Monday, July 25, 2011

Being a Leader or Being a Star


If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more,
you are a leader.
~ John Quincy Adams


The challenge this week at Summer of Color is purple, which I've seem to be playing with a lot this summer to begin with.  When I first started painting, I mainly painted monochromatically, being very interested in using value to bring depth.  As my artistic eyes have taken twists and turns, I find I am much more interested now in how colors play off of each other.  As I began working on this piece, I realized that as I have worked on the Summer of Color pieces, I have used the designated color to really bring out the intensity of other colors, rather than having that color be the focal element.

Great leadership, authentic leadership, in my mind is similar.  Rather focusing on self and how I look in the light, it is focusing on you.   Rather than doing grand things that will look good on my  personal resume, it is encouraging the growth and achievement of others.  Through nurturing, supporting, questioning, scaffolding, a leader walks in the room oblivious to themselves, seeks out the creative spark in others, and lights the match.


       
This piece is 10" x 20" acryclic on cotton duck canvas.  It is available for purchase for $75.  Please email your interest to cori-lynn@msn.com.

11 comments:

  1. this is stunning, cori! wow! you've taken the color purple to a whole new level!! xox

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  2. Wow Cori, this is beautiful. I LOVE the fact that you used the 'color' to bring out the other colors! It is gorgeous!

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  3. Cori ~ this is an exquisite piece of art work ~ Kudos to you! namaste, CArol (artmusedog)

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  4. It is a lovely piece! Love how you describe your growth!

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  5. Gorgeous art! Just love the harmony of so many colours. Has real depth.

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  6. It is a beautiful piece and yes I understand what you mean about colours with certain colours...SD s newby to this art thing I am only really just discovering it...xxx

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  7. Truly breathtaking! Love the combination of color and that bird goves the piece so much energy.Well done!

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  8. This. Is. Gorgeous. And I love how your color prompt serve as the inspiration of your painting as opposed the whole of it. This is dramatic and striking and just beautiful, xo

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  9. A stunning and striking purple piece!

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  10. Leadership is the art of delegating tasks to a group of people with the goal of producing a good result. A good leader shouldn't allow his or her followers to operate like a dummy. A good leader also learns in the process of delegating tasks to improve oneself and others.

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