Now some of you might be thinking that I seem to have gone a bit quiet on the art front. Well in some respects that's true, but it's not because I've stopped making art. I've just not got round to posted things.
I will admit that I have had a bit of a hiccup on one piece - the self-portrait one - but that's because I came to realise that the hand-me-down acrylic paints I was using weren't up to the job. Hopefully, I've begun to sort that out and I'll get back to that one soon, but in the meantime I have still been taking some of my art classes, just some smaller ones.
For example, this picture below is based around the lesson 'I'm Still Here' by Effy Wild who is another of the mixed media artists guesting on the LifeBook 2020 course. This is what's called a bonus lesson, so much of it in this case was time-lapsed, but it allows you to use the video(s) as inspiration...
I will admit that I have had a bit of a hiccup on one piece - the self-portrait one - but that's because I came to realise that the hand-me-down acrylic paints I was using weren't up to the job. Hopefully, I've begun to sort that out and I'll get back to that one soon, but in the meantime I have still been taking some of my art classes, just some smaller ones.
For example, this picture below is based around the lesson 'I'm Still Here' by Effy Wild who is another of the mixed media artists guesting on the LifeBook 2020 course. This is what's called a bonus lesson, so much of it in this case was time-lapsed, but it allows you to use the video(s) as inspiration...
This is Me - based on the 'I'm Still Here' bonus lesson by Effy Wild in LifeBook 2020
I've also been following another LifeBook main lesson known as 'Treasure from Trash' by Iris Fritschi-Cussens, which involves creating a journal from things you might well throw away. Similar to the suggestions in the lesson, I've used old cardboard packaging and various leaflets, flyers, letters and old paper to produce an art journal that gives you the freedom to experiment and be messy, especially if you have an issue with perfectionism and that blank, white piece of new paper that you find intimidating.
I've bound all the parts together now with old wool and am in the process of preparing the pages, so that at some point soon I can begin inventing new things from explorations with my materials. Once I have at least one piece in there finished I'll share the whole thing with you.
Anyway, that's it for now, this was just a quick update. Hope you keep having fun and looking after yourself in the midst of life's chaos.
And why not try something new and creative this week yourself? Enjoy the discovery!
I've bound all the parts together now with old wool and am in the process of preparing the pages, so that at some point soon I can begin inventing new things from explorations with my materials. Once I have at least one piece in there finished I'll share the whole thing with you.
Anyway, that's it for now, this was just a quick update. Hope you keep having fun and looking after yourself in the midst of life's chaos.
And why not try something new and creative this week yourself? Enjoy the discovery!
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