First month of the year: January and my journey through/to numbers continues. A journey that -rather unorthodoxly*- began in September 2015!
*Back in September 2015, inspired by Bumba’s “The Numbers Game Is Here: Mathematics for Dummies” The Whole Nine Yards, I started working on images for each month. First month was September, so this series will be completed in August 2016!
• This month’s color is red, purple-red, pink.
• Flower associated with January: Carnation [Dianthus caryophyllus] and various color carnations bare various meanings.
I am using the red one, signifying love.
• This month’s words: Affection, Deep Love, Distinction, Fascination, Lasting Fidelity and Happiness.
• The zodiac signs for the month of January are Capricorn and Aquarius
• January’s Birthstone: Garnet
[hence the title: “Garnet One”]
Janus, the god of beginnings and transitions in Roman mythology [and where January is named after], is depicted with two faces. One looking at the past and the other, at the future. This is a convenient way for me to explain a ‘one step forward – two steps back’ state I’m in! Better late than never though, here is:
Garnet One
Garnet One © Marina Kanavaki
Technique: mixed media [Indian ink and oil on colored tissue paper, digitally edited]
from the series “journey of numbers” © 2016
SHOP Garnet One [FRAMED OR ON CANVAS] @ IMAGEKIND
SHOP Garnet One ART PRINT [FRAMED OR ON CANVAS] @ SOCIETY6
[museum quality printing and framing]
Turquoise Twelve is also designed on various products!
here’s a glimpse:
Visit my shop for art prints, framed or on canvas or printed on iphone cases, laptop skins & sleeves, cards, mugs, t-shirts, tank tops, v-neck tees, biker tanks, onesies, hoodies, all-over tees & leggings, tote bags, wall clocks, shower curtains, rugs, pillows, wall tapestries and duvet covers at Society6
and one for old times:
David Bowie: Scary Monsters [And Super Creeps]
Music has lost a ★
My best wishes for January – month of beginnings.
Categories: art, Calendars, Concept, Design, Digital Art, Dreamscapes, Illustration, Ink, Months, Numbers, PAINTINGS, Seasons, Time
Marina Kanavaki 
Thanks for visiting my blog. Yours is beautiful. I love your work.
Likewise, my dear Silvia! 🙂
What powerful colors..they remind me of the jovial Bollywood musicals. Happy transitions!
Thank you very much for your kind words and welcome here! [nice name btw – nest!] 🙂
My pleasure! A friend encouraged me to start a blog and thefolia came to me without much thought.
🙂
Breath taking colors/painting. ❤
Awwww, thank you so much! 🙂
Beautiful and really very surreal too. Almost reminiscent of the sixties artist who illustrated the Beatles books. I’ve forgotten his name alas…
Alan Aldridge? Oh, great compliment, Ken! Thank you, my friend! 🙂
Yes indeed that’s who I meant! Well done working that out from my rambling speech 🙂
I’m so late getting here… I’ve only just made it… my soul was drying up, shriveling inside me, dying for lack of something essential, something precious, something beautiful… namely… the exquisite genius of… Marina Kanavaki… 🌷🌸🌺🌻🌼💐🚀🌖👽
Yes, it was a close call!!
But now I revive!! Now I live again!! Now my soul bursts into song!! A little off-key, perhaps, but extreme rapture will do that to a soul thirsting for beauty!! Sing on, I say, oh tra-la-la!! 🎤🎵🎶🎼🎸🎷🎹🏆👽
Garnet One has just shot to #1 on my Artistic Hit Parade, My Dear Marina!! Yes, I’m getting red in the face, quite garnet-y, and I’m sure it can be traced to feelings of Affection, a Deep Love inspired by a painting of Distinction, by someone who inspires endless Fascination! I’m her biggest fan, and she has my Lasting Fidelity because I owe my giddy Happiness to her and her amazing talent…
It’s remarkable how all my feelings seem to be associated with the color red. How odd! Is it my colorful personality?? Well, it could be a factor… 😐
You have achieved something quite lovely with your Janus motif, dear Marina– one of your most striking compositions! Do forgive my inexcusably long absence, and thank you for the dance:
One step forward, two steps back! One step forward, two steps back! One step forward, two steps back! Hey, I seem to be getting further away… I keep losing a step… gosh, I think I’m taking my leave!! Oh, no! I feel my soul starting to dry up again… I must… return………. SOOOOOOOOON… 😊🍨👽❤️
Two steps forward, one step back – two steps forward, one step back – two steps forward, one step back… now repeat!!!!! Alas, my ‘garnet one’ is now joyous! Two steps forward, one step back – two steps forward, one step back…
As you know, you have received a permanent spot at Mt.Olympus with a lifetime supply of ambrosia – so: two steps forward and then …keep moving forward!!!! 😉
Thank you, my kind friend! 🙂
Awesome creations dear Marina 🌹 hugs Aquileana 😘‼️
Thank you, my dear Aquileana! hugs and xxxxx😘😘😘 to you!!!! 🙂
Gorgeous use of colour and texture! It looks amazing on the TShirt.
So glad you like it, Madhu! Happy Thursday! 🙂
Energetic, dynamic and fiery come to mind when viewing your passionate design for the month of February. 🎨
Super informative writing with sprinkles of songs for us to listen to …Thank you!! I’m enjoying your series very much my dear, Marina. 🎼
Sincerity popped out at me when I read this. A strong word filled with vigor.
To be sincere is to be without pretense, deceit or hypocrisy; to be one with sincere thoughts. How wonderful it would be if everyone could have sincerity.
Did I mention that I LOVE … LOVE … LOVE the color purple??? It’s a regal and royal color.
Strong and Confident …. !!! 🏋
May your Valentine’s Day fill your heart with more LOVE than your heart can hold. Happy Valentine’s Day …. !!!! 😍❤️😍❤️😍
Isadora 😎
HAPPY VALENTINE’S to you too, my dear Isadora! 🙂 ❤️❤️❤️ I do remember your love for purple!
Your words were the nicest Valentine’s gift, my dear.
Here’s to sincerity!
I hope you are having a wonderful Valentine’s! xxxxxxxxxx 🙂
Wow Marina, stunning in every way! For me it’s the Key that came out of the Flower…
Ah, John, the eye of the true artist is always creating… Thank you, my dearest friend. 🙂
Great colours and composition always energizing. So the Gods too succumb to thinking of the future and the past? 🙂 Warmest regards dear Marina.
Indeed they do! 😉 Here’s me testing your… patience*, with my late reply! Thank you so much, my dear friend! 🙂
* https://dilipnaidu.wordpress.com/2016/02/05/patience-in-a-fast-moving-world/
Ha Ha I think I’ll pass the test quite easily 🙂
Cheers dear Marina and best!
Sensational colors!
Thank you, my dear Elena! 🙂
Have a beautiful weekend dear Marina.. ❤ xxx
Weekend is gone but a new week is here and I wish you a wonderful one! 🙂 hugs xxxxxx
Likewise dear Marina xxx 🙂
Double-like.
Double-thank you, my dear!! 🙂
Strikingly, beautifully, vivacious — and the painting looks great too !
Ah, thank you!!! 🙂 Have a great weekend! 🙂
Such wonderful colors and design Marina. Inspiring as always. Warmest wishes 🙂
Thank you so much, my dear friend. My warmest wishes to you too and a swift healing! 🙂
Thank you so much ❤️
This is a beautiful design Marina. Very dreamy. It looks like a red carnation just exploding in a dream-like world.
What a beautiful thing to say, Donna! Thank you, my dear friend! 🙂
Hi Marina, it’s been a while so I thought I’d better catch up with you. How are you doing my friend? I really hope you are ok. Drop me an email if you want, saysbreslin@gmail.com
Bones told me to pass on some big hugs so here goes…BIG HUGS!!!
Awww, did he?!!!! Big big hugs to Bones from me [yes, you are being used as a medium – but in the nicest way! 😉 ]
Hope you are well too, my friend! 🙂
Forget it, no more hugging for either of you…I refuse to be used !!!!
I’m fine mate thanks, just doing my best. I never seem to get the time to blog anymore, or write more books like I promised myself I would. I spend all my time writing website content, articles and press releases for others. The money’s good but am I ever going to be truly satisfied? “…but is it art?” As they say.
Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
MY WIFE’S FAVORITE STONE IS GARNET—SHE GREW UP NEAR BARTON’S MINE, THE LARGEST U.S. PRODUCER OF GARNET, IN NORTH RIVER, NEW YORK STATE!
I can relate to her fondness!!!! 🙂 [my fave too!] Thank you for reblogging! 🙂
She’s always wanted a garnet-using industry on my train layout. Sandpaper, anyone?
Time for a new clock, I’m now thinking. Looks so good! RH
🙂 So glad you like, RH!!! 🙂 Have a lovely [rest of the] week! 🙂
I love the image and the colors and the meanings…it reminded me of a poem i wrote years ago Marina. Thanks for always sharing such inspiring creations! No one does it like you do…you are one of a kind my dear sister! God bless!
Ah, my dearest Wendell you say such nice things and I can only feel overwhelmingly flattered! Thank you from my heart. The poem [https://wherewordsdailycomealive.wordpress.com/2016/01/19/what-control/] is so very beautiful… 🙂
Marina, you art and passionate has inspired me. One of these days, I want to collaborate with you on a poem meets your painting. If that’s okay with you? I would write the poem and you can interpret my poem with your own vision of painting. I’d love & be curious how both our talents and gifts would collide?
Love this painting of yours so much. 🙂 And thank you for visiting my latest poem. I wanted to make people laugh. It’s pure dark humor and yeah. 🙂
https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.js
As you probably already know, I love dark humor but then, dark humor or not you also know I love your poems, so… the pleasure is mine!!!! 😉
Brilliant idea!!!! – but please bare in mind it may take some time – only one brain for all seasons and at the moment it’s smoking! 😉 Translated: be understanding and patient with me! I look forward to my next inspiration / your poem! 🙂
Awesome! I can’t wait. 🙂
🙂
Lovely mix of colors in those, great and wonderful work, as always:)
Thank you, my dear Linda, for your kind words! Have a lovely Sunday and week ahead! 🙂
The colors are just awesome! As being a Grapheme Synesthete I felt the colors intensely.
What a nice thing to say! Thank you very much, Cecilia! 🙂
So awesome to see your beautiful work again Marina! Wow on your design and deep richness to the colors – love the delicate nature of the flower, a little juxtaposition from the hard lines of the rest. This is wonderful and looks great on your product lines. Happy weekend to you my friend ~
Oh, thank you so much, my dear friend. I’m so happy you enjoyed this. Wishing you a lovely weekend too, full of creativity and beauty!!!! 🙂
Beautiful work, Marina! Do you cater customers who are international? 😉
Thank you very much, my dear Nandini! Yes, Society 6 delivers worldwide [and twice a month offers free shipping too!]. 🙂
:):):) beautiful as always!
🙂 🙂 🙂 Thank you, Steve. All your fault! 😉
Wonderful design, Marina!
Thank you, my friend! 🙂
Fascinating design sprinkled with bold, bright intense color. Artwork that speaks of powerful and strong emotions. A statement of the #1 mixed with the exotic red rose for a lusty intoxicating spirit.
PHEW …. Marina, this speaks volumes. You are walking forward more than back.
Love it !!!!
Isadora 😍
Isadora, my dearest friend, your words speak volumes!!! Thank you so much – especially for that ‘walking forward more than back’! 😉 Have a wonderful weekend!!! xxxxxxx 🙂 [lots of smiles!]
Very bold and passionate!
Thank you, my dear Gilly! Have a lovely weekend! 🙂 xx
Absolutely beautiful.
Ah, thank you, my dear Magny! Happy weekend! 🙂
Beautiful beginning indeed, always a super lovely design! The colors are a stunning combination and the flower petals are done perfectly!
Happy January to you too Marina! xoxo
So happy you liked this, Eva! Thank you, my dear friend. You too have a beautiful January and weekend ahead! 🙂 xxxx
Thank you Marina 🙂 xoxo
I love those strong vibrant colours, and I really like the frilly carnation! Lovely, Marina!
Ah, thank you, my dear! Have a beautiful weekend! 🙂
I really like this one, muy mucho! I adore garnets.You go! It looks especially great on the cup!
Big {{hugs}}xx
My niece loves her Poppies Travel Cup a lot!! & she really needed one her boyfriend won’t steal. This could be the one! lol
Muchas muchas gracias, señorita! 🙂
Huge huge hugs to you, my sweet friend and I’m so happy your niece enjoyed her Poppies cup!!!! Have a wonderful weekend!!! 🙂 🙂 xxxxxxxxx
Wonderfully vivid and happy colours, Marina. 🙂
Ah, thank you, Sylvia!!! A very happy weekend! 🙂 xxxxx
Magnifique et lumineux. bravo
Merci beaucoup, Caroline! 🙂
Marina, this color palette is one of my favorites! Beautiful painting especially the petals! -xxx
I knew you’d like those colors! Thank you so much my dearest friend! Have a wonderful weekend! 🙂 love xxxxxxx
Red-purple-pink – I love this combination, Marina. Gives the spirits a hearty lift.
Ah, Tish, so does your beautiful comment! 🙂 Thank you and happy weekend.
🙂
The salute to January is extra outstanding! The purple & black make a great combination with the two reds. … and then the whitish circle does a great job of drawing one in. Looking forward to February (my month) … and make sure you see my Hear Ye page.
Aww, thank you, my dear friend! I know I know, which makes February even more challenging to me! I hope it meets up to your expectations.
Very very special thanks -again- for the …colors, my friend!
Happy Friday and weekend!!! 🙂
Oh yes … I apply so much peer pressure. 😉
😰!!
What a beautiful creation for January.. and what a wonderful idea of creating this theme throughout the months..My Own Deep Affection and Love are transported across the airwaves dear Marina
This post was Distinctive and held fascination for me and I wish you nothing but Happiness as you gather together all of your skills to face forward in 2016.. I Know I am looking forward to more of your wonderful creations ..
Love and Blessings to you my dear friend..
Sue ❤
Your presence and wonderful words are always a blessing, my dear Sue. The airwaves transported your affection and love and I am sending them back to you multiplied many many times with all my heart. Thank you, my dearest friend. Your support, kindness and love mean the world to me! Hugs and much much love to you. 🙂 xxxxx
_/\_ Thank you for those gracious words dear Sam.. Many thanks returned 🙂 ❤
🙂 🙂 xxxxxx
❤
Marina.. apologies I said Sam.. and was looking at her link when I replied to you.. so forgive the error xx
Nothing to forgive! Our hands sometimes have minds of their own! 😉 xxxx
Bless you dear Marina.. 🙂 Much love. ❤
🙂 xxxx
Dearest, it is a nice combination of pink and red, quite unusual, very sophisticated… It somehow “warms you up” since here (finally) the cold weather arrived with the zero degrees celcius… Nature need it so desperately, after more than two months without rain. Take good care, with hugs and kisses :-)claudine
Oh, I’m glad it provided some warmth for you, my kind friend! We still have relatively warm weather but we expect heavy rains, snow and a big temperature drop from the weekend. You too take good care! love and hugs xxxxxxxxxxxx 🙂
great design Marina – I’m a garnet girl :>
Ah! Thank you very much! Cheers to you, Garnet girl! 🙂