Friday 12 November 2010

3 pregnant pictures! AEDM# 12

I quickly sketched this yesterday while I was on a teabreak at work and quickly coloured it during another cup of tea at breakfast today :)
And while my little sketch featured heavily around tea and quicknesses it has also surprisingly taken me on a bit of a journey, with a few revelations and realisations.....

This is only the 3rd piece I have ever created that features the pregnant form....which is pretty astounding considering I absolutely LOVE the pregnant body!
Women's curves at their utmost beautiful, housing another growing being...simply awe-inspiring!

It's also pretty crazy when considering that for the last 11 years midwifery has passionately filled my life.

So my journey took me into wondering why I have kept my 2 passions in life soooo separate-
being creative and being a midwife, especially when midwifery at its best relies solely upon intuition, openness and trust :)
I feel like I have been a bit foolish!...to take this long to realise just how divided I have kept myself! But I also feel that kind of deep sigh that comes with the dawning of a truth we actually always knew..it was just a bit hidden!

I want to share the first ever drawing I did celebrating the pregnant body , which funnily enough I did loooong before I became a mum or a midwife 15 years ago!


And the second one you'll maybe remember inspired by the lovely Louise Gale and her colour challenge I took part in August!

So there you have my 3 pregnant pictures......I have a feeling there may be LOTS more to come!
Thankyou for indulging me and letting me share :)
Please go and have a look at other amazing creatives over here!

14 comments:

  1. Amazing !!! Love, love,love.The celebration of life!

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  2. The pictures are beautiful, so real. Love your post.

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  3. It is curious how you only have 3 paintings combining the two. But the 3 you have are beautiful.

    I am particularly fond of the green one. I think it may be the first painting that I saw of yours.

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  4. How wierd! Nelly, do you know I'd never even realised how two of them were virtually the same!
    mmmm...what does it all mean?!!

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  5. OH wow Jeeny,I just love everyone of them..Hmm something new i've learned about you too..I am looking forward to seeing more of this avenue of you!

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  6. These are *beautiful* - I hope you will continue to mix your two passions and share them!

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  7. how beautiful. you've captured pregnancy so well! xo

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  8. Jenny these are fabulous!!
    Beautiful!

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  9. Wow, Jenny! They are FABULOUS!

    Thank you for the sweeet comment on my stuck blog post! So appreciated! ♥

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  10. I like them all: even the ones you have on he right side of the blog. But I especially like the third one.

    Zebracorn Art Journeys

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  11. How lovely that they have finally come together - it must just be the right time, lovely work you've created.

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  12. Aww, I love your pregnant bellies!! I look forward to being round like that. :-) And I didn't realize you're a midwife. Very cool!

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  13. These are beautiful. It's great that you've connected these two separate parts of your life.

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