In which Art Squirrels Scamper Through my Head...

So I sat down last night with a handful of art supplies, thinking that I would create something like this:

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And instead ended up with

 

I'm not quite sure what happened there, or what the squirrels in my head have been eating. I'm pretty okay with how the surprise art turned out, but I really wish I could create what I set out to do every single time.

Somehow my ideas get lost in my brain or on the way to my fingers ( maybe they get lost in my arm??)

So, tonight I'm getting out the pile o' art things again - who knows what will happen! Maybe I'll set out to draw a miniature landscape and end up with a five legged horse. Which would be quite possible because I can't draw horses worth beans.

 

 

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Rite of Spring

Spring is almost here. In fact, here in southeast Texas we can pretty much say that spring is around the corner by the end of January. This year I'm welcoming the season by planting new things in my garden - strawberries, cabbage, and spinach (and a replacement rosemary plant for the one that died) and working on some pieces that will feature the colors of spring.

 

 

 

I wanted to showcase the soft shades of green and aqua, as well as the colors of the warm sun and budding flowers. They are both in acrylics - the first painting is on an artists panel measuring 6" x 8", and the second is on a 1 1/2" deep canvas measuring (I believe) 12" x 24". Neither piece is titled yet.

I'll also work on producing some ACEOs to showcase spring themes. I may follow the trend of the two paintings and create simple, abstract pieces, or I may decide to produce more detailed works such as this one, Titled "Among All the Commotion":

So, with new art ideas, along with projects around the house, lots of thorough cleaning, not to mention my full time day job, I've really got work to do!

What plans have you got for spring?

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Digging in the dirt...

Yesterday I added a few new plants to my little veggie-herb garden! Up until now, my little patch of earth has been home to three bushy basil plants (which includes one lemon basil - so refreshing!), two spearmint plants, a lonely little fennel bulb (which I use for the feathery licorice-scented fronds), and the scrawny survivor out of two little rosemary bushes.

I added a pair of "red sails" lettuce plants, which I think are supposed to be a more heat-tolerant lettuce (great for my region), two spinach plants, some German thyme, and one acorn squash plant, which will take a lot of space eventually.

 

 

I don't know if you can see any of it in the photos, but each plant came in a biodegradable fiber pot that you just plant in the ground - right along with the plant! So much better than having all those little plastic pots hanging around!

And I'll soon have the added benefit of adding healthy home grown veggies to my cooking. I'll post updates as things progress!

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The dreaded organize the workspace slash office slash studio hour...day....okay week...

So, since my office/studio looks something like this,


(okay, obviously not what my studio really looks like. Mine's more colorful - me being and artist and all)

and I'd rather it be closer to something like this but with maybe a few straggly messy bits hanging on:


(img from lifehacker - who obviously would shrivel and die in my workspace)

I've decided that I need to do some serious organizing and cleaning.

Serious organizing and cleaning usually means that first I have to contemplate the actual act of the organizing and cleaning, since, being an arteest with such a creative mind, I must not think of such scary things but only rainbows and glitter and abstract trees that grow painted dinosaur eggs. (note to self: next painting subject.)

And of course there's the whole issue of actually being motivated enough to go through stacks of what-the-heck-are-these and why-do-I-have-a-pile-of-this and attack enormous dust bunny colonies with pretty-smelling cleaning spray stuff and a trusty old rag.

Soooo.... I've contemplated quite a bit and I suppose I have maybe a few ounces of motivation. Time to get started on this project!