Kelly Gibbons, artist and writer, about me

Wednesday, July 20, 2005

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Karma, Illustration Friday

As soon as I received the topic, I knew I wanted to do something with circles. I am a firm believer in the "what comes around, goes around" theory. I have seen it happen to many times in my life to dismiss it.

The painting itself is acrylic on 16 x 20 stretched canvas. Something new for me. I usually do everything 8 x 10 or smaller, and I thing most of my work is actually smaller than 4 x 6. I photographed this piece and added the words in Photoshop.

I'm adding a disclaimer about the words. I'm just going to be honest here (hoping I don't sound totally stupid after my ranting post about copyright). I saw these Laws of Karma written in several different places, as far as I know they are universal--some of the wording was a little different here and there (I myself changed the wording a little so they would fit), but they all seemed relatively the same. I assumed this meant they were a Public Domain thing, so I used them. I'm in no way claiming the words are mine.

posted by Kelly @ 7/20/2005 08:38:00 PM

7 Comments:

At July 20, 2005 9:26 PM, violetismycolor said…

I think this is a fabulous way to depict the concept...great illo!
At July 20, 2005 10:36 PM, knottydon said…

me like the colors. will read them later ;o)
At July 21, 2005 8:04 AM, Robin said…

These words are timeless. I have heard them all before but I enjoy reading them every time I see them.
Just beautiful!!
At July 21, 2005 8:07 AM, Toni said…

I. LOVE. THIS.

I would hang this on my walls today. The colors are amazing. Fabulous work, Kelly.
At July 21, 2005 9:23 AM, Emily said…

I agree with everyone here! And Toni is right on. I would hang this on my walls in a minute, too. Perhaps, you could submit it to http://www.northernsun.com/ or http://www.syrculturalworkers.com/ (I believe the latter, scw, has more of a profit for the artist...check them out first). I think your poster would fit beautifully with what they offer there. Good luck!
At July 21, 2005 5:00 PM, Aravis said…

I agree with Toni; I would hang this in my home in a minute. I can think of a few others who would, too. It's wonderful!
At July 22, 2005 1:54 PM, Hope said…

Very nice! I love it!