Aside from cleaning up the chaos that ensued post show,I have not been in the studio all week. Until yesterday, when I had a private painting workshop with a really wonderful artist from the D.C. area. Her hands in the above photo. Love her colors!
I have been working on a redesign of my website. Should be done soon. Editing out of old works, inputting new work, new categories. A fresh look. Also my blog will be on my website, hopefully that transition will go smoothly. Keeping my fingers crossed on that.
I am looking forward to getting back into the studio again. Right now though it is finally summer vacation and we've been busy with this summer business of popsicle and ice cream eating, chasing fireflies and marathon monopoly games. While I'm thoroughly enjoying it, making and what's next is always on my mind, lurking about. Every time I finish a body of work, I want to turn around and do something completely different. Do other people experience that? Like I want to pull out my oil paints and just do straight up landscapes or a series of still life fruit. I'm not joking. Maybe I will do it, just for me. DJ Berger sent a newsletter out recently and this last part of what he wrote is just plain truth:
"...art is a thing that gives us meaning. I imagine something, I make it out of nothing, with my own hands, and it takes a station in someone's life and, in turn, in their imagination. It exists in a singular way, like the person who made it, and the person it lives with."
I am thinking about doing a drawing a day over on Instagram I love to draw and would like to get back to it. It relaxes me. I enjoy it. I'll post here if I end up doing it. A friend and I are thinking of doing a #30DrawingDays or something like that on IG. If you want to join us, please do! We're thinking of starting it July 15th.
Bridgette,
ReplyDeleteWhen I first started my blog, I did it as a photo a day. It was pretty energizing, although, there were a few days when I was scratching my head at 4 o'clock trying to figure out what to take a picture of. Looking back, I think it was really valuable--I think I got some really good work out of it. The 30-day project, I think, would be a lot more manageable. I say go for it!
I know, Mary, I'm pretty sure I'm going to be scratching my head on what to draw! Last year I actually took a photo a day on my iphone from January 1- December 31st. It was great. I still can't believe I didn't miss one single day.
DeleteOh yes. I am the same way. I will work on a series until I exhaust it and then I want to do something totally different. It is exhausting. I envy some of my artist friends who can paint the same things over and over and it never gets old for them and the work stays fresh. I don't know how they do it but it doesn't work for me.
ReplyDeleteToo COOL!
ReplyDeletesame here. always feel a need to stretch myself a bit after wrapping up a big project or show but then the wax always calls me back :)
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