Heart of Gold

Artist: Karin Taylor
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Heart of Gold

Heart of Gold is a mixed media production on watercolour paper
and one of my most recent paintings

The painting itself was inspired by a response to Sylvia, the character in Bryce Courtney’s novel who led the Children’s Crusades during medieval times.

In my painting, Sylvia is on a quest, just as I am, always searching for a heart of gold.

She has the key to unlocking goodness and kindness and truth hanging from her belt, and she carries a staff with a beautiful flower and wears a crown, symbolising that she is both shepherdess and a leader of her people. Her horse also wears a heart around his neck. They rely on one another for support and encouragement during difficult times.

Heart of Gold belongs to the following groups:

Childhood, Inspired Art, Love & Romance , Mixed Media, Spiritual Art and The Healing Journey

Siamesecat, 5 months ago

Exellent piece love your style…
Karin Taylor in reply to Siamesecat’s comment, 5 months ago

Hi Siamesecat, glad you like Heart of Gold, thank you very much :D
Cimmerrian, 5 months ago

great work !
Karin Taylor in reply to Cimmerrian’s comment, 5 months ago

Hi Cimmerrian, thanks v much, glad u think so!!
Mark German, 5 months ago

Very nice, Karin.
Has a wonderful oldish feel to it.
Karin Taylor in reply to Mark German’s comment, 5 months ago

Hi Mark, thanks for your comment, much appreciated.
missmilly, 5 months ago

Gorgeous!
Karin Taylor in reply to missmilly’s comment, 5 months ago

thanks missmilly :D
George Lenz, 5 months ago

nice art work
Karin Taylor in reply to George Lenz’s comment, 5 months ago

Hi gemlenz, thank you very much for your comment :D
kipishiux, 5 months ago

Great!
Karin Taylor in reply to kipishiux’s comment, 5 months ago

thanks kipishiux :D
ToastedGhost, 5 months ago

Beautiful work
Karin Taylor in reply to ToastedGhost’s comment, 5 months ago

Thank you very much ToastedGhost :D
Karin Taylor in reply to ToastedGhost’s comment, 5 months ago

Thanks ToastedGhost :D
kcranmer, 5 months ago

Such fantastic artwork and so whimsical!
Antanas, 5 months ago

perfectly done
Natalie Perkins, 5 months ago

I love the colours and the story behind this… so beautiful!
Karin Taylor in reply to Natalie Perkins’s comment, 5 months ago

thank you so much Natalie :D
Karin Taylor in reply to Antanas’s comment, 5 months ago

thank you very much Antanas
Karin Taylor in reply to kcranmer’s comment, 5 months ago

Gee thank you kcranmer, much appreciate the lovely comment
LittleHelen, 5 months ago

Great work Karen….love her dress! ;)
Karin Taylor in reply to LittleHelen’s comment, 5 months ago

Thanks LittleHelen :D
helene ruiz, 5 months ago

u have a wonderful style
Karin Taylor in reply to helene ruiz’s comment, 5 months ago

thank yu very much helene :D
frozenfa, 5 months ago

beautiful piece of work with beautiful meaning.. i think i love this style of yours as well as the more bright and cheery one~ They’re equally beautiful in their own way~ XD
Karin Taylor in reply to frozenfa’s comment, 5 months ago

It’s really really really interesting and a great great relief to hear you say that fa…..I’ve been a bit concerned people won’t like the ‘new’ stuff as much….but what can you do if that’s what’s coming out!!! it’s hard to put a cork in it :D Anyway, it really matters to me, so I’m very happy you like it as well :D
Alyson Pearson, 5 months ago

wow, love this one :)
Karin Taylor in reply to Alyson Pearson’s comment, 5 months ago

Glad you like her Alyson :D
Michelle Pullen, 5 months ago

just love your work.viberant, fun, great shadows.
Karin Taylor in reply to Michelle Pullen’s comment, 5 months ago

Thank you Michelle :D
Firedrake, 4 months ago

Wonderful! Great symbolism…
Cvail73, 4 months ago

The eyes are so expressive, I am puzzled, always been fascinated by how eyes can give out so much, how you painted these is a mystery to me!!
Liesl Yvette W..., 4 months ago

“Keep me searching for a Heart of Gold!”
Another great piece. I have been struggling to think of the artist you remind me of….are you influenced by anyone?
Karin Taylor in reply to Liesl Yvette Wilson’s comment, 4 months ago

Hi Liesl,

I am influenced by everything, like a sponge i soak up everything around me all day long, everything i see and hear….I am self taught and just read a lot and look at lots of images…my favourite artist in the world is Brett Whitely, i adore his work…what i would give to paint so fluently. Reading novels inspires me, as i begin to ‘see’ what the characters may look like…..making mind pictures…music is an element too which allows me to formulate mind pictures, for instance, Gregory and the Hawke have a beautiful song with lyrics like ‘You be my boat, and I’ll be your sea’, “you be my star and I’ll be your sky’...these words give me mind pictures, or better put, inspiration i guess. I am heavily influenced by children’s authors and illustrators…but i don’t follow anyone in particular…i’m a bit of a hussy really, i take what i can, mix it all up and keep on moving…..i meet people, sometimes other artists, and pick their brains for what they like and are moved by, and by osmosis pick up these things too…and add them in….i have a lovely friend who quilts and sews….so you see I begin to add threads and buttons, fabrics and other ‘things’ i find…..there are also strong design aspects in my work, which I have found attract graphic designers, so I think perhaps I am just a very frustrated designer…as I love to create dresses and outfits but cannot sew to save myself….I guess all these things mixed in together, come out in my work.

I hope that it makes some sense, because there is no rhyme or reason, just whatever goes in, gets distilled, and mixed together and thrown back out again in a painting!! lol

Hugs,
Karin :)
Vonney, 3 months ago

Love your poems and stories and lines from songs as
much as I love your paintings. You are a very talented
woman.
Karin Taylor in reply to Vonney’s comment, 3 months ago

that makes my day vonney…
love it when people appreciate the words and the painting,
to me paintings, songs, music, movies….all take a special creative process and i like the thought of them complementing one another
Jase812, 3 months ago

Brilliant !
Karin Taylor in reply to Jase812’s comment, 3 months ago

thx Jase!
pinkyjain, 3 months ago

Awwww, so sweeeeet. So beautiful & exquisitly magical, awesome & delightful, another treasure you have created
Karin Taylor in reply to pinkyjain’s comment, 3 months ago

aw, you are so sweet pinky, thank you so much !
traceyanne, 3 months ago

lol! sooooooooooooooooooooooooobeautiful love that bum!
Karin Taylor in reply to traceyanne’s comment, 3 months ago

hehe!! thanx T :)
traceyanne, 3 months ago

x
blackthornart, 3 months ago

very sweet :)
Karin Taylor in reply to blackthornart’s comment, 3 months ago

thank you so much :)
MountScurvy, 3 months ago

Wow that’s really gorgeous!! Love it!
Karin Taylor in reply to MountScurvy’s comment, 3 months ago

oh thank you so much!
Nicole Tattersall, 3 months ago

this is such a gorgoeous piece. her eyes just grab you!
Karin Taylor in reply to Nicole Tattersall’s comment, 3 months ago

oh cool, thanx Nicole, loooove your work!!!
Care, 2 months ago

such…georgeous work!!!
Karin Taylor in reply to Care’s comment, 2 months ago

oh thank you , I’m so glad you like her!
Julie Marks, 2 months ago

This is outstanding. I am choosing you as one of the featured artists for the next two weeks. I want the artwork to reflect the theme and we all need a “heart of gold.”
Karin Taylor in reply to Julie Marks’s comment, 2 months ago

oh wow, what an honour for me….thank you for choosing this image Julie, i feel very honoured indeed :)
red addiction, 2 months ago

This is amazing!!!!
Jing3011, 2 months ago

Creative and unique
Karin Taylor in reply to Jing3011’s comment, 2 months ago

thank you very much Jing :)
Karin Taylor in reply to red addiction’s comment, 2 months ago

thank you marlo :)
Elisabete Nasc..., 2 months ago

WOW this is so unusual and beautiful!
Karin Taylor in reply to Elisabete Nascimento’s comment, 2 months ago

thank you so much Elisabete! :D
greenfrog153, 2 months ago

Very cute.
Karin Taylor in reply to greenfrog153’s comment, 2 months ago

thanx so much GF!! :D