I keep relearning this lesson every year. This is it. I paint an angel thinking I'm painting my Christmas card angel and then I go to set it up to print card size. It doesn't work because once again, I have painted without any regard for the correct ratio. I don't know why I always make things so difficult for myself. Well anyway, maybe I will paint another today. Or maybe I won't manage Christmas cards this year. Truth is, I need wing practice. I wasn't pleased with these and she has several more in earlier layers. I should have left well enough alone. ♥
Friday, November 22, 2013
on my desk this week a birthday infusion
When life jerked me senseless
around Thanksgiving, the only
thing I can remember is that I wanted to paint angels.
I didn't really want to paint. But I really wanted to paint
angels.
And so it goes, the chatter in my
head that never seems to stop.
I wanted to deep clean this house.
That always helps. But I didn't want to clean this
house.
I wanted to start developing a
new online class. Any one of my class ideas would be great. But I didn't want to develop a
class.
I wanted to start preparing for
the rose garden of my day dreams. But I didn't want to dig in the
dirt.
I wanted to visit friends. But I didn't want to leave my
house.
I use to say, all I really want
to do when I retire is be at home. I just wanted to be at home because I had so
many day dreams about what I wanted to do if I could just be at home.
Now I was home. But everything I wanted to do
seemed too huge . To much . More than I could handle. Overwhelming.
So, I started paintingangelsthrough themonth of December. Today, I'm thinking I'm ready to
start painting angels again. ♥ Note: This is the fourth installment of How the infusion of San Miguel may have effected me which started November 19th.
A lot of angels..... My words, hasn't exactly worked for me. Here is another and she is on her third set of wings. And had to sit in the corner for a few days. They are auditioning for my Christmas card and so far......... Well, I need to paint more. ♥
I jumped right out of my Postcard Journal this week. I had to.
I couldn't take Norah'S stomping her feet and the pounding in my heart, head and soul.
Even still, I managed to video the painting process for my talented, wonderful, eager, fun students. It was the organic (impromptu) nature of the class that I envisioned. Fun!
Actually, I was inspired by the face that I started for this weeks postcard challenge. I listened and followed the whisper which felt more like feet stomping, heart and head pounding and screaming rather than a little whisper. Glad I listened.
Last year, when I was so willingly sucked into making jewelry, with my friend Deryn, my greatest desire was just to be able to make bezels to showcase snips and fragments from my own art.
Last weekend, "my plan" was to construct 12 pendants, all one of a kind and yet using the same angel bezel design.
Yesterday, I added the finishing touch and have them ready for listing today.
I feel the rotation back into my painting now and may not make more of these for quiet some time. There is great satisfaction in finishing a plan. I'm thrilled with the result.
I am thrilled and honored this week to be recognized by fellow Bloggers and fellow Etsyers (my new word)
Earlier this week my print, Angels among Butterflies was included in an Etsy Treasury by Curator rsully2sphotography . To view this beautiful treasury of Angels, click on the first link.
Today, I was totally surprised and honored to be included in Seth Apter's project on his blog, The Altered Page. The project is called The Pulse and is a survey of nearly 150 artists. Today's edition of The Pulse is Viewer's Choice - Blogs II. My blog is included in the second of three posts listing favorite blogs. Thank you Seth for your project. Click over the The Altered Page for a list with links to some very cool blogs.
Thank you for visiting, and for leaving your comments, and for being Followers. I started to say, "you have no idea how much it means to me" but I think you do have an idea. Thank you.
♥ Sharon
PS: the Two Birds is just a little snip of a WIP
Finally a new painting. It seems like quiet a while I guess because I have been painting in my journal. This one is on canvas and I do plan to have some originals for sale in my Shop soon. I will announce the sale as I am not quite ready. Right now I have collage sheets for sale and I'm thrilled at their success.
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I also wanted to share with you my friend Zorana has made several collage sheets that are fabulous. And this weekend she has added this Digital Collage Kit for making ACEOs and ATC cards.
Check out her blog here and watch the video she made demonstrating the fun she had making ATCs.
I think this is the coolest idea.
We had company. Andy. Ashley. Timothy. Linnea. Aubrey.
My brother's three from Arizona.
We played ART. Aubrey's collage.
Linnea's collage.
Andy's collage.
Today they brought them back to hang in the gallery.
Aren't they awesome! And that's what I'm been up too.
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Other news: My dear Mother in law is now residing in a nursing home and much happier to our surprise.
I am gradually getting my energy back. I had not realized how her care had consumed me mentally, not physically. I am a "fixer" and I was consumed with trying to think of ways to make things better for her.
My ART spirit was hiding and waiting.
It's back.
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I started the painting from last week's inspiration.
Haven't taken any "in progress" shots so I will show when finished.
And when I do, I will link to those of you who let me know that you were inspired to try.