In addition to my projects that make it on this blog there are many little in-between paintings that are more experimental. Often, I end up dissatisfied with the end result, but these paintings are the explorations that allow me to improve and create the pieces that I’m most proud of. They’re the necessary test studies,Continue reading “The In-Between Paintings”
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Vision Needed
Right now I am working on a secret project.* I am on draft 17,000,000 of a part of my project (not even the whole project!) because I can’t decide how I want to move forward. I am continually tweaking and then changing my opinions on the tweaks. I am a pretty indecisive person generally (IContinue reading “Vision Needed”
Courting Creativity II PLUS Action Steps!
I have hit a wall, y’all. I am now in the place that Jessie so beautifully described here. My struggle with creativity for the past couple weeks has been primarily work related. A crazy work schedule combined with a general lack of inspiration/motivation results in nothing to share that I am excited about. Bleh. MyContinue reading “Courting Creativity II PLUS Action Steps!”
What I Imagined Vs. the Harsh Reality
I had a vision in my mind: An image that captured another side of the dastardly mosquito, one that would momentarily pause our knee-jerk-slap-it-dead-reaction. See, I planned to write a post for my other blog about male mosquitoes and the surprising fact of what they eat: namely, not us. They are nectar-sippers, supping upon flowersContinue reading “What I Imagined Vs. the Harsh Reality”
Courting Creativity
How does one sustain creative work? I’ve hit that point in the development of this blog (and I knew I would hit it because I do in every project I’ve ever undertaken) where the shine has worn a bit and I’ve begun to stutter and then to stop creating. This week was filled with failures.Continue reading “Courting Creativity”
Compulsive Creation 