Journal Entry

So today is June first.  I have been looking at flowers and decided that I am going to begin drawing flowers.  If only I could paint or draw a lilac and show how wonderful it smells.
I have been busy and been trying to find direction.  Life draw is going well but I am tired from the 3 children and lack of sleep.
I hope to have time to post one of my drawings from life drawing soon.

Journal Entry

Ok sick family again, more rain and I have lost my motivation.  I am working on it.  I have been to another Life Drawing Group Session.  It was interesting.  I used paint this time.  I need to find something to get me motivated.  Sun please come out.  I may need to move on to the art of food.  We will see what happens in the next couple weeks.

Life Drawing

I am now part of a Life Drawing Group.  There is very little instruction, but I had fun.  I played around with drawing without looking at the paper.  I think it would be more fun to paint.  Maybe I will try that next time.  Lucien was fine while I was gone.  I didn't have to worry so much.  I will try to remember that next Saturday.

New Artist of the Month

OK so I couldn't come up with an artist because I am to busy.  So I will paint then find an artist that has a similar style.  I need the fun in my life of free painting.  I will also be taking a life drawing class so that might inspire me.  I figured out that I can do anything I want to do with this blog.  I am not stuck to a particular format especially if it is not working for me.  So onward into my discovery.

Journal Entry

I need to get re energized with my art projects.  How do you re energize when you are running on empty?   Am I just dragging because it is cloudy and gray and spring just will not come soon enough.  We keep getting these gray and windy days.  How do you feed your soul when it is hungry, but you don't know what to feed it.  I have little 20-30 minute chunks of time and I think I need a longer chunk.  I will be starting a life drawing class in May but still don't have a babysitter for that chunk.  I feel like I have to work really hard to be able to do anything, which when you have little energy to do something you don't what to use it all up before you get to the fun part.  I don't know if that makes sense to anyone but me but that is OK because this is a journal entry.  Maybe I am just tired because I am just getting over being sick.  This feeling doesn't seem to be a new one.  I have felt it before.  It is maybe most comfortable to not do anything so I don't fail.  Is it failure I am afraid of?  But if you don't try you have failed even before you have done anything so that doesn't make sense.  OK positive thinking ---- I am successful at everything I do.  Yes that is right, I am successful at everything I do.  I am not doing, OH maybe I am afraid of success? That is an interesting twist now isn't it.  What positive thinking statement can I come up with for that one??????

New Painting

This is not the best photo of my new painting.  I had a lot of fun with this one.  I like abstract expressionism,  I will be looking for a new artist to study.  Anyone have a suggestion for a May artist?

Springtime

Springtime is so busy.  I have not done much painting but have been to a couple museums.  I love looking at art.  Sometimes I get it and other times I wonder what might have been going on in the artists mind that I just don't get.  I went to the Art Museum at Colby college, it was great.  They have a collection of John Marin paintings.  My favorite painting at the museum was one called Night Rain, I can't remember the artists name but plan on going back and finding out.  I always think I am going to remember things then I forget.  I hope this is not a sign of me getting older.  I also went to the Portland Museum of Art.  That was fun but I was starting to get sick so it was not as much fun as it could have been.  I was not as impressed as at the Colby museum.  I am working on a painting and will post a new picture soon.