IN PROCESS, WORKING TITLE: "Begonia," 10" x 16", acrylics on a museum quality panel, still life of potted plants alongside a sleeping orange tabby, $629 (when finished) to the first one asking nicely.
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In process pics of Begonia are on the studio Facebook page.
My eldest son, fondly referred to as The Man Child, is planning a career in percussive music. The last 7 years, I've been to an untold number of lessons, rehearsals, concerts, competitions, auditions and performances, and I'm coming to recognize all sorts of parallels between creating visual and audial art.
Last night we had a discussion about why he needed an expensive pair of headphones. He equated it to the quality of my paint and trying to work with a gummed up brush. He reminded me that listening to music, for him, was work, and he wanted better tools so that he could work smarter.
I realized that he analyzes the world with his ears, just like I do with my eyes.
We both are processing and filtering and returning our creations into the universe, each with our own language.
And then I got to thinking about how much richer the entire world would be if everyone could do that, just for a few minutes each day. Put something new entirely their creation out into the universe.
It could be a song.
Or a poem.
Or mismatched socks.
That's a heck of a lot of positive, creative energy flowing into the universe. Think of all the smile energy. It would HAVE to make a change. Right?
Are you up for the challenge? Tell me in your comments what you end up doing!
Thanks so much for following my artwork,
Kim
PS Yes, he got the headphones. And I get to use them when he's at school. :)
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"Tabby Kit," 5" x 7", acrylics on a museum quality panel, depicting a tiny little orange striped guy from Morgue File . This painting can be yours for $289, which includes s&h inside the US. And in case you didn't see it, a little doodle of him is also available for sale here . Inquires may come directly to me . Although it certainly doesn't FEEL like spring here (snow and ice and wind chills, brr!), I can tell that spring is coming. The mercury is rising a wee bit each day and the days are getting longer and brighter. Over the weekend we drove with the moonroof open just to feel the sun's meager and oh-so-very-welcome warmth (although the heat in the car was cranked, too, in the interest of full disclosure!). I wanted to work with spring-like colors today, and this little guy was still on my mind , so I grabbed a small panel and got to work. Of course, I also have Poppy to finish and some changes to make to another po
So very true. My daughter is a violinist and I am a painter. She says she can not listen to music without analyzing it. It's just like the way we study light and form. And yes, our budget is heavy with the tools we need for our art, but to my daughter and me, art is life.
ReplyDeleteOh, I would love to have a violinist in the house! How lucky are you?! <3 actually, how lucky are we to have the shared bond of creativity with our kids! Happy painting and playing!
DeleteWhat a great composition! Looking forward to seeing the finished piece.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Joanne - I'm off to the easel now. I hope to finish today!! :) wish me luck....
DeleteKimberly, I love the daily creative sentiment (challenge? dare?) you put out there - (ooh, that rhymes - eee) -
ReplyDeleteI know YOU are trailblazing with daily creativity.... ;)
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