Embracing Eiryn Gitt

Some of you may or may not have noticed a scrolling slide show of artwork at the bottom of my blog. Well, in case you were wondering, I drew them! Before I began writing, I got out my excess thoughts onto paper through colored chalk and charcoal. I prefer chalk over other mediums because it's very forgiving and it lets me touch my art and blend myself into the colors. Dirty nails and streaks on my face were pretty typical during those times.

Eiryn Gitt was the pseudonym I used for my art work. It's actually an anagram of the word "integrity". Embracing Integrity. That's what I wanted my art to be about- plain old honest expression, not necessarilly perfect looking. So I won't pretend to think I'm some great artist. It's just a means of expression for me in a tactile way. Although I can do okay work if I'm in a patient mood. I was able to sell a few prints and one of my pieces, "Mary" won an art contest and was on display at Northpark Mall in Dallas a few years back (For non-local folks, Northpark is part mall, part art museum and every year they host various art exhibits and contests). Right now my easel amounts to three dismantled sticks leaning in the closet, but that's okay. I might pick it back up again one day.

Anyway, I wanted to share one more drawing I'd done that's not in the slide show. It is a portrait of my husband I'd given him as a Christmas present when we first started dating. He has the most beautiful eyes, but I drew them closed because I am mesmerized by the gorgeous eyelashes he gets from his mother. He'd kept it even during the "lost time" when we weren't together for some years. Now it hangs in our home. I know.....AWWWWW. :o)