I am taking part in a workshop generously offered for free by Tamara Laporte (AKA Willowing) called The Heart of Art. I am not much into whimsical and girly, and generally prefer abstract to figurative when I do art, but I like Tam very much as a person and a teacher, and it's good for me to do something completely different now and then. I have been having loads of fun with it. Maybe because it is not in my preferred style so the pressure is off as far as getting a certain result. I also find the healing exercises surprisingly uplifting (surprising because I can be a bit stiff and skeptical when it comes to some of the "new age-y" stuff). The above is a self portrait in semi-whimsical/semi-realistic style, with a message to myself about why it is OK for me to make art, despite the fact that I am having increasing difficulties managing my time with time outs for art in it.
And below is today's exercise, which as you can see was a bit of a slap and dash page, but with a lot of heart put in it.
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Thanks meester. And so are you!
ReplyDeletegood for you and you ARE worth the time and I am sure you will have a long list of peeps echoing this for you... see that I am # 2!! lol! xo
ReplyDeletewhat they said, YOU ARE DEFINITELY WORTH THE TIME!! i felt it needed caps =D
ReplyDeleteThanks peeps. :)
ReplyDelete"I know that face." Lord of the Rings. Very cool. And she's off and running. And the 2nd one, aawe. Gives new meaning to the term "baby mama." Kissy cheekies! deb
ReplyDeleteFor not doing 'girly faces' you have done an excellent job on this, looks like your profile pic :-)
ReplyDeleteyou paint faces (your OWN!)so beautifully. such a light delicateness. and I agree, trying something new is less pressuresome for some reason? (is that a word? you get my point...) thanks for sharing, lovie!
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