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The Blues--Original is SOLD! Painting

Shelby McQuilkin

United States

Painting, Oil on Canvas

Size: 16 W x 22 H x 0.5 D in

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“To me, the blues is an infection. I don’t think it’s necessarily a melancholy thing; the blues can be really positive and I think anyone and everyone can have a place for the blues. It need not always be a woeful, sorrowful thing. It’s more reflective; it reminds you to feel.” –Mike Fleetwood Everyone gets the blues from time to time. Life isn’t always exciting or full of laughter; sometimes it’s dull and sometimes it’s just plain difficult. I think artists tend to embrace the blues because, out of it, comes a great song or a heart wrenching screenplay. To be honest, some people are so “up” all the time that I just can’t stand to be around them– it doesn’t feel real to me. If I’m feeling the blues, I’m going to be honest about it. It’s just the way I am. Typically, we don’t want anyone to have negative feelings because we don’t want people to feel pain. But, pain is part of the process, I think. We need to allow people to feel sad, to angry, to frustrated. It’s not that we can’t be there to help, but we don’t need to fix them. One thing I love about the soul of an artist is the ability to feel deeply. I want to experience life in all of it’s joy and beauty and sorrow and passion. I want to FEEL! That means I experience pain full on, but it also means I can experience joy more fully! So, I think this painting is about feeling and giving yourself permission to be down from time to time. It’s okay to feel it, just don’t stay there! Joy and happiness are waiting for you too!

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Painting:Oil on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:16 W x 22 H x 0.5 D in

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I've been an artist since I was a little girl, but although my talent was recognized from a young age, no one encouraged me to pursue art as a career. Throughout my life's journey, I've looked for different ways to release my creative energy. I've searched high and low for my place in life, and I've also experienced plenty of road blocks along the way. In 2006, I was depressed and feeling completely lost. I had no energy; it was difficult to just walk across the room. I was alive, but I wasn't living. The question came to me, Shelby, when are you going to start living your life? I was 40 years old and hadn't done anything I had ever dreamed of doing. I knew I had to find a creative outlet. I purchased a small DSLR camera and began taking pictures every day. We were living in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the time and my son would come with me and we would walk all over downtown taking pictures. I found fresh energy. When I started, I could barely walk across the room, but soon I was walking all over town. That was just the beginning. Our family, my husband, son, and I, all realized our creativity wasn't flourishing where we were, so we moved to Denver, Colorado. Not long after our move, I met a group of oil painters who opened their arms and invited me to paint with them. Painting had always been what I really wanted to do. And so it began. I became obsessed with painting!! I never knew I could love doing something this much. My art reflects my journey through life. I'm inspired by the people and events that have shaped me as well as my joys and my tribulations. Each painting is filled with my passion for life, my love of family, and my love of art. Through my life and my work, I want to encourage others to pursue their dreams and live life passionately.

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