Reading the whole night through!

Well, two nights ago I did it again...  Indulged my secret addiction and ended up staying up all night to do it.  You'd think by middle age it would no longer be a problem!

Nope, not talking about sex, but reading... I have a terrible habit of not being able to stop! I can stop a movie in the middle and take a break, I can stop a game after awhile and do something else, but I get a really good read going on a quality story, and bang! I'm done for.

When I read a great story it transports me into that world, I get connected to the characters and care about what happens. It's almost like I'm there, I literally almost feel immersed into it. I've never gotten that type of experience out of other mediums. Maybe I'm a freak of nature, but ever since I was eleven years old and I read the Lord of the Rings trilogy in a weekend, I've had a problem with moderating my reading habits...

Sure, read before you go to bed, it'll definitely help you get to sleep!

Teresa's Art in 2011





Rising Through The Wreckage - 2011

2012 - At Last!


Twist Towards The Light - 2011

   Well, the year is finally coming to an end, on some level, I say good! I managed to paint close to forty paintings this year, and found that my style developed into itself as I had hoped. I feel proud of the progress my work has made this year, I feel more connected to the pieces that came about this year than I did in 2010.
  I think it's because I slowed down and contemplated the work paintings more midstream...


Glistening Fringe - 2011

  Taking the Time to Figure It Out...

  I found out this year that I needed to understand my work more in order to title the pieces and explain them more accurately... In order to do that, I had to contemplate them, painting is like breathing to me, it's something I do naturally. Figuring out what it means is much, much harder. I'm pretty spontaneous (read impulsive!) and don't like to face myself as much as I should.  I hate disappointing others, maybe I'm just avoiding disappointing myself!


Chaos Out Of Confusion - 2011

 What the heck was I thinking?

I was actually quite disappointed in a lot of my paintings in 2010, they felt as unsettled as I usually did. I guess that's no big surprise! 
  Maybe breaking an ankle made me sit still long enough to focus where I needed to. Funny how things work...

2011 was another matter entirely, I felt connected to the artwork, and sometimes, I think I came forward and ventured opinions that were not so introverted...  Mother Earth Is In Hiding jumps to my mind here, I think that's the first painting I ever did relating to a global theme!

My First Social Statement? (I'm a late bloomer...)


Mother Earth Is In Hiding - 2011:  Fall colours dominate this large acrylic painting. The central 'Mother Earth' figure is symbolic, not meant to be truly seen by anyone. The figure is there, but we see through her to the sky behind. She's hiding from us, perhaps because of the way we've treated the Earth? 

  I've posted a selection of the artwork I created in 2011 as an example of what I'm saying in this post, but by no means is this all there is!

Miscellaneous Artwork from 2011

Seraphic Symphony - 2011

Untitled - 2011

  If you'd like to see more of my work, please visit my website http://teresayoung.artistwebsites.com/or go to deviantART and check out my page there, http://dalifan-teresa.deviantart.com/ (yes, I'm a fan of Salvidore Dali! It's pretty hard to make up millions of usernames you know! At least it feels like millions...)


Path of Intuition - 2011

My Current Fave! 

Here's one of the paintings I liked the best that I created in 2011, and I'm adding in the description I wrote up for it, because I think I've finally figured out how to reach for what they end up meaning (to me, anyway!) Enjoy! Teresa.

Description: 
 In this acrylic painting an explosion of Indian Red rises amid a gentle sea of blue. The woman's face is shown in different poses, representing the facets of her personality, up close, her eye stares outwards towards you, her audience... Her life follows the path of her intuition.

Canadian Artist Teresa Young and British Artist Penelope Oakley’s Collaboration 2011

Teresa Young and Penelope Oakley are embarking on their first collaborative artwork together, after they initially connected through the Celeste Prize network, an international artist’s network at the beginning of 2011. 
Their artworks first appeared together side by side at the Camden Art Gallery, London in a Collective Exhibition in January.  From there they both exhibited at the Scoletta di San Giovanni Battista, Venice in concurrent exhibitions in May and June.
Their current involvement together in another exhibition in Mississippi, USA with The Energy Art Movement sees some of their pieces coincidentally again next to each other on the same wall.  Both artists are involved with the UNICEF Arte Maggio 2012 Reconstructing Childhood project.
Strangely enough, both artists were both born in Surrey, Penelope in Surrey England and Teresa in Surrey Canada. Although separated by the Atlantic, they have a lot in common, age group, backgrounds, love of art and artistic approaches. A true product of our electronics age, they have become fast friends although they have yet to meet in person.
Their idea for a collaborative work was a natural instinct for both.  Since Penelope’s flowing style was surrealistic, energetic and dominated by patterns of light, and Teresa’s work was flowing, patternistic and organic, their styles were a natural fit to harmonize together in one piece. With that in mind, Teresa has painted an intricate background in her own distinctive abstract style with Penelope’s artistic style in mind. The acrylic painting is two feet wide by three feet high and the original has now safely arrived with Penelope for her to commence her contribution to the piece.  This as yet untitled work will be exhibited when complete.  Keep an eye out here for further updates.
Two earlier works by Teresa Young can be seen at the JAG Gallery with Penelope’s work at Madeira Drive, Brighton and will be a part of the Christmas AOH 2011 Exhibition……

Websites:  http://teresayoung.artistwebsites.com/ and www.penelopeoakley.com