Site for Artist / Painter Gina Jrel!

Medium:

Oil, acrylic, lapis, sterling silver, czech glass, antique skeleton keys, acrylic jewels and beads, and artificial flowers on gallery-wrapped canvas.

Dimensions:

38"w x 48" h

Edge Treatment:

The edges of this panting are custom painted solid black, with a glossy black, raised swirl pattern bordering all sides.

Framing:

This gallery-wrapped canvas with hand-painted edges is unframed.

Original available for purchase:

Private Collection / Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Available in Giclee:

Yes

Based on the One-Liner:

"Sweet Dreams are Made of This..."

From the Song:

Sweet Dreams Are Made of This

Performed By:

Annie Lennox / The Eurythmics

From the CD:

Sweet Dreams Are Made of This

Originally titled "Imagination," the ball-point pen sketch for this painting was done over a year ago. It, like many other sketches, sat untouched in my sketchbook.

But one day, while working in my Loft studio, listening to a Eurythmics CD, the song, "Sweet Dreams" came on, and I the sketch came flying back into my head. I just knew it was a fit. Imagination and dreams seem to mesh seamlessly.

For me, sleeping, and dreaming, are the only place / time my head can relax....my mental sanctuary. I wanted to capture the feeling of complete peace and relaxation, of ultimate serenity, void of effort, indecision or conflict. The place where ideas and dreams either flow freely....or mercifully don't flow at all.

I surrounded the figure with cloudy color, beads and jewels to amplify the feeling of calm, peaceful, dreamy state. A place free of all worry, stress, pressure, fear.

The facial expression on this figure was very important to me. One small deviation of a line direction, and the entire mood of the piece would be impacted. I painted the entire painting before going back and working the face, an unusual process for me. I used relaxing music to create the environment I needed to be in a tranquil state of mind, and then - to the best of my ability - projected that feeling into the facial features of the figure.