The gift of time
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Into the World of Light
48 x 60″ mixed media painting by Holly Van Hart (sold)
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Have you ever been drawn to something so strongly that you needed to do it? Even if it was risky and even if you might not succeed, you knew this was the right direction for you?
With ‘Into the World of Light’, I wanted the viewer to feel compelled to enter the painting. To bask in the warmth of the sun. To explore what’s over those hills. To ponder the freedoms that lie ahead.
To find the right direction for myself, I usually need lots of time to think and let my mind wander freely. Without that, it’s too easy to get pulled into everyday obligations and routines.
‘The gift of time’ is one of the best things I can do for myself. Do you find the same?
Here are in-progress pics for Into the World of Light –
![1 - I started this new painting with an idea of a well lit forest acrylic painting by Holly Van Hart | green brown forest field](https://hollyvanhart.com/wp-content/uploads/1-I-started-this-new-painting-with-an-idea-of-a-well-lit-forest-900x693.jpg)
The start of the painting. It may look like fog, but my plan is for this to become a well-lit forest.
![2 - The forest floor, background mountains, sky, and upper leaves are blocked in. abstract forest painting by Holly Van Hart | sunlit field branches leaves](https://hollyvanhart.com/wp-content/uploads/2-The-forest-floor-background-mountains-sky-and-upper-leaves-are-blocked-in.-900x699.jpg)
Next I painted in the sunlit field and (at the top) some branches and leaves.
![3 - Used my new watercolor techniques (with acrylic paints). mixed media forest painting by Holly Van Hart | watercolor techniques](https://hollyvanhart.com/wp-content/uploads/3-Used-my-new-watercolor-techniques-with-acrylic-paints.-900x727.jpg)
Here I’m using my new watercolor techniques (but with acrylic paints).
![4 - Detail of the lit hill in the background. Work in progress. Mountain, tree trunks, watercolor and drip painting techniques | by Holly Van Hart](https://hollyvanhart.com/wp-content/uploads/4-Detail-of-the-lit-hill-in-the-background.-Work-in-progress.-900x860.jpg)
Close-up of the sunlit mountain.
![Finished - Into the World of Light - Mixed media painting by Holly Van Hart - 48 x 60 forest painting | sunlight tree trunks hills field | painting by Holly Van Hart | shown at Desta Gallery solo show 'Embracing the Light'](https://hollyvanhart.com/wp-content/uploads/5-Finished-Into-the-World-of-Light-Mixed-media-painting-by-Holly-Van-Hart-48-x-60-900x722.jpg)
Finished!
Into the World of Light
48 x 60″ mixed media painting by Holly Van Hart