Blogspot is looking a little strange this morning - don't know what that's about - so I hope this post goes through.
this morning I spent some time cleaning off my encaustic wax work table. It really wasn't too bad - just a little dusty - which is not a good thing of course.
I am itching to make some new stuff for my upcoming show in July. I just need to settle down a little and try to focus.
I constantly fight the urge to go in a million directions... I love working with many kinds of media - and thus it can be hard to pick just one.
Still, I have been looking at books and stuff on the internet - which is both good and bad I suppose.
On the one hand it offers up lots of inspiration - on the other it can make one down one's own abilities and then that ugly monster in the head says 'oh you aren't a REAL artist'.
which is, of course, complete nonsense. And intellectually I know this. Just gotta settle down Amy....settle down.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Holy crap! I can't believe it's been...9 months since I posted here last! bad girl! no cookie for me!
so...what have I been up to? In a word - not much. It's been cold, dark, snowy, rainy and just generally not conducive to creating. I know that 'real' artists work all the time - like a job. HA! Well, that may be so, but it doesn't work that way for me. I have too many other distractions and commitments.
I did take a 3 day class from Dan Carrel. dan's a great guy and his technique is pretty cool and I can see why people like it. BUT it was a landscape class. I wanted to push myself to do something I don't normally do. I wanted to see if there was anything I could apply to my own work. I just had a really hard time connecting with my subject. went back to my room every afternoon hating nature and trees and rocks and water. HATING IT. OK, not really, but you get the idea.
Of course it was my own fault for not picking out a better picture to work from - I had chosen an inside picture - which was a no-no for this course. "no people, animals or buildings."
well damn.
So I picked out something from the pictures he brought with him.
I am completely ok with not being a landscape painter. I will others do that. Suffice it to say that my end result is rather homely. and NO I will not be showing it here. sorry - thems 'da breaks.
Now that spring is here and hopefully some nicer weather I hope to get heavy into the prep for my show in July. ok - it's not MY show, but a show I am participating in. I want to show NEW stuff, not tired, already seen stuff.
And despite my studio clean-up last year, and despite not acutally doing much painting, my studio is a PIT again. Time for a clean-up again I think.
OK - don't know if anyone is even reading this but thanks for tuning in! I will try to be better from now on!
so...what have I been up to? In a word - not much. It's been cold, dark, snowy, rainy and just generally not conducive to creating. I know that 'real' artists work all the time - like a job. HA! Well, that may be so, but it doesn't work that way for me. I have too many other distractions and commitments.
I did take a 3 day class from Dan Carrel. dan's a great guy and his technique is pretty cool and I can see why people like it. BUT it was a landscape class. I wanted to push myself to do something I don't normally do. I wanted to see if there was anything I could apply to my own work. I just had a really hard time connecting with my subject. went back to my room every afternoon hating nature and trees and rocks and water. HATING IT. OK, not really, but you get the idea.
Of course it was my own fault for not picking out a better picture to work from - I had chosen an inside picture - which was a no-no for this course. "no people, animals or buildings."
well damn.
So I picked out something from the pictures he brought with him.
I am completely ok with not being a landscape painter. I will others do that. Suffice it to say that my end result is rather homely. and NO I will not be showing it here. sorry - thems 'da breaks.
Now that spring is here and hopefully some nicer weather I hope to get heavy into the prep for my show in July. ok - it's not MY show, but a show I am participating in. I want to show NEW stuff, not tired, already seen stuff.
And despite my studio clean-up last year, and despite not acutally doing much painting, my studio is a PIT again. Time for a clean-up again I think.
OK - don't know if anyone is even reading this but thanks for tuning in! I will try to be better from now on!
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Update!
Wow! It's been a while since I updated here! How time flies when you are trying to get ready for a show....or maybe I am just spinning in little circles...that's what it feels like right now.
At any rate, I did finish another painting:
Forest for the Trees, 11x14, mixed media on panel
If you are in the Seattle area, be sure to come to the show: July 18-21 at the ArtWorks building on 2nd and Dayton in Edmonds. More info can be found at http://www.artsplash-edmonds.com
At any rate, I did finish another painting:
Forest for the Trees, 11x14, mixed media on panel
If you are in the Seattle area, be sure to come to the show: July 18-21 at the ArtWorks building on 2nd and Dayton in Edmonds. More info can be found at http://www.artsplash-edmonds.com
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
And now for something completely different...
Just a little experiment....
Pink Wildflowers, 6x6, acrylic and ink on Masonite:
Pink Wildflowers, 6x6, acrylic and ink on Masonite:
Thursday, May 29, 2008
A Few new Paintings
Just thought I would share a couple of paintings that I finished recently. Yes, they are for sale....
Deeper, 12x12, detail, Mixed media on panel, $215
The Pond, 8x8, mixed media on panel, $90
(this is a better picture than the one I posted earlier this week...)
enjoy! I will hopefully be back with more soon!
Deeper, 12x12, detail, Mixed media on panel, $215
The Pond, 8x8, mixed media on panel, $90
(this is a better picture than the one I posted earlier this week...)
enjoy! I will hopefully be back with more soon!
I am sending in my teaching proposal for ArtFest tomorrow. Wish me luck!
Friday, May 23, 2008
Pavonine Studios - Reclaimed
Yes, it's true - I finished my studio makeover. I shot a video and had my husband John add music and stuff and so...without further ado...
I hope you enjoyed the tour.
This was actually shot about a week and a half ago. My studio looks a little different now. More specifically, my table is, once again, crowded with stuff.
The main difference here is that it is crowded with ART STUFF not the mundane detritus of life (otherwise known as Stuff Amy Needs To Put Away Someday But Is Too Lazy To Do It Now).
I've been shopping. I go through these phases where I like to go shopping and buy new supplies - although, as you can plainly see in my video, a lack of supplies is NOT my problem. Still, it's fun to go out and see what new products are out there. Of course, I went without a list and so I forgot about three things I actually NEEDED to get. This, people, is why I make lists. I am nothing more than a jibbering idiot if I go without a list.
And I have given it a lot of thought and have decided to offer up my canvases to my artist friends in the art group I belong to. I just don't paint on canvas any more - and it's not like, if I get the sudden hankerin' to paint on one, that I can't go get one somewhere.
So, have I been doing any art?
Yes!
and....
I am currently working on a teaching proposal as well. The deadline is looming and I am running into technical difficulties...
Wish me luck!
I hope you enjoyed the tour.
This was actually shot about a week and a half ago. My studio looks a little different now. More specifically, my table is, once again, crowded with stuff.
The main difference here is that it is crowded with ART STUFF not the mundane detritus of life (otherwise known as Stuff Amy Needs To Put Away Someday But Is Too Lazy To Do It Now).
I've been shopping. I go through these phases where I like to go shopping and buy new supplies - although, as you can plainly see in my video, a lack of supplies is NOT my problem. Still, it's fun to go out and see what new products are out there. Of course, I went without a list and so I forgot about three things I actually NEEDED to get. This, people, is why I make lists. I am nothing more than a jibbering idiot if I go without a list.
And I have given it a lot of thought and have decided to offer up my canvases to my artist friends in the art group I belong to. I just don't paint on canvas any more - and it's not like, if I get the sudden hankerin' to paint on one, that I can't go get one somewhere.
So, have I been doing any art?
Yes!
and....
I am currently working on a teaching proposal as well. The deadline is looming and I am running into technical difficulties...
Wish me luck!
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