birches and more birches

Its the purple and green combo that I adore, the unexpected use of colour and so easy to experiment with against the graphic birches. Busy day painting and dealing with the tug of war of domestic duties and doing what I really want to do and that is paint. My husband tells me to treat it like a real job. I agree however call of domestic working from home there is the call of domestic duty all around and the phone rings etc etc so I try to ignore what is going on around be because if I did have a studio outside my home that I drove to everyday I would have no distractions and the laundry would not be staring at me trying to lure moo!it, that goes for the fridge full of food too and chips in the pantry that is only 15 steps from where I sit. Focus!!!!!

red birch

Well we are back from holidays with a gold medal and our fill of magic and making dreams come true at disney. So much fun I loved it! So birch with red background, on to something here, love the graphic birch and then I get to put any colour in the background even ones that dont belong in nature. Thats the beauty of art there are no rules period.

counting down the days....

No Im not blogging about the latest painting.... I am blogging about my family and our trip to florida. I think Ive mentioned before that its a good thing to take time out from the creative process. I feel guilty when I do but really need to remind myself that its part of the entire creative journey. You need to re-fuel, gas up. I think for me the visual stimulation of florida will be the best! I will be paying attention to colour, texture and just the feel of the state.

snowy winter day....

Well its that kind of day again here . Lots of the white stuff and the colour of the sky is the same as the snow so its just so bland. I think I mentioned I am taking addiction studies at mac master univ. I leave for florida friday morning and my 3rd assignment is due before I go. Just a little more to add to the plate. I love this course but its a bit of work. As I tick off the things on my to do list before we depart for florida I feel this tremendous relief. So off I go to finish my paper and create a mock interview with my imaginary drug addict ( role being played by my friend Louise, Ive casted her in the role of closet alcoholic/wife and mother ) I will be interviewing her tomorrow so need to get to work! Time for a coffee to get myself up and running...... starting to fade and its only 11:30 am. However I have been to get an emmissions test, oil change and ran a few errands so Ive been fairly productive thus far. No painting today, need to focus on the addictions but will start painting again when Im back from Florida. Have Carms commish to finish and 2 more to start. I have to start planning for the exhibits as well and get enough work done for those. Lots of painting ahead so keep checking back to see whats happening.

julies visit....

three more days until we leave for Florida, happy to be heading south but the preparation is killing me. Things will get done I just have to keep the faith.

Julie picked up her painting today and we had a great visit. Shes a dear friend and I hope her family enjoys the birches. I always feel very inspired by her and I think it shows in the artwork!

knots and bark

Knots and bark seem to be the theme here. I am becoming very aware of the surfaces of a birch tree..... really interesting. Lighting is really good today, no sun glaring and the light is just natural. Busy day today, we are leaving for florida next week so lots to do to prepare. Its a hockey tourn for my sons and then a trip to disney thrown in. Will be nice to leave the snow and cold for a week.

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my birches with yellow

Its coming along, again terrible photo, colours not reading well but I am making adjustments on that. However you can see the evolution.......

Im back.....

Startling people with something so emotional making them feel the hurt, art is an emotional exercise. Its too make you feel the pain...... or the opposite the purest joy.....

That is profound, heard it today from John Lithgow. I saw him in the play All My Sons in NY in November. A fabulous play with the fabulous John Lithgow ( oh and Katie Holmes too ) however it was Lithgow that really held that play together and his latest interview he describes how art touches people evoking emotion. I think that is what all artists strive to do whether you are a painter, singer, writer, or actor. The play in NY certainly evoked many emotions and I look forward to getting back to NY to see more art, more creativity. It is a place full of magic and beauty I just cant stay away from for too long.

I will be posting the birches today( still a work in progress ) Oh, happy new year!!