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The Passing Gate

The Passing Gate

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Have you ever been so high above the tree line that the landscape looks like another planet? Today my parents are summiting Kilimanjaro. Before they left, my Mom passed an inspiration book around our family for everyone to write in, to surprise my Dad and help keep him focused while they were in camp, and one of the pages was just begging for imagery. I'm hoping the wee hours of the morning looked just like this on their way up!⠀⠀
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#kilimanjaro #kilimanjarosafari #mountkilimanjaro #mtkilimanjaro #uhuru #inspirationalquotes #hiking #climbingmountains #tanzania #adventure #volcano #summit #abovetheclouds #bucketlist #mountaineer #gouache #timelapseart⠀⠀
#timelapsepainting #sketchbookpainting #houstonartist #smallart #dickens #sarahfinniganart⠀⠀

Have you seen big cumulus clouds glowing like fresh snow in the moonlight? They're like silent giants, so big most people don't notice them, and they make me think of ghost stories. ⠀⠀
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The Passing Gate⠀⠀
14" x 22" Acrylic on board⠀⠀
⠀⠀ #otherdimension #otherworlds #backportrait #allwhowanderarenotlost #scifienvironment #scififantasy #notallwhowanderarelost #koifish #ruins #colorhealing #notallwhowonderarelost #notallwhowanderarelost #imaginitiverealism #adventuregames #oldstones #doorway #magicalart #afterlife #heavenandhell #haunted #ghostsighting #ghoststory #midnightmagic #sarahfinniganart #houstonart #crescentmoon #coloraddict #moon ⠀

I’ve always felt that the moon lighting up cumulus clouds at night feels otherworldly, ghostly, and beautiful.
#imaginitiverealism #moonlight #moonlight🌙 #ghoststories #ghostly #fantasyart #spooky #spookymoon #nightart #magicalart #undead #acrylicpainting #scififantasy #fantasyscifi #cityinthesky #cityinthenight #ancientruins #sarahfinniganart #houstonartists #thewoodlandsartist #texasartist #greateraustincomiccon #artprocess

That feeling in the summer when you open the door and the AC spills out... #wholeftthedooropen
#backportrait #imaginitiverealism #scififantasy #ruins #hvac #oldstones #doorway #magicalart #sarahfinniganart #gatewaytoheaven #creepyart #undead #peacefulplace❤️ #workinprogress #wip #paintinginprogress #acrylicpainting #nightart

Anybody else drawn to the desert and American Southwest? I wish more fantasy IPs were in this kind of amazing environment without also being full of gunslingers and the like.
#desert #iwanttogothere #peacefulplace❤️ #fantasyworld #westernart #americansouthwest #theamericansouthwest #otherworlds #colorstudy #notallwhowanderarelost #scifienvironment #ruins #sarahfinniganart #doorway #imaginitiverealism #adventuregames #hikingadventure #natureisart #desertlife #desertsouthwest #fictionalworld

"Social Self" ⠀⠀
Acrylic on board, 9x12"⠀⠀
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I learned a lot while working on this one (I did it as an assignment in SmART School) and I’m glad to see it finished. If you're interested in seeing more about the process of making it, please sign up for my Newsletter (link in bio)! ⠀⠀
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#oldstones #mountainstones #imaginitiverealism #trapped #riventhesequeltomyst #psychology #psychologyofself #selfconcept #selfimage #positiveselfimage #socialisolation #notmyself #private #wroughtiron #stonewall #fantasyart #uniqueportrait #castlewalls #castlewindow #imprisoned #myst #riven #fantasyartist #houstonartist #sarahfinniganart

This maquette helped me figure out how to lay the shadows on the curving stairs in my painting, The Way Between. Originally I thought I'd show the stairs descending down further under the water, so I built it down as well as up, and even shot photos of the sculpture in a swimming pool! ⠀⠀
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Now it lives on my shelf, and its cracking and sagging a bit under its own weight. It's a good thing I'm not a sculptor! ⠀⠀
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#stairstonowhere #backgroundart #peacefulspace #magicalart #oldstairs #workingartist #adventuregames #scififantasy #otherdimension⠀⠀
#otherworlds #backgroundart #sarahfinniganart #maquettes #imaginitiverealism #treesofinstagram #fantasyart #wip #artprocess #artreferences #skyskape #allwhowanderarenotlost #calloftheocean #stilllake #lakes #ourbeautifulworld #reflections #mirrorlike #mirrorlake⠀⠀

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