Inspiration

Mama’s View

What’s your inspiration they ask. Where do you get your ideas? I don’t think there’s an artist who has lived who hasn’t been asked those questions. In fact, even artists ask each other where they get their inspiration; why?

Let’s face it, coming up with ideas day after day can be a bit of a challenge for some. As artists, we take what we see around us, process that information in our brainpans based upon our life experience then try to pass along our interpretation based on our abilities and experience. Continue reading “Inspiration”

Strange Times

Orange Study-Pen & Ink w/Watercolor

Well, I’d hope to have done the second installment of Tools of the Trade this past month but, wow, my motivation level has taken a major hit. Has yours too?

A Chinese curse goes, “May you live in interesting times.” When I first heard it I thought, “Hmm why is that a curse,” but now that we’ve seen over 7 months of 2020 I don’t need to wonder why it’s a curse anymore. Continue reading “Strange Times”

Quarantine 2020

Pears

COVID 19 quarantine 2020 is over forty days old for most Americans and as an artist I’ve tried working harder and using the time to hone my skills. Interestingly I see where many artists find that with all that time on their hands they feel less like painting.

We began our COVID 19 quarantine back in March when our Archbishop directed that we limit services to no more than 10 people in the church at one time. It came at about the same time as President Trump and the US Centers for Disease Control recommended gatherings be kept to less than 10 people. Continue reading “Quarantine 2020”