Grab a cup of tea, coffee, or hot chocolate and gather around to hear how “When the Morning Dawns” came to be (link to my shop below)! This painting is unusual for me because I’m typically TERRIBLE creating abstract art.

I chose the name “When Morning Dawns” for this painting due to the abstract/foggy appearance. Psalm 46:5B says “God will help her when morning dawns”, which seemed fitting right now. I used to live in Minnesota and would see a layer of fog and mist evaporating from the Minnesota River on the way to work in the morning. On beach vacations, I’ve also seen many mornings where the fog and mist reduced visibility so considerably that it was like walking through a cloud. Do you ever feel like life seems a bit foggy or unclear?

This painting started as an attempt to recreate this landscape oil painting in acrylic. This oil painting is of my hometown and with my move to Texas, I was hoping to create an acrylic copy of it. So what happened? How come the painting became so drastically different? I suppose you could say I’m the one in the hot seat.

It all started well, but my colors weren’t quite right to me. This came on the heels of a different painting I was in the process of, so I was using up colors from a previous painting to begin my “under painting”. I know I started with the dark color for the horizon, but somewhere along the way, I gave up on recreating the painting like I had started out with and allowed creativity and expressionism to dominate the canvas. Sounds scary?

Over the years, I’ve learned I sometimes need to let go of my goals and plans and let circumstances, brush strokes, and paint colors have a say in the final product. It’s never easy, but as I always tell myself, everything can be painted over if I don’t like it!
What do you think? Is it important to always stick to the original plan? If you were to commission a painting from an artist, would this concern you?

When Morning Dawns can be purchased at my Etsy shop, check it out at Wee Whistlepig!