanks so much Russ,
He is a cutie…and yes, makes smiles come so easily🐢😊
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Thanks Sheldon,
I love the colors too…
Was happy with how it came out…
Will double back and fix the intended splatter off of its eye😊
His name is Mortimer😊 and down here,
It’s turtle egg laying season shortly…
Would love to see some little ones
Alive and digging out to run willy-nilly to the sea
With happy wild abandon.
Fresh, new and alive💕☮💜😊
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This is gorgeous. Great job!! I also painted a turtle several years ago in water color and acrylic…it is here at my blog, I called it Emeraude. Your poetry is amazing too.
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Awesome! 😊
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Thanks Tre,
It was a great experience spending time on it, I like it too, and your spirit animal, makes it that much more sweet🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢💙💙💙
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I really love your sea-turtle. Turtle is my spirit animal, Kim. 🙂 This is lovely.
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Simply beautiful
Love the coloring
As Sheldon Always
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Smile-inducing.
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Beautiful! 💙😊
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