A few months ago I donated an old floral painting to an auction. My friend Trish saw it and liked it so I offered to do a painting for her. It was a favor for me as I needed inspiration to paint. I drill on board and paint on it (you can see the process on the left). I like the process of getting the image out of the way and then concentrating on the color and shading. I also am enjoying painting on canvas. It was great to be painting again and I have painted a little more often since I began this painting. This is the finished painting.
I think that I mentioned I am doing Julia Cameron's, The Artist Way again. Yesterday I was reading about critics and realize that I only have supportive people around when it comes to my creativity. I know this is true for my emotional life. I would not have survived the current journey without lots of love and support. Thank you all. Anyway, I have spent most of my life being pretty self-contained so I didn't give creative support much thought. That being said , I wouldn't be inspired if others didn't see something in my various projects. When I listen I realize how much support I have and that others see a larger Artist than I do. I also know that Art is so subjective that what appeals to one person may not appeal to anyone else so it isn't about people liking what I do as much as encouraging me to continue on my creative journey.
I see color everywhere. Once I was at the art supply store and I told my friend Andy that there weren't enough colors. I have tubes and tubes of bright paints, pots of colored embossing powders, watercolor pencils, jewelry, shoes, each room in my home is a different color. Not too many people in my life don't know what my favorite color is.
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