Category: 2025

Poem + Painting 05

I’m going to write about it, it’s the only way to heal.
I’ll put it all in words- I’ll tell you what I feel.
To speak my truth will be gristly, and I cannot take it back.
I hope that you will listen, and not give me too much flack.

My mind and heart are open.
Open to changing winds.
I do not, will not, cannot ruminate longer on how things might have been.

If you had taken the time to put a heart at ease,
to explain where you were coming from, instead of acting as you pleased…
Once I say the words, believe me they are coming loud.
I will hold my head a little higher, because I am proud.

Stephanie Konu aka Lillybochic, 2022.

Orange bleed
Orange bleed 2025
by @Lillybochic

Poem + Painting 03

The Light

The light is within my soul; feeding everything.
Each blink from my eye, accepts a new ray, facet of warmth.
Being here draped in sun,
Moonlight cannot compare.
To have and hold such sanctity, is something so very rare.
Open to an eclipse of past failure.
An avenue of regrets,
The light illuminates all worry of this.
Banishing human feelings of debt.

Stephaie Konu aka Lillybochic, 2014.

Purple and black mountain abstract painting
A violet wave and burgundy mountains
by @Lillybochic

Poem plus painting 02

Giving time to others is a part of forgiveness.
Forgiveness is to move on from hurt and failures that have occurred.

Is it truly possible to forgive, but not forget?
Instinct dictates that these two concepts are inextricably linked.
One cannot be without the other.

In the strictest terms, once forgiveness is granted, things should return to normal.
As normal as the situation was, prior to the “default”.
But I ask in earnest….
WHO DOES THAT?

Stephanie Konu aka Lillybochic, 2014.

Orange pink blue and turquoise abstract landscape lillybochic 2025 aka Stephanie Konu
Orange pink blue and turquoise abstract landscape
by @Lillybochic

Abstract Painting with poem

I saw something the other night
It was sitting in my chair.
Several feet away from the hearth,
I swore that there was nothing there.

A figure, like a body.
A person without a face.
A drawn expression of fear,
from out my heart did race.

I could not move when first sight was made.
I could not change my place.
There the figure sat, unmoved.
Terrifying my inner space.

Stephanie Konu aka Lillybochic, 2014.

green hillside grass with orange and pink fire embers floating up to a blue sky Lillybochic aka stephanie Konu
Abstract acrylic painting on watercolour paper features a green grass hillside with orange and pink fire embers floating up toward a blue sky
by @Lillybochic

Vibrant abstract landscape

Orange glow ring of fire with vibrant green foreground and pink splash of colour Lillybochic aka Stephanie Konu
Ring of fire orange with green and pink abstract landscape Lillybochic aka Stephanie Konu

Welcome!

During this season I have been experimenting with vibrant colours, and organizing these colours into intriguing abstract landscapes. I love the pop of colour, and the flowing lines that blend into one another. All of these images have been made in acrylic on watercolour paper. This allows me to continue experimenting without the guilt of piling up canvases in my storage. Hopefully soon, I will organize my operation enough to post a sale.

Thanks for stopping by,

Lillybochic

by @Lillybochic

Orange lava flow

Lillybochic aka Stephanie Konu- Orange lava flow over dark mountain range with green grass in foreground
Experimenting with contrasting colours in acrylic on watercolour paper

The current series that I am showcasing from 2025 has been very enjoyable for me to create. I have pushed myself to experiment (albeit in a controlled manner), with colours that I would previously shy away from. Further to this, I have made efforts to keep the colours separated on the canvas, so as to not allow the colours to bleed into each other as much as I have with past works. The technique employed to achieve this has been to build up a storage house of patience and layer different colours after previous layers have had time to try. Oh the restraint!

Still, It has been an enjoyable experience to restrain myself in this way.

How do you find restraint in your daily life when you are creating?

-Stephanie aka Lillybochic

by @Lillybochic

Cotton Candy Sky

Large cotton candy pink field over dark brown mountain lillybochic aka Stephanie Konu
Large cotton candy pink field over dark brown mountain

I love to experiment with contrasting colours, especially when creating landscape scenes that are truly out of this world. Here we see a cotton candy sky emerging from behind a dark mountain range. I added silver for reflection and to give depth/form to the pink colours. The dark mountain range and the pink silver cloud are well contrasted against the happy blue background.

This image evokes a feeling a impending doom. What do you see?

Stephanie aka Lillybochic

by @Lillybochic

Monumental Heads 2025 Acrylic

Lillybochic aka stephanie Konu
2025. Acrylic on Watercolour Paper. Lillybochic.

I really like this particular work. I was experimenting with figures and found that they could easily contribute to an aesthetic scene. The theme continues in further pieces in this summer 2025 series. I love to create visual scenes, and I am so glad that you have visited my little corner of the internet to see them. Can’t wait to keep going.

-Stephanie aka Lillybochic

by @Lillybochic