 
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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The cover of "A Dog Named Blue," now available from Blurb publishers. When I first painted Amelia I never imagined that she would be re-christened "Blue" and inspire a book. In her defense, Amelia had a number of other partners in crime - animals who's portraits seemed to fall into a specific color category and prompt color-centric names. In typical ADD fashion, my brain started spinning 100mph. What if I turned those muses' paintings into a picture book for animal loving kids? I shared my idea with three friends in the industry, and they eagerly offered their expertise. I am truly indebted to them. Illustrator and author Matt Faulkner and children's book author and literacy expert Kristen Remenar edited an early version of the draft. They suggested key plot/conceptual changes that made it oodles better. Designer Elizabeth St. Hilaire Nelson worked her magic, pairing the images with perfectly color...
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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