It has been quite awhile since I last posted so I will catch you up. There has been much to do as far as catching up with everyday life, but really, the main reason I haven't been in the studio is that I wasn't wanting to face the canvas. So I came to accept the idea that I was very much product oriented which isn't all bad but for me, it isn't good. Each day I felt like a failure if I didn't have something that I could say was sale worthy or had artistic merit. I suppose I had a lot of left over thoughts from art school and from working in the graphic fields. I had stopped playing and experimenting.
So I came across mixed media and intuitive painting and decided to combine some them in a way. My fingers are now some of my brushes and I am stamping and stenciling and adding other mediums. It is hard to get the need to produce a product out of mind but I am trying. At least, I'm having fun. As always, thanks for looking.
I like this piece very much. For many years I made art quilts and sold them in galleries. I sold many of them and I was always working on the next thing for the gallery--so I understand product driven. One day I knew I was finished and I started doing mixed media and now painting. I do it just because I like it. I had a show a few years ago, but haven't had one since. I don't have to market myself (although I will admit that my studio is getting rather full of paintings and eventually I will have to try to sell some of them. Playing and experimenting is fun!!
ReplyDeleteHi Janet, Thanks so much for your response! I, too, don't have to sell (though I do like to pay for my supplies, :-) ), so I ask myself why get so uptight? Just have fun. Which artists inspire you? I've been checking out several on YouTube. Happy painting, Dolores
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