On one of my last camping trips we played a game, sitting around the campfire. Ian would say a word and I’d try to write a short poem, whatever came to mind. Well it was really fun. And the cool part is that it reminded me of the painting process….the more I could get out […]
Just a quick note on Inspiration today. I was thinking the other day about what inspires me to make art (or for that matter doing anything, but that’s a whole other topic or maybe a different blog!). So today I wanted to start thinking and writing about artist’s inspiration. What inspires artists to pick up
Made this little video today just to give it a try. But also because I thought it would be fun to see how a painting evolves over time. I’m calling this painting Rock Concert. As you can see many layers of paint have been applied. Its that part that I’m really loving these days:
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I may have said this before but my Mom , who was an amazing artist, always said there are many ways to be creative and artistic. She’d point out the things I do like gardening or sewing as part of my creative nature. Back then I couldn’t see it and sort of dismissed the idea.
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2021-04-07 I feel pretty lucky that I actually have a space I can call my studio. At times I think about having much more space and have to remind myself to be grateful. Here’s a recent pic of my studio (by the way I’m having fun with the panorama feature on my camera). Since this
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This week I started a course with Julie Prichard, artist in San Diego; find her here http://JuliePrichard.com I really like her abstract art. It has an ethereal quality and I like her colours. This has been really intriguing. Trying to follow along her suggestions via recorded videos….it’s not absolute in the sense that students are
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To be honest I love a good curse word. My friend used to say that I could “swear like a sailor”. I’ve probably used the A word quite a few times over the years. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not an ornery type so I use that A word only when its truly needed and
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I’ve never really been into collage until now. I signed up for Art Tribe through Louise Fletcher, a wonderful British artist and teacher. She sets the theme for each month and, yup, its collage for March. One of her videos I watched showed some ideas for experimenting with making your own collage paper too. I
I’m Elaine aka Peaches (that story later), art-maker, gardener, hiker, crafter (amongst other things). After finally letting go of a 37 year Nursing career I’m discovering space in my life to follow my heart’s desire. This means I’m actively spending time making art and being creative…mostly I’m painting with acrylics but being who I am,
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