This blog is short and simple. It is about being comfortable.
As a new artist, and someone who has created a business that
relies on expression, my life, at times, has felt like an out of body
experience.
In one of my past lives as a retail buyer, I was told when
choosing a blouse or dress shown in various prints to never choose what you
like. Our directive was to put your
personal taste aside and buy what your customer would or should buy. In art, it is the opposite. “Do
what you know and what resonates,” is the phrase I keep repeating to
myself.
To me, my style of
painting appears childlike. As I
continue to paint and use more mediums the result is consistent. No sophisticated or intricate designs or
drawings come from my brushes
This weekend I was at an art store framing 3 pieces. While laying out the pictures, the gentleman next
to me was dropping off his art to be framed.
He glanced over and asked if one of my children had done the
pictures. I just smiled and shook my head.
After his comment the gentleman came closer and spent a few
moments silently observing my pieces. He then started to identify the
embellishments in the picture; glass,
turquoise, pearls, beads. He ended
his inventory by correctly identifying the beaches from where I had combed my
shells. His package was wrapped just as
he finished cataloging all the elements on my canvas. He turned and left
without a word. Did he like it, I have no idea, he certainly engaged with the
pieces.
My conclusion: a grown up child did create this picture, and
she has grown into herself.
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