Here's my studio mess, as I steadily create art for my 100 artworks project, which I'm dedicating to my daughter, Kayla for her college junior year in China. I have to say this has been challenging coming up with ideas daily to keep my momentum going. Each artwork takes different amount of time, dependent upon the materials and the ideas around it. Each piece is an original piece of art created with mixed media on an 8" x 8" wood panel. So here are a couple that are up for grabs... I hope you're all enjoying the summer, getting out and enjoying the sunshine! From my wildly passionate creative soul to yours, in peace. ... Continue Reading »
Studio Time
Twiddling My Fingers…
I've been quiet here on my blog over the last (10) days! As with life, we have our ups and downs. Throughout it all, art still remains a constant for me. So here's what I've been twiddling my fingers with...be careful...color overload! From my wildly passionate creative soul to yours in peace, always. 100 Artworks Challenge - 8" x 8" Mixed Media on Wood Panels ... Continue Reading »
You Already Know…
There are things you have heard all your life; sayings and quotes, that you have taken for granted. As you get older, those sayings come to the forefront of your life and you finally get it. Maybe it was things your Mom, Dad, or a family member has said to you. Maybe you just read it in a book. There always comes a time when you just get it. Maybe, it's experience, maybe it's intuition or wisdom, finally hitting home. Just remember, "You Already Know". "The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and live as only you can." ~ Neil ... Continue Reading »
Queen of My Soul…
Sometimes music lifts us up. Sometimes it haunts us. Sometimes the elusive melody takes our hearts to a place where the answer is just out of reach ... a swirling mystery. What music can you hear playing from these pages? From My Wildly Passionate Creative Soul To Yours In Peace. ... Continue Reading »
Creative Blocks
With this time of the year, it's often challenging to find time and even when I do, it is limited. I have always managed to art journal, but I'm finding it hard to work on anything besides that! I have times when I'm creatively blocked and this looks like one of those times. For a professional artist, a creative block is not just frustrating; it’s potentially career-damaging. When you rely on your creativity to pay the bills and build your reputation, you can’t afford to be short of ideas or the energy to put them into action! A "creative block" is the inability to access one's flowing stream of inspiration and creativity. What was once an ... Continue Reading »
What’s In My Luggage and On My Studio Table?
Several weeks ago, on Seth Apter's Blog, "The Altered Page" he featured the studio/studio table, unedited, uncensored and unkempt. There were lots of links to other artists' studios too! I totally missed posting the ball on putting in my studio shots on his blog that week. But, I decided I would post my studio/studio table this week. So here's a few shots of the studio, studio table and my art luggage supplies. A view from the top of the Studio Table. When I'm on a deadline, commission or working on a series, I work on two tables. But, lately, I've been using one table. I've done a lot of work in the various art journals I keep, ... Continue Reading »
Fall Reflections…
Fall is always a time when I start burrowing. It's the time of the year, when change brings about reflection. I wish I could say, that it brings about momentous change; but often times, it just brings the thought of changing. Maybe that's how change starts, with just planting the seed. Things have gotten quieter on the home front, with the "baby" away at college, the daylight time getting shorter and the temperatures starting to dip slightly. So today, I'm reflecting in my art journal and here are the pages that came out today. After I finished these pages, while cleaning and putting art supplies away, I found this quote folded up ... Continue Reading »
