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Artist:  Jaclyn Bergantino-Kenney

Title:    Pieces of Me

Dimensions:     36"x48"

Medium:     Acrylic on Canvas

Price:     $850

*available for viewing at Enigma Night Club, St. Petersburg, Fl.

Yayyy!!  I won 2nd place at the Enigma Hearts Art contest in Downtown St. Pete!

This was so exciting!  Thanks to my boss at Pinot's Palette for signing me up!

The photo above shows me with my winning painting Pieces of Me.  The two smaller are details of the painting.

 

Zen Buddha

 I did this when I first moved from New Jersey to Florida to fill an empty wall above my couch.   I paired the white acrylic paint with the chalkboard paint for their differences in texture.  The chalkboard paint is flat (chalky) while the acrylic is slightly glossy.   

Siddhārtha Gautama ( Siddhattha Gotama) was a spiritual teacher from ancient India who founded Buddhism.

I do not practice Buddhism but I am very interested in religions in general.  I am a huge believer in Karma.

 The Sanskrit word Karma (or kamma in Pali) literally means action. In Buddhism however, karma mainly refers to one's intention or motivation while doing an action.  You get what you give.. what goes around comes around.  Do onto others as you would like others to have done onto to you.

 

Details:

Medium: White acrylic paint & Black chalkboard paint on Stretched, Gallery Wrapped Canvas

Size: approximately 3'x3' 

Artist signed and dated

Purchase it Here

Interested in learning more about Buddhism and Karma?  

I recommend the following books:

But I'd trade all of my tomorrows for one single yesterday

"Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose,
Nothing, that's all that Bobby left me, yeah,
But feeling good was easy, Lord, when he sang the blues,
Hey, feeling good was good enough for me, hmm hmm,
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee.
 

La la la, la la la la, la la la, la la la la 

La la la la la Bobby McGee."  -Janis Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) 

  

Painting Details:                                                      

24"x36"
back stapled, ready to hang -gallery wrapped
artist signed
 

Medium:  Acrylic paint on stretched canvas
colors: black and white

varnished for protection

Buy it Here

What does everyone think of this piece? It's one of my favorites.

Today's Song: Amy Winehouse's, "Tears Dry On Their Own"

This painting was done in a rush in 2008 for a show that was rapidly approaching.  I would still like to add more detail to this.. maybe some color.. or text.. what do you think?  It's currently on sale in my shop.  

Details:

18"x24"
back stapled, ready to hang -gallery wrapped
artist signed
colors: black white gray
varnished for protection

I'm listening to Amy Winehouse's Back to Black album right now... you can buy it on Amazon by  

clicking on this album icon:

     "We don't usually hear about the average person who dies from drugs or alcohol; it's only the person who has risen to fame who draws the attention.

      There are many people suffering from addiction all over the world; no matter the cause of their substance abuse, all should be met with compassion and understanding. More foundations, such as the Amy Winehouse Foundation, are desperately needed to save individuals headed down the road to an untimely and tragic death." - K.C. Dermody  Yahoo! Contributor Network – Fri, Aug 5, 2011

Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011) joins Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, and Kurt Cobain in the eerie 27Club.  All great musicians who died at age 27.