Update, May 2022: This painting is part of my past series of artwork entitled Cosmic Dance. I’ve created a variety of different artwork over the years, and today I am best-known for my Looking Up series, a collection of large-scale paintings of trees and forests. If you would like a print of a painting that you don’t see available yet in my shop, please contact me. 🙂 -Cedar
Here is “Awakening,” created in 2008.
36 x 42″ Acrylic on Canvas
This is a painting of the first breath of morning–the threshold between today and tomorrow. I like how the light and darkness are separated–which one is in the foreground? Is the darkness opening up to reveal a window of sunlight? Or is the sunlight seeping over the darkness, like a poured liquid?
My goal was to depict the simple happiness of waking up to a new day full of promise.
The light of the not-quite-risen sun stretches its fingers across the sky, in between the delicate swirls of moonlight.
The sun is about to rise behind a young leafy tree, and there is a small flock of birds flying on the horizon.
But the night has not yet released its hold–the sky high above is still full of millions of tiny sparkling stars.
Like all of my recent paintings, this is painted on a gallery-wrapped canvas, meaning the painting continues onto the edges, where the canvas is stretched around the underlying frame, which I built out of wood. The edges are 1.5″ deep.
What it looks like in a room:
And of course, I made a video for this one. (I’m on a roll!)
I love the new painting! I love the big tree in the light and then the little trees hiding in the shadows! Just beautiful and powerful!!!
Congrats to your aunt and uncle! and you!
-Pam.
Oh my gosh Cedar you are so good! I hope you end up making billions of dollars!
Love, Simone!!!
Cedar, this painting is FANTASTIC! I love the imagery, the description, everything about it. Great work! Congrats on your family’s good news, too. I know your aunt and uncle must be overjoyed.
InJoy,
Jai
Cedar, I love this painting! Night and day seem to be tickling each other…or dancing… even fighting… So beautiful and full of movement, both physical and emotional.
OMG! *faints*
OK, this roll you are on is rocking my world. I love your videos, getting to see you work and how it all comes together, and of course the work is breathtaking. You made my day today Miss Cedar, Oh how you icked over my inspration bucket. Thanks!