Lately, I've been trying to come up with my own body of work, that seems cohesive & doesn't seem like something that just blends in with the rest of the art world right now. Something that means something to me, something that speaks to me on an emotional & spiritual level. I'm not heavily concerned with whether or not others will like what I'm doing anymore, which seems to be a huge relief that I didn't realize was there before. But to produce a body of work that represents who I am today, seems to be a bit of a challenge. I'm teaching myself different mixed media techniques with the canvas. And feel like I'm weeding through what seems to be trial and sometimes error, and actually creating art that someTHING is telling me to make. So from now on, I'm developing my own craft. And only creating something that I believe I'm being told to make. So I guess you could say I'm listening more to myself, and only going with my gut. I'm paying attention more to what's around me. And I'm feeding off of the beauty that lies before me in day to day life. And hopefully in the midst of all of that, I can portray what I'm supposed to be creating. Because I know I'm supposed to be expressing something.. not sure what yet.. but the answer is showing up bit by bit. And little "ah ha" moments seem to be happening more and more everyday. Below are some photos I recently took of my chandelier. Within it I tried to capture form through the contrast of the shine (or the bronze glow), as well as depth of field. I hope to bring this obscure view into my painting as well. So that's my rant for the day..... I hereby take a vow to no longer create art because it "looks cool"! Just trying to stay true to myself in this whole process....and figure out why I'm supposed to be doing this, and hopefully my view on what I think is beautiful might shine through to someone else someday :)
