Happy New Year!
Remember me? Figured the beginning of a new year is as good a time as any to start up this blog again. No excuses for not being here, you know them all. And as far as resolutions, nope, not me. That only sets me up for failure. I'll try my best. I am struggling with a new computer that I am not at all fond of and no idea of how to use this new template. I hope to learn as I go along. Please bear with me.
Like most mixed media artists I have many WIPs that need to be
finished. And there are so many projects I want to begin. And many online workshops to complete and several that start soon. I should probably resolve to finish before I start again, but I have learned that when the creative muse shows up with yet another idea or technique, I have to jump on it. I often vow to clean my studio before I start anything else, mostly because I need some space, but inevitably a supply calls my name to be used....Now!
I journal almost daily, dabble in watercolors (my newest adventure) and love mixed media collage. My very favorite is painting with acrylics on canvas, watercolor paper, wood, pretty much anything I can get my hands on. I also participate in an art exchange with a small FB group which luckily has deadlines so those usually get finished. I also completed a 30 day "faces" challenge on FB. So although there are many unfinished works in my studio, I have actually accomplished quite a bit, explored new techniques, have grown as an artist, and most of all have enjoyed every minute of artmaking even with all it's mistakes, frustrations and messiness!
This is my new project for the new year. I read a blog post by artist Seth Apter in which he listed his favorite blog posts of 2016. One of them was a post by artist Tracy Verdugo. She was inspired by artist Judy Wise. Gotta love artists inspiring artists! The idea is to start a canvas and each day for a month add something to it. Anything. More paint, marks, more media, whatever you feel in the moment. One of the online classes I took this past year was an intuitive painting workshop by Flora Bowley. I hope to use some of what I learned from that class which was fantastic. I hope to post my
Hope to see you soon. Have a wonderful beginning to the New Year!
