I have lots of must dos and should dos on my agenda. Too many musts and shoulds can stifle creativity and I really needed to do something just on a whim. On Friday I took out a convex canvas I had kicking about the studio and knew it would be a great match for the heartsease paperweight I had photographed earlier this fall (sometimes you don’t even know you want to paint something until you photograph it). Here’s how it’s coming along.
![Heartsease Paperweight - photo Marie Cameron 2012 Heartsease Paperweight - photo Marie Cameron 2012](http://mariecameronstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Heartsease-Paperweight-2-photo-Marie-Cameron-2012.jpg)
I love how the paperweight has trapped the flowers in time.
![Heartsease Paperweight photo Marie Cameron 2012 Heartsease Paperweight photo Marie Cameron 2012](http://mariecameronstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Heartsease-Paperweight-3-photo-Marie-Cameron.jpg)
These heartsease ( aka pansies or violas) symbolize thoughts.
![Heartsease Paperweight - photo Marie Cameron 2012 Heartsease Paperweight - photo Marie Cameron 2012](http://mariecameronstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Heartsease-Paperweight-4-photo-Marie-Cameron-2012.jpg)
Even more than a painting, a paperweight captures a moment.
![Frozen Thoughts Computer Reference Marie Cameron 2012 Frozen Thoughts Computer Reference Marie Cameron 2012](http://mariecameronstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Frozen-Thoughts-Computer-Marie-Cameron-2012.jpg)
Printer’s out of ink – I had to access photo from the computer.
![Frozen Thoughts in Progress 1 Marie Cameron 2012 Frozen Thoughts in Progress 1 Marie Cameron 2012](http://mariecameronstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Frozen-Thoughts-in-Progress-1-Marie-Cameron-2012.jpg)
I’ve painted in the outlines of the flowers and leaves to establish shapes and flow.
![Frozen Thoughts in Progress 2 Marie Cameron 2012 Frozen Thoughts in Progress 2 Marie Cameron 2012](http://mariecameronstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Frozen-Thoughts-in-Progress-2-Marie-Cameron-2012.jpg)
I’ve begun to fill in segments of the flowers and back ground.
![Frozen Thoughts 3 Marie Cameron 2012 Frozen Thoughts 3 Marie Cameron 2012](http://mariecameronstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Frozen-Thoughts-3-Marie-Cameron-2012.jpg)
I try to develop the reflections to help create the illusion of a glass dome.
![Frozen Thoughts 4 Marie Cameron 2012 Frozen Thoughts 4 Marie Cameron 2012](http://mariecameronstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Frozen-Thoughts-4-Marie-Cameron-2012.jpg)
Developing richness and detail.
![Frozen Thoughts 5 Marie Cameron 2012 Frozen Thoughts 5 Marie Cameron 2012](http://mariecameronstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Frozen-Thoughts-5-Marie-Cameron-2012.jpg)
Fine tuning those reflections.