Sunny Tropical Abstract PortraitsRecently I have been creating funky colorful abstract portraits. These abstract faces are kind of like my fashion girl art but just more abstracted and of course most of these girls have fabulous earrings (cause who doesn't love long crazy earrings?).
These would be great in interior designing.
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Saturday Morning Art and The Jealous Curator PodcastIt has become somewhat of a tradition that every Saturday I wake up early get a cup of coffee or redbull, go into my art studio and create art while listening to Danielle Krysa's podcast from The Jealous Curator (Art for your ear). This is one of my favorite podcast. Danielle has a new episode every Saturday Morning and I cherish this quiet time. My kids and husband are usually sleeping in while I get some me time and go to my art room for some fun art making, delicious coffee and some amazing conversations.
Mourning MemoriesI know this is a weird topic, but do you ever mourn memories? For example, yesterday we had our work holiday party. The party consisting of the physical therapy department, occupational health and chiropractic clinic (I work at chiro). Anyway, I work on an Army installation so there was a mix of military and civilian personnel at the party. It was a really great time. We all met at a restaurant/brewery and just joked, talked, had fun. Lots of my co-workers came with their spouses and young children. Many of the young soldiers (20-30 year olds) came with their young children. As I watched the young children playing and the parents running after them, memories flooded me which made me happy and sad at the same time. I remember when I was a young navy corpsman (medical) working at a pediatric unit at a Navy Hospital. I remember many holiday parties where I would bring my young adorable children. I remember chasing them around the floor and making sure they didn’t touch something dangerous or fall. I remember the laughter and the comradery among my navy shipmates and civilian co-workers. I remember the bond that we all formed. It’s weird at the time, I couldn’t wait to get out of the Navy. I would daydream of the future and all the wonderful possibilities. I couldn’t wait to graduate from college and move away from Virginia. And now…….. Here I am in the future; 10 years into the future. My kids are teenagers now. My co-workers who are my dear friends have moved to different parts of the world. Some got out of the Navy and moved back home for new adventures, some stayed in the Navy and are now in Japan, Italy and so many other places. And some of the civilian nurses are still working on the pediatric floor at the Naval Hospital. A few have passed away. Transitioned from this plane to the next. I miss them dearly. I miss them all. They made such a difference in my life. So I am mourning memories. Wishing I could have enjoyed those precious moments more. But I also must treasure my current moments because soon the present time will also be a distant memory. A memory that takes you back. A memory that is triggered by scents, a wisp of a cool breeze that tickles your skin in a way that brings you back to your younger self, music that awakens memories of falling in love, events that remind you of old friends. So, I mourn my memories and cherish them at the same time and realize that the people around me have truly affected my life. It’s all about the people. The people we meet during our journey that allow us to grow. It’s the people that are important. So Cherish those memories but remember to live in the present and enjoy the now because now will soon be a memory. Quick video of some art that I have been making. Some Art lettering with floral and botanical drawings, wooden earring, and art on envelopes. #artvideo #artonthemoon #bohemianart #Abstractfloralart Drawing an abstract painting/drawing using a bariety of materials. Still not used to doing my own videos ( I know I know.......I need to get with the times). So please excuse any minor editing mistakes. Enjoy
#Iwillgetthistechnologything #howtodrawanabstractpainting #abstractart #drawingwithartistcrayons #creatingart #artonthemoon #artinspiration #arttherapy So its November 13th 2016 after the U.S elections. Emotions have been crazy but I think we all need to just promote peace, love and happiness (I know I sound like a hippie but I kind of think I am). Anyways, I have been having fun creating lots of new art. Art on card board, hand painted wood for jewelry, art on large paper. Gosh I just love art so much. Creating and looking at art is kind of like an orgasm.......an artgasm! In addition to creating, I have also been meditating twice a day for almost a month now. I started with the Ziva Mind Meditation which is on online class developed by Emily Fletcher. Than I took the Primordial Sound Meditation by Deepak Chopra which is a vedic meditation. Vedic mediation uses a mantra that is repeated over and over while meditating. The repetition of the mantra allows for entering an alert and restful state. Really love this style of meditation. Would love to some how combine my art with meditation. And......... I have also been listening to lots of reggae music from back in the days. Love me some reggae and island life. Before I met my husband (who is from Jamaica) I used to be obsessed with reggae and would always tell my family and friends I was moving to Jamaica and would marry someone from Jamaica. Who knew I would really marry a guy from Jamaica. Maybe intuitively I always knew this! Below are some quick videos of art I am creating and of course some background reggae music. Oh how I love bold colors, hot pinks and mango oranges and patterned flying fish and sunny yellow explosions on a surface. The dancing of lines and expressive marks melt into a multicolored ice cream in a land of Dreams under skies full of twinkling stars.
There is something so exciting when viewing art. The beauty in all the perfection of imperfection is liberating. A painting, a drawing, a dance, a musical composition, a gray ink line on a white crisp fabric, a magical story, a dream with musical colors......These are precious moments. Moments in time, a connection to all, a universe where colors are felt through energetic particles. Art......... a healing, beautiful, high vibration, a moving experience, a spiritual journey, reflection. I love listening to podcasts especially while I create my art. It feels like I am multitasking without that much difficulty. I listen to so many podcast however some of my favorite podcast are about creative women entrepreneurs. Here is a list
1. The Jealous Curator: Art for your ear by Danielle Krysa. I love this podcast so much. Although Danielle also interviews men, the interviews are all about artists working in a variety of media and their journey. The interviews flow easily and Danielle asks some great and funny questions. 2.Smart Creative Women with Monica Lee. First I have to say that this was the first podcast I started listening to. Monica has interviewed so many creative women. She has interviewed artist, designers, surface pattern designers, publishers, writers, boutique owners and more. What I love about Monica's interviews are that they are fun and it feels like I am listening to my girlfriends have a discussion. I have listened to some episodes more than 3 times and still revisit them. Monica is no longer interviewing for the podcast due to starting her own fashion label, however there are tons of interviews that you can listen from the archives. Love love love this podcast. 3. Raise Your Hand Say Yes with Tiffany Han. I discovered this podcast about a year ago and love listening to the interviews. Tiffany, who is a coach and branding expert, interviews women in a variety of entrepreneurial careers. Her questions great and Tiffany is laid back and very funny. 4.While she naps with Abby Glassenburg. Love this podcast. Abby interviews women in a variety of creative fields and asks very thoughtful questions. Her interviews are both inspirational and informative. I have not written in a long time and am finally trying to get back into writing more frequently. So the last post I wrote was in October 2015 (Yes I know it's been a while). My husband who is in the Army deployed and for the first time I had to take care of my two children by myself. I know there are many single parents out there that do this everyday, but I was honestly so scared. First, I am really far from my family. We are stationed in the middle of nowhere Middle of the USA. And I don't have many friends in the area. In addition to this change, I also got a job!!!!!! I work as a chiropractic assistant for the military. The job came at a perfect time. The job literally is wonderful and allowed me to keep sane and meet lots of new people while my husband was on deployment. So between work, being a single parent for about 8 months, trying to work on my art, and household duties I was pretty busy.
Currently, I am starting to put more focus on my art business. I would love to do art full time and am ready to put in the time to make this a reality. I create art all the time but am not too good at posting and marketing. I definitely realize I have to focus on those areas and be more proactive in submitting my art to galleries, designers, and other people that work in the creative industry. So hopefully I continue to blog regularly! In the mean time here are some work I have created in the last 8 months. All are created on paper and with a variety of media. There are many times that I have heard or read that anyone can do abstract art and that abstract art is not as important as traditional more realistic art. Of course I totally disagree. When I was a younger artist and still in school I focused on the rules of art and my goal was to make my drawings or paintings as realistic as possible. When I imagined myself as an artist I just assumed that I would be creating realistic creations. It's funny because during the same time in school I also took an art history class and noticed that I was very attracted to artworks by Matisse, Paul Gauguin, and Helen Frankenthaler and the list goes on. Some of the artworks that I saw in art history I don't even recall the name of the art or the artist but there was always color, ,expressiveness and a certain flatness to the art that I particularly enjoyed. As time went on I realized that I really liked abstract or semi abstract paintings/drawings and so I chose to focus on this style and is currently my choice of artistic expression.
Abstract art is hard to create. It really can be but it is also very fun. When I first attempted to start painting/drawing in this style I often hit a wall. I just really had a hard time creating compelling work. The layers were not developed, my color choices were not great and the balance and overall movement was not there. It honestly took me quite a while and lots of online classes from artists to really start being comfortable with my work. I think abstraction can be difficult because it is often difficult to stare at a blank page or canvas and start creating something that is coming from your intuition. Where realistic art is more focused on technical skill, abstract art is focused on emotions and conceptions that are beyond the recognizable. And although abstract art also requires skill it also requires creative abandon. It requires that you are familiar with the principles of design and color theory but although you understand it you can easily decide to ignore it. For me abstract art is very intuitive. I rarely plan my paintings or drawings. Even my flower paintings/drawings have an element of abstraction. I love the expressiveness that comes with abstract art. I love experimenting with the use of different mediums, lines, organic shapes mixed with geometric shapes, funky color combinations and so much more. My abstracts are usually really busy but that is what comes from me. I am continually growing and changing as an artist. I, myself, love the busyness and all the mark makings in my work. I love that I can look at the art and feel certain emotions, and I love getting lost with all the cool details. So yes abstract art is awesome and important. Some may still feel like their kid can do it but I say why not try to create an abstract piece and see how difficult it actually can be. Regardless everyone will have their own opinion and that's perfectly ok. |
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