Trying to maintain myself as an artist when I am teaching full time is stressing me out. How do you do it???
Smaller works? Very few shows?? This weekend I looked into applying to some shows and the logistics of finishing work, getting it framed, photoed and off to submission -- with just a few hours available every weekend boggled me. Maybe I must just focus on doing artwork and showing etc later when I am freer??? any ideas anyone?
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Sennelier Experiment
Yes!!! just as delicious as the Shiva Oil Sticks -- smooth, blendable -- I love them.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Thought
From a beautiful book I just received:
"'After 9/11, artists were doing dark and depressing works, I just wanted to do a 180'. In doing so Beane made an affirmative statement about life. These photographs reflect the deeply felt human need not merely to survive but to make something worthwhile out of life, even under the bleakest circumstances." A. Janson about photographer Christopher Beane.
It reminded me of when I was at Berkeley during the Vietnam War protests -- and feeling that we must also (in addition to protesting) continue to paint -- to create beauty -- that beauty in the world must prevail.
"'After 9/11, artists were doing dark and depressing works, I just wanted to do a 180'. In doing so Beane made an affirmative statement about life. These photographs reflect the deeply felt human need not merely to survive but to make something worthwhile out of life, even under the bleakest circumstances." A. Janson about photographer Christopher Beane.
It reminded me of when I was at Berkeley during the Vietnam War protests -- and feeling that we must also (in addition to protesting) continue to paint -- to create beauty -- that beauty in the world must prevail.
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