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2014: a year to deep•en

1/9/2014

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Picture•traveling dreamer• 2014 (30x30 acrylic on canvas)
I loved having a 'word of the year' in 2013: it was a filter through which I ran many choices, a reminder of my intent, and a way to focus. Looking back I felt like I had indeed 'unleashed' creatively speaking.

For 2014, I was excited to pick another word-nudge, and 'deepen' emerged unbeckoned. I recognized a desire to anchor the unleashed creativity to a deeper part of myself.



The first finished piece in 2014 is called 'traveling dreamer' :  a personita journeying  in a colorful dream world.

The background for this piece came out of an amazing class I took at the "Call of the Wild Soul" retreat in Petaluma last November. The talented artist who taught it had been one of my art heroes: Tracy Verdugo . She is, in real life, as bright and beautiful as she appeared in her social media: but she is also humble and genuine. 
The process and the experience of the class were inspiring, but my painting itself was ... meh! Looking at in in the last couple of months, I realized that, although a good exercise, I needed to make the painting my own. I needed to go deeper if I wanted to bring it out. Even though I didn't love what I had, I was kind of afraid I would obliterate the play I had created at the retreat, so I hesitated. But the other day I got brave, and deepened, and this little personita came out to reward the risk I took. 

I am now sure that 'deepen' is an excellent word to challenge myself in 2014. Scary-good.
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Digital Art

9/15/2013

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I have discovered a new toy in somebody else's computer (>wink<) ... a bamboo tablet that does not get along with my Mac, but DOES let me play... These are some of the Personitas I created while learning what it can do... I am thrilled with the results... Somebody said "Holiday Sale" inventory?
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July MIA

8/1/2013

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OK, so this is a new low!
ZERO blog posts in July.
But, as always, context is very important in Understanding (and Justifying). 

So check out this equation: 
Prfct PDX Smmr Wthr + Rd Trps & Adventrrrrs + Wdding Celebs & Berry Pckn' = Zero Blog Posts in July
It is as true as the summer day is long, I swear!

So we move on, and conveniently today is August First. 
New Month... new attitude? 
We'll see.

And, although it did not show up in the aforementioned equation, PAINTING has been a part of July.
Here are some pieces to prove it!
Enjoy
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Beach Baby

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bedtime

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Summer

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Portland Girls on Bikes

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Personitas

5/31/2013

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