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07Aug 2017 by DebbieleeMiszaniec

Sunflower Seed Paintings 25 – 30

These 6 sunflower seed paintings, exploring a red-violet/green-yellow palette, have been brought to you by Amanda Constable, who donated the funds for the materials for these six paintings. They are all looking for a good home! Go here to learn about the project and sign up to receive one free, or donate to ensure we keep this project going!

31Jul 2017 by DebbieleeMiszaniec

Sunflower Seed Paintings 19 – 24

The Sunflower Project

These 6 sunflower seed paintings, exploring a blue-violet/orange-yellow palette, have been brought to you by Tracy Burton, who donated the funds for the materials for these six paintings. They are all looking for a good home! Go here to learn about the project and sign up to receive one free, or donate to ensure we keep this project going!

25Jul 2017 by DebbieleeMiszaniec

Fear of Rejection – Lessons from Jia Jiang

100 Rejections, What's the Big Idea?, Working Artist

I watched this (and highly recommend you do as well), [embed]http://www.ted.com/talks/jia_jiang_what_i_learned_from_100_days_of_rejection[/embed] shortly after the new year, but it took me half a year to act on it. I realized that I was hanging too much of my dreams of future happiness on each application, proposal and submission I was sending out in to the world, and then disproportionally thrown off course by very rejection letter I got. So much so that I was finding every reason not to respond to this call or that, knowing how much time I would spend crafting each and how floored I would be if it was turned down. Jiang's talk convinced me I should be taking a more light hearted approach to the process, and I decided to make it my mission to collect 100 rejections…

13Mar 2017 by DebbieleeMiszaniec

Sunflower Project Update: Paintings 13 – 18

The Sunflower Project

[caption id="attachment_170" align="aligncenter" width="215"] Sunflower Seed #13Acrylic, 5 x 7by Debbie.lee Miszaniec[/caption] [caption id="attachment_171" align="aligncenter" width="209"] Sunflower Seed #14Acrylic, 5 x 7by Debbie.lee Miszaniec[/caption] [caption id="attachment_172" align="aligncenter" width="214"] Sunflower Seed #15Acrylic, 5 x 7by Debbie.lee Miszaniec[/caption] [caption id="attachment_173" align="aligncenter" width="210"] Sunflower Seed #16Acrylic, 5 x 7by Debbie.lee Miszaniec[/caption] [caption id="attachment_174" align="aligncenter" width="212"] Sunflower Seed #17Acrylic, 5 x 7by Debbie.lee Miszaniec[/caption] [caption id="attachment_175" align="aligncenter" width="212"] Sunflower Seed #18Acrylic, 5 x 7by Debbie.lee Miszaniec[/caption] These 6 sunflower seed paintings, exploring a purple/yellow palette and stripes, have been brought to you by Kamla Hari McGonigal, who donated the funds for the materials for these six paintings. The first four will be going out to Carol Borschneck, Estelle Bungay, Jazmin Tyson and Katia Goussous (in that order) later this week. Sunflower Seed Paintings #17 &…

06Mar 2017 by DebbieleeMiszaniec

Having Patience

The Sunflower Project

It seems as though I am always waiting for things to come to fruition. To hear back from that application, or for that idea to catch on. Right now I am working on an addition to my sunflower project that has to do with patience and time. A week ago I planted a Sunflower Seed. I decided to document the growth of this seed through its lifespan. I am interested in what happens to the Sunflower Project during the course of the life of a single planted seed. Right now, I am waiting to see a sign that the seed is even viable. Each of the daily photos has been just black soil. I have no idea if my effort is futile. I must be patient, and wait the requisite…

03Mar 2017 by DebbieleeMiszaniec

The Sunflower Project: Why just the seed?

The Sunflower Project, What's the Big Idea?

[caption id="attachment_128" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Sunflower Seed #35" x 7"A/Cby Debbie.lee Miszaniec[/caption] "Hey, what about adding paintings of sunflowers to your paintings of sunflower seeds? the sunflower is such a happy looking plant." This question arrived at my inbox last weekend. It is a very good question, so I thought I would address it here. The sunflower IS a happy looking plant! Metaphorically speaking, we all want more sunflowers in our lives. The sunflower seed is a reminder that we can't have the flower without taking the time and the risk to nurture the seed into a flower. When we do that, the flower, which only has one season to brighten our lives, will return to us a thousand more seeds, which if nourished will bring us a thousand more flowers, and so…

27Feb 2017 by DebbieleeMiszaniec

Sunflower Seed Project Update

The Sunflower Project, What's the Big Idea?

[caption id="attachment_154" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Sunflower Seed #7A/C 5 x 7by Debbie.lee Miszaniec[/caption] [caption id="attachment_155" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Sunflower Seed #8A/C 5 x 7by Debbie.lee Miszaniec[/caption] [caption id="attachment_156" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Sunflower Seed #9A/C 5 x 7by Debbie.lee Miszaniec[/caption] [caption id="attachment_157" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Sunflower Seed #10A/C 5 x 7by Debbie.lee Miszaniec[/caption] [caption id="attachment_158" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Sunflower Seed #11A/C 5 x 7by Debbie.lee Miszaniec[/caption] [caption id="attachment_159" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Sunflower Seed #12A/C 5 x 7by Debbie.lee Miszaniec[/caption] The third set of Sunflower Seed paintings have been finished, and nearly all claimed. They are being sent out to June Hills, Sheryl Penner, Kamla McGonigal, Carmen Bellingham and Koren Scott. There is one left (#12) in this batch. You can learn more about the project and sign up to get on the waiting list for the next batch of Sunflower…

24Feb 2017 by DebbieleeMiszaniec

The New Homeland

The Story Behind the Painting, What's the Big Idea?

[caption id="attachment_131" align="aligncenter" width="242"] The New Homeland16 x 20 O/Cby Debbie.lee Miszaniec[/caption] The New Homeland is one of the latest paintings in my Western Series, which you can see here. The New Homeland is based on a Canadian immigration poster advertising settlement to the Canadian West (Manitoba and west). There is a very specific type of immigrant that seems to be advertised for in this promotion. Young, healthy, family and agriculture oriented, and of a very specific ethnic background. However, though this campaign from between the world wars was looking for a specific image of the Canadian immigrant to build a new homeland, there were a great variety of countries that contributed immigrants to the building and development of Canada. So I decided to set the poster against a background…

20Feb 2017 by DebbieleeMiszaniec

Sunflower Project Update

The Sunflower Project

[caption id="attachment_143" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Sunflower Seed #45 x 7 A/Cby Debbie.lee Miszaniec[/caption] [caption id="attachment_144" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Sunflower Seed #5 5 x 7 A/C by Debbie.lee Miszaniec[/caption] [caption id="attachment_145" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Sunflower Seed #6 5 x 7 A/C by Debbie.lee Miszaniec[/caption] The second set of Sunflower Seed paintings have been finished and claimed. They are being sent out to Aleksandra Danicic, Kelly Small and Andrea vanV. You can learn more about the project and sign up to get on the waiting list for the next batch of Sunflower Seed paintings here.

18Feb 2017 by DebbieleeMiszaniec

Salvation

The Story Behind the Painting, What's the Big Idea?

[caption id="attachment_130" align="aligncenter" width="243"] Salvation16x20 O/Cby Debbie.lee Miszaniec[/caption] Salvation is one of the latest paintings in my Western Series, which you can see here. Salvation is based on a Sifton era (1896-1905) Canadian immigration poster. The image depicts an angelic harvest figure which appears as though in a dream, showing the plenty and prosperity that could be had for the immigrant who braved the ocean voyage, the cold, isolation, and the breaking of the land, to uproot families and make a one way journey to Canada. Many of these immigrants would have spent generations never straying farther than 50 miles from home. I had to wonder what the conditions were like where they were coming from in order to make that sort of leap of faith.

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