Pursue creativity
I pursue creativity in as many and all things as I can. Not to show you who I am, but to share with you how I see the world. “It isn’t what you have or who you are or where…
Category Pencil
Don’t learn to paint- Paint to learn.
He looks so happy, and that makes me happy. I find I keep sneaking peeks at him as he sits pinned to my studio wall. His smile is so infectious that I end up smiling when I look at him……
The Multi – coloured Turban
‘Finding myself… I seek an understated restraint, balance, tension, rhythm: an essential stillness. As @SueLawty describes learning to weave, though I could just as easily ascribe these words to my own art practice. ‘It was not like finding something external…
Naseebo
Naseebo 11×12.5 inches Approx. Mixed media on paper . He was such a joy to paint. I love that I got his toothiest grin. This one almost painted itself. It helped that I was listening to a bunch of fun…
Smiling Sadhu
Smiling Sadhu 11×13 inches Approx. Mixed media on paper I do love this new series. It is special.❤️ Some paintings just paint themselves. It is not like there was no effort. More like it wanted to emerge just the way…
Art tip – Use a mirror
Have you ever wondered why some people say they don’t like themselves in photographs? We look at ourselves in the mirror and associate ourselves and the way we look with that mirror image. While the rest of the world sees…
Ebony
Ebony ???? 13.5×15 inches Approx. mixed media on paper She was supposed to be ebony, but the paper would not let me go that dark. I decided to let the painting do its own thing. Towards the end, I used…
Being creative
There is a big difference in my ability to process day-to-day stuff when I have been creating regularly vs. when other people, things, and tasks take preference. The creativity could include painting, quilting, patchwork, or just cooking something with leftovers…
Reworking the first piece…
I decided to go back and rework the first piece that I started this entire series with. It is special.❤️ And I had subjected it to a LOT. And it withstood it all like a trooper. See this post for…
I do love this new series. It is special.❤️ Some paintings just paint themselves. It is not like there was no effort. More like it wanted to emerge just the way it did. It is a process of removing and…