Monday, March 2, 2009
Conversation with Gene
Visited with Gene, a painter, this morning at my favorite coffee shop. The subject was artist dry spots, vacuums, do nothing days, a passing month with no satisfaction of work completed. One of Gene's coping mechanisms is turning from watercolor painting to photography. Photographs at close range of flowers, for example. Perhaps we part time artists should accept that art work need not possess us. Can work if one is not economically tied to selling art. Also believe we have a better shot at making good art if we have other interests (i.e. exercise, kids and grandkids, crossword puzzles, books). The studio doesn't demand that we're there every day. Fresh ideas to make art sometimes come easier after time away from one's art work area. Perhaps today is one of those idea days. Guess I'd better get in the studio and find out.
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Hi Tom/ Nice post. With the weather improving I seem more motivated to start painting again. I have been thinking of doing some 3D type painting on masonite. Using
Creative Paperclay as a base for the
central subject. More on that later.
I have been inspired by an artist I found on the internet. Her website is
Ingrids Originals. She is a teacher, artist, world traveler. Very original art. /Gene
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