Protect Your Ideas.

Spring is in the air and in our minds. My birds cannot keep quiet. I can hear the joy in their voices since they know the cold winter has passed. It is a time of celebration and new beginnings. 

What will you plant this spring? What needs to be thrown away to make room for new plants.

I like to pull weeds after a rough day at work. I walk out to my garden and pull up any weed that I see. I label each one of these weeds a nuisance or problem that I had to address during the day. I say goodbye to the weed and the problem when I throw it away. It helps my mental health.

I have several new ideas I'm working on in the back of my head. Some have made it to paper. I protect these ideas till they are completely done. Some of our dreams have to be incubated. We keep them secret until the possibilities are revealed. We all have a private nursery for growth in the back of our head. 

My garden symbolizes my life and mental state. Sometimes it's overgrown and needs tending. Other times it's in bloom and sometimes...

I'm nursing new plans.

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Marie Curie

I’m not a scientist but I do admire many who work in the science industry because of their passion and quest for more knowledge. The ability to ignore outside distractions and focus entirely on your own self-driven mission is what I believe this woman, Marie Curie, had.

After reading one of her many biographies, I drew some conclusions about the personality of Marie. She had to handle a lot of discrimination in her time but her focus remained on her work. The exclusion and discrimination she endured almost ended her career but her quest for new discoveries and inventions remained her top priority. I believe this is one of the traits that attracted her husband, Pierre to her. I also admire the way Pierre stuck up for Marie. There were many feminist men at this time that did speak up for women when it was not proper to do so. Although Pierre defended his wife's achievements...

that didn’t mean our society would listen.

In the 1960's when I was in grade school, I remember reading in a textbook that "the Curie’s discovered Radium.” Many times Pierre was given all the credit or most of the credit for this discovery. It is also on record that he consistently corrected people when they didn’t credit his wife.

With the support of her husband and her  obsessive quest for new knowledge and understanding, this couple made history together. We need to support one another even when it’s not to our advantage. Telling the truth might not make you popular but seeking the truth can help you overcome all kinds of obstacles.

By staying focused on the truth, we all can evolve.

Link to Image Reference: Public Domain, but first time in color in 2020., CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commonshttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Marie-Curie.jpg

 

The Mirror

I love how the #metoo movement changed our attitude towards rape and harassment victims. It was important for us to see that this went on in every state, every city and perhaps every place of employment in American history. The majority of the ones who spoke up (including myself) were supporting the few brave working women who spoke out against the ones who wronged them sexually. It allowed all of us to see how common the problem was and projected us forward into a world with a little less discrimination. We looked at each other in the face and realized that this happened. This was the environment most women in the workplace experienced.

I could spend hours typing page after page about men (and women) who wronged me based solely on my gender, but there would be no point. I just didn’t receive the support and compassion I needed to heal. The main point to all these human rights movements is to heal and move forward. Making others aware is the first step. Reaction to injustices can vary from violence to compassion, from defensiveness to understanding and from accusations to compensation. Healing any form of discrimination requires validation before we can evolve and move forward.

What made the #metoo movement so powerful is that thousands of women (and men) all over the country supported one another and spoke up. We connected through similar experiences or trauma and realized that we were effected in the same way. Instead of see ourselves as victims who are entirely alone. We saw each other as sisters going through similar traumas and how it effected the way we saw the world around us. We also learned by watching others address discrimination and injustice. These women that came forward were brave enough to inspire the rest to support their cause.

Why doesn’t this happen more often? Why does gender discrimination still continue?

I’d like to know why women do not support each other’s efforts more frequently. Imagine the goals we could accomplish together supporting one another’s efforts and ideas instead of competing against each other.

"peace hand"

I grew up in the 60s and 70s so this card has all the colors, concepts and icons I loved about that time period. I challenge you to question if we have let go of some of these values OR have these attitudes and values morphed into something radical. 

Many of the ideas presented during the 60s were considered radical. "Free Love," for instance is a radical idea to some but it depends on the interpretation. Even the concept of peace could be interpreted radically depending on who is in charge of the peace in the home, city or country.

What are you willing to do in order to maintain peace?

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This image is available on ebay here:

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2.5" x 3.5" card size - ACEO

This listing is for one PRINT from an original painting, created by me, dianne curtis

It is printed on high quality matte paper.

It will be signed and dated on the back.

This card is ACEO size and is signed and dated on the back. It will arrive in its own protective sleeve. ACEO stands for "Art Cards, Editions and Originals," and the cards have one main rule - they are 2-1/2" x 3-1/2" - the size of a trading card. Art Cards are made to be collected and traded. The price for ACEOs are usually low so anyone can afford them. They can be displayed as artwork, framed individually or in groups, carried in your pocket, used as a bookmark, or stored in an album. 

(***the copyright signature will not appear on the actual print)

(Black and White versions are available for coloring - just check my listings for a black and white outline print)

 

"forest path"

We all have to find our own way through the forest. No one can choose your path for you and if they try, we usually resent them for telling us what to do. The direction can be confusing, obstructed or seem downright impossible but no matter what, we must take that first step by making our own decisions and choices. Once we do this, we see the path becomes clearer and more direct. We might get help or meet new friends along the way. Each path is beautiful and custom designed for the one who chooses it.

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This painting has specs of glitter worked into the protective clear coating so it sparkles in a very subtle way.

9" x 12" without a mat

This listing is for one, original watercolor and ink painting created on Bristol Board.

It is signed on the front and titled on the back.

This original painting will arrive in a specially designed, flat package.

 

"Mountain Stream"

Some of the purest lands in any country are way up high where most of us cannot reach. 

Perhaps this is one of the reasons many ancient cultures have designated the highest peaks for their gods. Untouched nature does feel pure and god-like to all of us. 

It is my wish that we keep striving to protect these environments no matter what our belief system dictates. There is something pure and holy about untouched, untampered nature.

This original, abstract, minimalist painting has a raised surface with texture.

It is available on ebay here:

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5" x 3.5" on thick board

This listing is for one, original acrylic on primed board painting.

It is signed on the front and on the back.

This painting will be sent in a flat package.

 

Blue-Green Fantasy

Some things cannot be put into words nor can they be explained.

Available on ebay:

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This abstract, minimalist painting has glue and silver leaf on top of traditional 140 lb watercolor paper. This painting will be sent in a flat package.

11" x 14" without a mat

This listing is for one, original watercolor and ink painting created on Bristol Board.

It is signed on the front and titled on the back.