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IN PROCESS Resilience



IN PROCESS Resilience (working title), 18" x 24", acrylics and graphite on stonehenge paper (will need to be framed and set behind glass), $599 plus s&h when completed. There is a little bit of paper buckling and glare from the studio lights in the upper left - the paper is pretty wet, but ultimately this piece will dry completely flat. I accept paypal, venmo, personal checks and payment plans - inquiries may always come to me, and thank you so very much.

I finally made it to the easel today, and painted something (that wasn't a journal page) that I feel pretty excited to share. The past couple weeks have rocked me to my very core, which I'm sure is a feeling many of you can relate to. Here in Michigan we are on our first full day house arrest, and today I seriously limited my exposure to the media/newsfeeds and focused instead on the things that make me happy. Rabbits, line, flowers, color, pop tarts.

I taught a #journalthroughit session this morning using collage (those who watched the video, can you see how collage informs my artwork?), did a private online art marketing seminar (paying it forward in appreciation for all those who helped me get started), and then made it to the easel. With my headphones on and my favorite playlist, household noise was entirely blocked out, and I was able to slip into a lovely painting zen space. 

And this is where I'm going to stop for the moment.

I feel a little lighter inside, just a bit. Painting usually does that for me. I will feed that with some sunshine time outside with the dogs, and then I am going to make a giant pot of homemade pasta sauce for my crew.

My only regret today is that I didn't get a loaf of bread started earlier, but we'll roll with it. Haha - pun intended.

I hope that you had a good day as well. Together we're going to get through this.

Thanks so much for following along with my art journey. 
Warmly, Kim

PS Bonus video for #journalthroughit peeps - it's here!! After our session ended, I began painting my contour drawing, so that you could get a peek at how you might do the same.
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