Creating a Series of Art Work

I have been trying to stretch myself in my art. Working with different colors, different kinds of substrate, and trying to find some theme that would interest me enough to create a series. I have often found that I am pulled to that wild pink color (opera pink) that so many people use but I stay totally away from. Well today was my day to try it, and I was enchanted with it.

Using my art journal as my experimental journal, I found that I love getting my feeling of the day down on paper and then painting over it, smearing it, concealing it, but the decorative nature of my handwriting was a great way of adding mark making. So this was the start of my Table Top Series.

I made some rules for myself, but also knew that I needed some freedom and flexibility. Subject matter: anything that sits on a table and may include that table. Colors: adding a little pink Design: All will have some kind of hand written letters to them, smeared into them or used as mark making. Substrate: interesting rectangles on wood.

So here is the beginning of my Series, please let me know what you think. If you have made a series before, how did it go and what were your rules?

Everyday is an Experiment

Somedays its a struggle to sit down and do some art. Is this really what I want to do?

Sometimes I feel that I don’t have anything to say in a picture or painting.

Somedays I find my style repetitive and I just need to shake it up a bit.

That is when I just start. Just start

If you start each day as an experiment, you have nothing to loose. You can just play. Scribble, write your soul on that page and then cover it up.. or let it peek through…just a little.

Enjoy the process, it doesn’t have to turn into anything. Here is one of my experiments that actually turned into something I really like.

Just Do It

Is there ever a time that you have no idea what to do? bored? i just don’t get bored, I thought. I just retired from a well loved job and it left me without a purpose .. my days became days without a deadline. I had time and lots of it. Not being able to get out to even go to a job, staying safe within my cocoon of a house protecting me from COVID and now all the wild fire smoke. Its been a week and i haven’t gotten a lot accomplished. I keep trying little things, i try and set a routine, what are the things i want to be good at?

FINALLY…. i just got out my paints and started working on a board that i have used as a pallet with all the great colors and just experimented, played with scratching , layering and flinging paint on the surface. I am not sure its done, but the journey improved my mood.

Mindset; If you treat a painting or drawing as an experiment you don’t ever have to claim it as done. Its just an experiment

Alphabet Book... another page

Who says you have to do an alphabet book in order????

A little distraction

Have you ever had an overwhelming desire to learn everything and all?  From the time I was very young I always remember not wanting to feel left out or not learning something.  I am sure that is why the TV was on even when I wasn't looking at it.   " There might be that one subject that comes on that amazes me or that event that is right next door that no one knows about, and there it is.

Well for the past few weeks I have been learning different art techniques and just LOVE it !  I can't get enough,  what happens with my business is that it gets put on the back burner and i ignore it for a while.   These techniques will be wonderful when I get them incorporated in my business but now I am just doing things for the fun of it with no intention of selling it or even hope that someone else likes it,  i forgot how fun and freeing that can be.

What would you do if you were not judged, if it only was your opinion that mattered ?   

I encourage you to experiment and find that feeling.