Lori Storrs Art

I've been absent. I haven't wanted to be, but I've been struggling with a bout of artist's block that's left me down and frustrated. In an effort to try to break through this block, I decided to try something new that would hopefully get me excited and get me back to work. After checking out a few options, I settled on oil and cold wax. Cold wax is really just a medium that you mix with the oil paints to get different effects such as texture and it also helps with blending and drying time. I tried it yesterday for the first time, and after wiping my panel off once, I had something that I was somewhat pleased with. As usual, I uploaded a photo of it to Instagram and then my business page on Facebook . Once it was shared on my business page, it sold within moments. I think this just might be the kick in the pants I needed to get back to work!

Another mini mandala listed on Etsy! It's available for purchase here .

I'm experimenting. A big part of selling on Etsy is trial and error. Since I've been on the mandala kick lately, I decided to do a couple of smaller pieces to list on Etsy and see how they do. The first one is reminiscent of a recent 12x12 mandala. It's listed for purchase on Etsy here .

Another mandala. I find the repetition relaxing. I usually don't do too many of these in a row, but they seem to be becoming a theme lately. This one will go to the coffee shop with the others.

Something else a little bit different... I often get commissions for baby heartbeat paintings. This one is on a 16x20 gallery wrapped canvas, as the majority of them are. It's in neutral colors because nobody will know if baby Lizana is a boy or girl until his or her birthday!

And another one... I must be stressed. This one includes the fleur de lis pattern as well as some familiar patterns from the previous mandala. It's available for purchase through me until it goes to The Coffee Shop at Southern Turnings, LLC in Wiggins, MS.

A little something different... I like to do pieces like this from time to time when I need to relax and realign. It's a gold mandala pattern on a red background, on a 12x12 acrylic canvas. Rather than list my larger canvases on Etsy, I usually take them to a local coffee shop/gallery for purchase there in order to keep my shipping costs down for my Etsy customers. But this piece is still available for purchase.