My Art Spirit

I See My Spirit

Wait now. You should not be surprised that I worked in front of her face. I showed the sketch and when the time came I had to hold true to it. I wanted to.

I suppose, well actually I know that this painting fits within my "Sister Series". And if there is a problem with composition and where the eye should enter and where the gaze should lead and what one should see on the way through the experience, well then I have succeeded. For that is the point of my person seeing what is in front of me and through my minds eye. There is always too much to see. Looking through my minds eye. I see my art spirit.

Expect,

Sharon

Mid-way

I've gone way past this. Oh how I have enjoyed ever moment and love the excitement of something new.

This is just a portion of the canvas as it is a 10 X 20 gallery wrapped canvas.

Our electricity was off and on many time this morning while I was painting and I just kept painting.

Expect ending next,

Sharon

Beginning

Did you do it? Did you sketch what your minds eye was seeing?



Carol did. You should go see.



And Emelie's comment stopped me dead still in my tracks. Here is part of it......."I see your person looking through what is in front of her mind, pay me no mind that is just what I see."



This hit me so hard that I cannot even put into words the rush of understanding and realization that my subconcsious, perhaps minds eye, was pushing and struggling to see through my houses of little art spirits. It was a moment of truth that my conscious and subconscious mingled. Do you think Norah'S at play here? Could be.



Expect her,

Sharon

Weekend inspiration

One thing I do know is that the only way I can hold myself accountable is to show and tell a little bit about what I might do this weekend.

So, while my minds eye was still looking, I quickly tried to pencil what it was seeing.

I look forward to the weekend. And while I have been consumed by other things at my house that seems to have stripped me of a little art spirit, I will start a canvas with this bit of inspiration. No promises of the outcome.

Why don't you make a quick little sketch of what your minds eye is seeing?

Let's expect it,

Sharon

Gardens

I haven't played in this journal in a while. I confess I started out doing a little napkin video for you; but, dang if I didn't do the first segment and then discovered that I was just talking to myself and the camera wasn't rolling. It's happened before. So anyway just imagine what I was saying. It would have been good because it was about layering napkins. That's all. I wasn't going to show you how to paint profiles because I just haven't managed that yet.

Now I have to go to my gardens to work. I promised. Myself.
Expect
Sharon

PS I realized when this was nearly finished that I had been influenced by something that has fascinated me this last week. Can you guess what?

Wishing

This morning I slid out of bed before daylight and pulled on yesterdays outfit. Might as well get up and get going as sleep was off and on all night. Don't you hate when that happens? I like getting up before everyone and making some really strong coffee and slipping into my studio being just as quite as a mouse. Then, sit down in my squeaky chair and it sounds like I stepped on the mouse. Oh well.

I was on a mission. I needed to make a wish and add the last touches to my new painting.

I expect I'll paint some more today. My wish? Well you know I can't tell that one. But here is one I can tell. I wish that you all were here with me today and that we were having a painting ART party. That's what I wish. And I wish to thank you all for visiting me. I feel you even when I'm quite.

So, Thank you.

Sharon

In bloom

Monet trellis

Red on the fence

White on the fence

A visitor

Seeing blue eggs

I kept seeing a blue egg....I wonder why? And I had to see. I looked very quickly and then wiped it off.

Now it is finished for sure. I will list it in my next Etsy update.

Oh yes, there is something weird about this painting. The first face I painted (middle) and the last face I painted (bottom) are looking at me and you too, no matter where I move. But the "dreamer" is just dreaming.

Expect,
Sharon
like or not....you knew I would show

Something New part three

Hello anonymous,
I have been thinking that you are the one person who might really really enjoy these new paints. That is because of the watercolor-like element to them and your experience with that. I personally have a love/hate relationship so far but I am keeping an openness to them and trying to be challenged. I ask myself, what can I do with these that I can't do with what I already have.

Excuse me while I ramble a little.

I want to say these paints are for beginners and yet what I try to do with them is not beginner...I don't think. I want to say they are for background and yet I kept putting stuff in the front. I know I will mix them (mixed media) with other paints but first I want to see what they will do on their own. I don't like to load my brush by dipping in a jar and yet, I'm sure I have saved a lot of paint from drying up on my palette. They are a bit too creamy for my taste and they don't leave the canvas looking as though it is loaded. Do you know what I mean? But I did find that using the Golden soft gel matte or gloss over the painting is the answer to that. That is something I do on all of my paintings. It is a shame I only afforded 6 jars and yet I'm glad that I didn't spend anymore on them. Because of their transparency, they do have a spot on the paint shelf. Because of their transparency, I will need to use my Golden's with them. Did I say I have a love/hate relationship so far?

I always know when a painting is finished and am amused when I read someones blog who says, "I don't know yet if it is finished". It's not if you are wondering. It just means you need to pay attention to your muse and flow with her. I flowed with mine right out-of-the-box.

So, twice I have finished this one and yet I have it sitting here with me today at my desk and I swear I will not be able to resist one more finish that I tried to ignore last night. It is there. You won't see it until I show you. And I won't show you if I mess it up and what I want to do could very possibly mess it up. I recognize this as an argument with my muse and when that happens, I don't know who is on what side. Is she pushing me or stopping me?

I know how I jumped out. Of the box. I painted the first face and before it was finished, I knew we weren't going to be happy. And I thought to myself how safely I had placed the face right in the smoothest spot on the canvas strategically avoiding the texture. So I rotated the canvas to survey a better spot for a face and that is when it occurred to me that I should leave the face and see what would happened with this new transparent paint. Well it is fun out here. Outside. My box. So I looked for a place for the third face. I dared to do it.

And I am going to try to like these paints. Now knowing all of that, maybe you should try them.

Expect,
Sharon

Something New part two

Oh come on, you know I have to show how I got here. Even if I can't tell how. The canvas was ready with lots of heavy texture made by pushing various things into molding paste....weeks ago. Texture intimidates me. The new paints were challenging. I told you they were transparent. I confess that I did use a little Golden's Paynes Gray liquid as I love to do and the rest is Studio. Oh yes and a little bit of napkin.

Expect a great week,

Sharon
Edit: Had to add one more thing.....and of course you had to see it. I think it kinda holds them all together.