FRIDAY APRIL 15

TO SAY I HAVE  BEEN BUSY WOULD  BE  AN UNDERSTATEMENT.
BUT  ACTUALLY I HAVE  BEEN DISTRACTED  MORE  THAN  USUAL.

I AM SO TRYING  TO PAINT  WHAT  I KNOW BUT  IN A  WAY THAT  SHOWS  CREATIVITY

THE  CANVASES  OF  DIFFERENT SIZE AND  SHAPE  ALLOW  ME TO NOT  HAVE  TO PAINT  UNIMPORTANT AREAS.. BUT  ALSO CALL ON ME  TO BE  MORE   SEARCHING AND  CREATIVE.  I ALREADY KNOW  WHAT  I WANT TO DO NEXT, 

I WANT TO FINISH THE  OAK TREE AND  AZALIA  PAINTING  WITH   "FINISHING"  TOUGHES.. I FEEL THAT  TH E  AZALIA   BUSHES  ON THE  LEFT  CANVAS  ARE  TOO  BIGHT.. SO I WILL  GLAZE  A HAZE.. OR  FOG INTO  THAT  AREA TO THE LEFT OF THE  TREE..

SUNDAY

IT  IS  HARDER  FOR  ME  TO GIVE  IN .AND  ACCEPT THAT  I CANNOT  COMPETE   OR  GET  SOMEONE TO  BUY MY PAINTINGS.. SO I AM TRYING THIS  NEW  FORMAT..

I HAVE  SO MANY IDEAS   OF  WHAT  I WANT TO PAINT.. IN THIS WAY..

THIS  IS  OLD BORING  SQUARE  FORMAT.. PASTEL OF  A SECTION OF  BEACH FROM NOVA  SCOTIA

THURSDAY CONTINUED

VINCE

SYLVIA

THE  FINI  OF THE  PAINTING I SHOWED  EARLIER  AND  SOME OF THE  WORKS  FROM OTHER  ARTIST IN   THIS  MORNING  OTOW ART  GROUP.

THURSDAY

ALWAYS  WONDERING . AM I REALLY PAINTING WHAT  I WANT TO PAINT  OR  AM I TRYING TO PAINT  TO POTENTIAL BUYER?  I HAVE  INVESTED  HEAVILY INTO MY PASTELS. I HAVE THIS  IDEA  OF PAINTING IN THE  MONTAGE METHOD AND  YET  I TAKE  ON  SINGLE SUBJECTS.. I LIKE  TO PAINT  WITH LOOSE  STROKES AND  LOST  EDGES BUT  AM PROUD  THAT  I  CAN PAINT  SHARP DETAIL.  I SEE THE  IMPORTANCE  OF PAINTING ON ONE SIDE OF THE  COLOR  WHEEL  (HARMONY)  BUT  LOVE THE WAY  LIGHT   BOUNCES  COLOR OFF  SURFACES.. FLOWERS ... CLOTH.

HERE  ARE  A  FEW  THINGS  I PAINTED  LATELY... I HAVE  SINCE  FINISHED  THIS  DEMONSTRATION ,,, I WILL  TAKE A  PICTURE OF THE  FINISHED  WORK AND  POST  IT  LATER.

THURSDAY ST.PATRICKS DAY

I WILL TAKE  PART  IN A CRAFT SHOW  AT THE  QUEEN OF  PEACE  CRAFT  SHOW THIS  WEEKEND.

I HAVE  PAINTED  ON WOODEN PLAQUES...FROM  MY PICTURES  OF  NORTHCAROLINA AND  ITALY. I WILL ALSO HAVE INFORMATION OF  WHEN AND  WHERE  I WILL TEACH  MY NEXT  ART  CLASSES.

FRIDAY MARCH 11

NEXT SHOW WILL BE  AT THE  QUEEN OF  PEACE CRAFT  SHOW, MY FIRST  TIME TO TRY THIS AREA. I WILL BRING MY SMALL PAINTINGS .  I will  bring some of my italian paintings also. here  are  some of the  students

"s  work I  taught  this past  month.

I WANT TO BE  MORE TRUE  TO THE  COMMITTMENT  I MADE  WHEN I STARTED THIS  BLOG. IN THAT  I HAVE  BEEN PAINTING ALOT  BUT  HAVING  TROUBLE  GETTING THIS  BLOGTO WORK . I GET  FRUSTRATED  WHEN ALL THE  BELLS AND  WHISTLES DON'TY  WORK.

TUESDAY FEB 8TH

PAINTED  YESTERDAY TRYING TO FINISH SEVERAL PAINTINGS  THAT  I STARTED  BUT  DID NOT FINISH.

TO LIVE A CREATIVE  LIFE, WE  MUST  LOSE  OUR FEAR OF  BEING  WRONG. (PEARCE)  BUT THIS  IS  FROM   A BOOK BY  JULIA CAMERON CALLED THE  ARTIST 'S WAY. THIS  IS  FROM A  PAGE IN THE  BOOK  THAT  TELLS THE  READER  TO PROTECT THE ARTIST  CHILD  WITHIN.

TOO FAR  TOO FAST AND  WE  CAN UNDO OURSELVES.

WHEN PEOPLE ASK  ME  WHICH MEDIUM I PREFER. DOING  WHITE  CLOTH AND  CHILDREN'S  FACES.. LOVE THAT  PASTEL.