Sunday, May 8, 2011

giving hearts

mixed media painting
7" x 10" mixed media
©manon doyle

“Today, see if you can stretch your heart and expand your love so that it touches not only those to whom you can give it easily, but also to those who need it so much" ~author unknown

mixed media painting
6" x 6" mixed media on Gessobord
©manon doyle

I have this thing about painting hearts...lol. I thought I may have gotten over it by now but I love using them in many of my works. I've given all the heart paintings away. I like to share them. It makes me feel so full of joy to let someone know that they have a beautiful heart. So many of you do the most wonderful things on a daily basis and it truly inspires me. I hope that I will get around to giving you all hearts one day!! : ))

fill your heart with art

~manon

27 comments:

Ces said...

Happy Beautiful Mother's Day, Manon. You are all heart. Tsup! Love the painting. The colors rock!

Anne Huskey-Lockard said...

I love your heart Manon~~ they are just vibrant, beautiful, soulful and speak volumes.
Blogging or not, you give us your heart every day!

XXOO~~
Anne

Heavens2Betsy said...

I love your beautiful heart filled art. penny

Ces said...

By the way, you and your Mom are twins! Happy Mother's Day to your Mom! Tsup!

Kelly Berkey said...

happy mother's day!! i love hearts too. love the layered, scratchy look too. very cool;-)

WrightStuff said...

you do such a good job of heart painting - so stick with it!!

I really love the background textures and colours of the second one.

tweedles said...

Happy Mothers Day Manon,,,
I love all your hearts and especially the beautiful one that you painted for us.
love
tweedles

Sharmon Davidson said...

We heart you too, Manon! Happy mother's day!

Bella Sinclair said...

Gorgeous!!! Gorgeous hearts, gorgeous hand. Happy Mother's Day, beautiful!

audrey said...

Oh, Manon, all of your heart art is lovely!! It comes so easily to you and we love seeing it on canvas!
I hope your Mother's Day was a beautiful one. I am in Charleston, SC for a week, so I won't be posting much. Using my DH's laptop right now and it has its moments. UGH!!!!
Bye.
Audrey

Andrew Finnie said...

Heya Manon welcomeback :) Hey do I see an expressionsitfauvista wild beast on the loose here? - the colours are singing - ;) the way you scumble is to be desired (bet no -one's ever said that to you before :) )

Ahh to be a desired scumbler eh :)

cheers from oz

AutumnLeaves said...

You've given me one and it is a treasure, Manon. These are such lovely pieces and a true testimony to your own huge heart.

Cathy Bueti said...

Hi Manon!! Hope you had a wonderful mother's day! I love these pieces! And you always use those amazing bold colors!!! Wow! Love the blue with the red! I will never tire of seeing your hearts! xo

Buffy said...

Ohhhh I just love your hand painting. So beautiful! The words you wrote are perfect.

k.h.whitaker said...

lovely Manon :)

Joyce said...

I love your heart paintings. xo

NatashaMay said...

Such fantastic paintings! And what you said about the hearts is so beautiful.

Manon Doyle said...

Hope you had a great day, Ces!! xo

Hey, Anne!! You are way too sweet, girlfriend!! xo

Thank you so much, Penny!!

Thanks, kelly!!

Hey, Lisa!! Ya.... I do a ton of scratching...lol

Thanks, Tweedles!! I'm so happy that you have one!! You have a huge heart!!

Thanks, Sharmon!!

Hope you had a great day, Bella!!

Hey, Audrey!! Good luck with that laptop but most of all *have fun*!!!!

Hey, Andrew!! Expressionsitfauvista......nope....that's the first time anyone has ever said that to me....lol....love it!!

Thanks, Sherry!! Glad you loved it!!

Awe....thank you, Buffy!!

Thanks, K.H. and Joyce!!

You are so kind, Natasha!!! : ))

Diane said...

Always beautiful Manon because they come from your heart!

jgr said...

Hi Manon,
Your heart paintings are lovely! Thank you for all the inspiration!

Jack Foster said...

Hey Manon! I hope you had a wonderful mother’s day. This first one is one of my favorites of your so far! So beautiful! Wonderful texture and colors. I love that you wear your heart out on your canvas :o)

Marie Theron said...

Such potent symbolism hidden in these images, Manon. Love your technique too!

Caio Fern said...

yes.... pure Manon !!! a classic style ;)

Poetic Artist said...

Manon,
I have been away from the laptop so long..It is wonderful to see your pure heart..Girl you do not know how much I need one of those now..Want share here about life.
Love and Hugs,
Katelen

Gary Keimig said...

a lot of heart Manon. great job

Shelley Whiting said...

Wow I love all the bright color and expression in your artwork. Very beautiful.

Brian Sylvester said...

Manon,

I've been away from blogland for a while, but I'm slowly starting to get back to it. It was good to go back and see all of your post that I have missed. You have been busy - traveling, creating - just living life!

Have you located that artists' community yet?

Wishing you all the best,
Brian