Painting No. 2 of six-part floral and fauna inspired series
“BOLD BLOOMS”
When we are met with two options, to stay closed and small or to bloom boldly with confidence embracing who we truly are.
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THE ESSENCE:
The energy that embodied the start of the painting
This painting is meant a balance of what is dark and light and how in the face of those elements the rose still blooms more boldly, that we can choose two sides. I wanted to embody the hardness with harsh lines and the softness with soft, whimiscial brush strokes. Reminding of this constantly duality that we maybe face when we set foot on the path to embodying true self-love.
That we can either choose to stay closed and scared or we can embrace the beauty of who we truly are.
I needed a BOLD reminder to love myself fully to embrace the version of myself that I wanted to become.
THE SPARK:
The origin inspiration of the painting
I was seeing these roses bloom in a time frame that was uncommon. Everyday I would see them bloom fully, face the winds, the heat, die then become reborn again. But everytime the rose opened.
I never used to like roses and painting red is incredibly challenging as an artist. But I became obsessed with them, wondering why all of a sudden I was so attracted to them. This change in perspective made me realize that just because we don’t like something once doesn’t mean that it cannot change. We can learn to love, adapt and grow in this life no matter what.
We all come into this world small and maybe even a little scared, but embracing our true beauty inside and out is what gives us the courage.
THE FIRE:
The flame that ignited the piece
I needed to look at that woman in the mirror and tell her how much I loved and cared about her everyday..
For many years I have kept myself small, comparing myself to others and I wasn’t focusing on my own growth. This left me insecure and self-conscious. I realized just like we would nuture and tend to a graden we must provide ourselves with the right conditions in our enviroment to fully bloom.
So thats what I did. I started focusing inward. I watered my own garden, I tended to what I needed, I started to speak to myself better, I reminded myself just how capable I was. “BOLD BLOOMS” was the reminder that I needed to step out of that insecure self and that loving myself was the most important gift of all that we all have.
THE BURN:
The energy I had to let go of to embrace this painting
I learned that you can’t just wake up confident you need to implement the actions that you want to take then confidence will follow. I always thought that you had to be confident first.
If I wanted to begin to love myself I needed to make it a practice and implement it as a habit. Everyday I worked on improving my self care, reminding myself that I needed to fill my own cup before I could be there for others. I stopped fighting with what my body naturally wanted to do and just followed the flow that felt more natural for me.
I started implementing mirror affirmations that were very uncomfortable but then at one point they started feeling normal. That I would just speak to myself like I would if I were giving a friend a pep talk.
I believe that for most of us, confidence is not something we are just born with but it is a habit that we can build over time.
“Growth is not linear, but I can choose to wake up
everyday thankful for what I have.”
“NEW BEGINNINGS”
My newest collection
is dedicated to…
All the women out there who try to better themselves, who try to stand tall and confident in who they are, who struggle through the journey of becoming their best self but continue to never give up. Who continue to put their best foot forward believing that they will feel, be and ultimately become the woman they are born to be.
This is also dedicated to the men in my life who have shown me unwavering support despite their own hardships and challenges they were facing in life, their guidance, and truly made me feel that I was more than good enough and capable of pursuing my dreams.
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New Beginnings below
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