As productive and enthusiastic as I have been with my journals lately, I have been the exact opposite with the mountain of blank canvases that has been staring me in the face for...dare I say it...um...the last year. Yikes! I am supposed to hang a large show in October and what you see here is the sum total of my progress on this project. And I still don't have a clue what I'm going to do. This canvas is only collaged because I felt compelled to do something and I had hopes that if I just got my fingers moving, my brain would follow. It was a nice theory while it lasted.
Long story short, I figure I have until Monday to make a decision and start cranking out work or I have officially crossed into "The Land of Embarrassing Phone Calls to Cancel a Rarely Available Show Slot that I Booked Far Enough in Advance To Have Figured Something Out." I'll let you know how this story ends....
If you've been productive in your journals, why not transfer your favorite parts of your journal to the canvas and go from there? :-)
ReplyDeleteYour muse will show up at the most unexpected moment. follow your heart ... when you engage with your muse in creating your bliss, money always follows. It will come, don't worry! Donna (ftb)
ReplyDeleteHmm, that's a huge dillema. I really have no advice for you but I would say paint from your heart. It will make you happier and the artwork will come easier. :) Good luck!
ReplyDeleteI am so in awe of your talent and the fact that you actually are a working artist that I can offer little in the way of advice. Perhaps, crank out some pieces of things that you know are sellable for the show, so that pressure is off, then reward yourself by making ones that are strictly because you want to, regardless of whether or not they will be sold. From visiting your blog, it seems that your heart is always involved, so no worries there--and as an admirer of your skills, I have to say, whatever you create will be fabulous!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the great technique you offer here. Terri Kahrs actually sent me over and once I got here, I immediately became a follower.
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