It’s only been decades. That’s not completely true. A few years ago I made a real effort to learn to play guitar better, and I took a online course for writing lyrics. I felt stupid and frustrated, and also that it was not what I wanted, to play guitar. Now I am giving it another go. I’ve felt very frustrated […]
Experimenting with music again
A new project!
I’m working on a project for exploring astrology through expressive arts. This came about because I realized that my interest in just visual art is not enough to sustain me. I really don’t want to sell my work, and my primary interest in making art is for growth and as a spiritual practice. There are many times when what I […]
Stealing
This week in the course I’m taking, we are to steal a few ideas from a favorite artist. At first I was going to steal from Leonora Carrington, but I didn’t feel that excited about it. Then for some reason out of the blue I thought of the artist Trenton Doyle Hancock. I’m mystified why he came to mind. I […]
Inviting Horsewoman Back
I had the thought that I’ve been struggling with old archetypes because I am not putting myself in the right state before working with them. I am deliberately rendering them instead of letting them flow out. Horsewoman is a potent archtype for me. I decided to experiment with being present with her energy before painting her. I had a couple […]
Staying engaged in expression
My last post about working with Crone energy I created a painting during a satisfying expressive painting session. I posted a painting in a Facebook group and it got a lot of attention and positive comments. Which is great! But I am not used to that. I am used pulled-aside whispered praise. That first painting was an assignment for a […]
Exploring The Crone Archetype, Loneliness, Ageing as Isolation and How That Has Been Affecting My Self Expression
I recently ran into an old friend, one of my first friends when I moved here, pregnant. It was a very hard time in my life, but this woman was part of a group of women who welcomed me into their meetings. All of them, if I remember correctly, were identifying with Crone energy. I am now entering that stage […]
An Emotional Reunion With My Archetypes
I’m really struggling with the transition to menopause. Obviously it is hard for most women. I can deal with the physical symptoms for the most part, though yesterday it was hot all day and when it finally cooled down I started having rather intense hot flashes so that sucked. But the thing I hate the most is the affect it […]
Monotype!!
I’m taking a printmaking class! We are starting with jelli plates, and I made today, it will be set tomorrow. I didn’t buy enough glycerin so I made a smaller plate. And since I already have a purchased jelli plate, I decided to make the homemade one round, for fun. I also gathered lots of round things for making impressions […]
Experiments with limited palette and not-the-usual mark making
I did this series of experiments as part of a class I’m taking. I don’t want to explain the actual assignment in detail since it’s someone’s course. I didn’t really limit palette that much, just tried to use up colors of ink and acrylic that I don’t like it used that much of. I worked from a reference photo of […]
Developing and enlarging sketchbook ideas
This is an exercise from the sketchbook class I’m finishing up. You focus on a page that you like and identify 5 marks and colors. Then you scale those up and repeat them on separate papers. I chose turquoise wash, sepia smudges, turquoise scratches, white lines and light brown transparent tissue paper collage. It didn’t occur to me that serious […]