How you ever felt afraid when you are making art? I do. The fear of ruining it. The fear of it not being what I imagined it would be. The fear of so many things. I am tired of fear. So, when Fear stopped by my studio today I invited her in for a Diet [...]
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This work in progress is brought to you by Paint Party Friday. I have been out of town and catching up on a million things which means arting had to wait. The thought of missing a Paint Party Friday just made me sad, so I got out the paint and started painting. Getting messy hands [...]
Happy Paint Party Friday! Painting with my fingers is pure joy. Using bright colors and seeing the paints blend is just happiness. My inner critic was getting too loud, so I decided to finger paint. No plan, no expectations, no goals. Just fun. After a few swirls and smudges, I saw a head. An imaginary [...]
The kids now have a bit of color – more like a rainbow exploded on them…This paper was just cheap cardstock for the printer from the office store. Not art paper. I used watercolors and watercolor crayons. NO PILLING. SMOOTH. I have been working on a 3/4 face for the Lifebook class. I used watercolor [...]
So, I have decided I am going to learn to draw. I am tired of wishing I could draw. Now it is time to do something about it or let go of the idea. This “horse”, and I use the term loosely, came from a one line drawing activity by Carla Sonheim over at the [...]
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! I took a few days off from the computer and I’ve missed it! This piece is just a big experiment. It started as layers of glossy magazine text and a die cut leftover randomly glued down. Then a thin layer of gesso. Then a bumble bee stencil. Ho [...]
The plan: A wonderful holiday piece of art to let everyone know how much I have appreciated their comments, community, and creativity during the year. Reality: I spent way too long running errands, a little time wrapping gifts, and spent the bulk of the afternoon visiting with my great aunt. I was so tired and [...]
