Hearts Are Not Just for Valentine's Day

"Whose Heart Is This?" framed acrylic painting ©Mary Montague Sikes

Heart art captivates my imagination. I love seeing it year round. I learned long ago that hearts are not just for Valentine's Day.

Anyone familiar with children's art work knows that they adore heart images. They often sign their names accompanied by little hearts.

The possibilities are endless. On line you can find art work titles such as "One Hundred and One Hearts." Then you will see all those different little heart images strewn across the canvas. Only the imagination can limit the creation of inventive heart paintings. That could even be a title, "The Inventive Heart."

I want to try a heart painting using some of those Robert Doak intense pigment watercolors that I love. When I create that painting, I will post it here.

For today, please make your own special heart drawing. Then, remember that hearts are not just for one day a year. Happy Valentine's Day!

Heart Art - It's Not Just for Valentine's Day

"Lost Heart" Acrylic by MMSikes

There's something about the heart image that intrigues us. For quite a few years, Heart Art has fascinated me. I enjoy searching the Internet for heart images. They come in all shapes and colors. I've found lovely pastel paintings in many different heart compositions. One particularly memorable painting features a heart shape cut in a wall that is defined by the clouds and color of the sky showing through.

"Hilltop Hearts" Acrylic by MMSikes

I like to explain to the children I teach that hearts are not just for Valentine's Day. I show them a variety of art works in various colors, sizes, and formats. After seeing these creative pieces of Heart Art, the children always go on to paint an amazing variety of beautiful images that are not Valentines at all.

I love Heart Art and like to display it year round. Valentines are nice, too.

Happy Valentine's Day coming soon!