Waiting...

While waiting for G to get her hair cut I played with the photo app on her phone. I had so much fun making these photos... did you know I used to be a photographer? Long time ago. I quit because I got stuck when I started to work with personal material. I didn't realize that my photographs were telling me things I wasn't ready to listen to...

and then I became a painter. That was 25 years ago, more or less. 

I am so excited to go to Jentel I can't settle down. Tonight I realized what I was excited about was discovery. The percolation that takes place with few(er) distractions. I don't know what I'm going to make, but I know something will happen...

The best film I have seen lately....

Video from KarmaTube

This video moved me and answered all my silly questions about the why of making art. Art just is a part of life, like breathing or movement. One woman's life impacting so many through her story and her art...wonderful.

It really is about the process...

I was depressed and confused and pretty lost today which is not my usual state of mind. I started looking through my "Interview" magazines for photos i liked. I cut stuff out of this magazine a lot. I like that it's over sized and sometimes the photos are of real people, not just models. 

What happened next is such a reminder that when you don't know what to do, do something. So here I am cutting out pictures and I turn the page and a photo I had cut in the past created a hole where the next page could be viewed. Sort of like instant collage. 

A new world. I'm thinking about windows and disparate textures. I hope you can see in these  examples how excited i got... no? well, you had to be there. 

moral of the story, just keep working, something will happen.

Puttering Along

 I have needed to bring Monty my aging greyhound to the studio. He doesn't like it much here. There is not a couch, only the futon... He noses me fairly often, but luckily the list of needs is short: treat please, water please, out for a walk PLEASE. We are managing...

I had a major bad food attack all weekend so made this yummy item today: tofu quiche with oat/almond crust. Full of veggies, flax seeds. Really, it was really good. 

I am so distracted... I am going to Jentel in 5 weeks but I can't stop thinking about what will I make, what will I bring. I have about 3 weeks until I have to start packing up my studio... G says just go for it, and you can finish up what you make later. 

bye for now...

What is next?

Go as far as you can see. When you get there you can see further.

Are there any True Blood fans out there? This painting of a young boy reminds me of the vampire Godric who walked into the sun...

 

It's fall and I'm so ready to get back in the studio on a consistent basis. I didn't realize how hard it would be to get to the studio with so much going on during the summer. Shows and places to go and just being outside. I'm ready for fall...

A couple of things...

A couple of thoughts... first I believe you have to try out your ideas no matter how stupid they may turn out. These are calendar pages I was getting ready to recycle when I got the idea to paint on them. One thought leads to the next thought. But the overall take away is TRY IT! Who cares what it ends up looking like... I am putting my hands onto paper.

The next thought that keeps coming into my mind over and over is the idea of daily art practice. And yes! there is an app for that! It's called "don't break the chain". This was the first time I wanted an I-phone... the idea is that the more you stay connected the better the creativity is . I know this is true.

Phew... no more 3-D!!!

I haven't been in the studio much these last two weeks. Travel to Tieton and camping have claimed my time. Although mucking around in plaster and water was fun I was/am soooo ready to get back to painting. 

I like these two, I just like them. When I drew them it was that kind of magic where you watch the charcoal pencil make the marks and just feel happy. 

I didn't fix the oddness of arm attachment above or the strangeness of the neck connecting to body below because I just didn't! 

I am so glad to be working in 2 dimensions!!!