I am having so much fun creating space and atmosphere in my new house.
Having an entire room for my art studio is delightful. I ordered two daylight fixtures that were on sale at Jerry's Artarama, an online art store. I am creating two additional painting areas in my studio so that I can work on more than one painting at a time. Next I am going to build a shelf in the closet so that full size watercolor paper can fit. That will be a treat!
I am feeling guilty that I have not painted in a long time, but my creative energy has been directed to organizing space and decorating. I have only hung a few paintings, so far.
On a side note, I am visualizing the landscape around my house as another canvas to work on. Karen Lohmann of Matsushima Landscaping in Olympia is helping me with the design. Today I went to see the gardens she designed for Samara. WOW!
At some point in time there will be pictures posted of my canvases. Stay tuned!
Showing posts with label new canvas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label new canvas. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Back to the Drawing Board
It has been about a week since blogging and painting. My new canvas, my house, has been consuming my creativity.
I am looking forward to setting up my studio, but must wait until the floor is done which I hope will be this week. I have been missing painting and tonight will create a mandala with my traveling set of watercolor pencils.
In the meantime I have been reading a fun book: The Paintings of Henry Miller; Paint As You Like And Die Happy. It is a book that is out of print and first published in 1960. It is the same Henry Miller the famous writer.
Painting, for Henry, was more than an enthusiasm. It was a passion, yet he was curiously self-effacing about this side of his life. He painted for the sheer pleasure of picking up the brush "to see what happens." During his lean Big Sur years, he often spent more time painting than writing and watercolors became his economic salvation. He freely bartered them for food, clothing, and anything else he needed - a cord of wood, a tank of gas. The beauty of it was he assigned no denomination and exchanged them for anything from a song to a month's groceries. Value was a matter of the moment - and the heart. In order to create the book, the author had to find Henry's art.
The paintings in the book are organized by decades along with three essays. I will share more in the next blog. Stay tuned........
Henry Miller
I am looking forward to setting up my studio, but must wait until the floor is done which I hope will be this week. I have been missing painting and tonight will create a mandala with my traveling set of watercolor pencils.
In the meantime I have been reading a fun book: The Paintings of Henry Miller; Paint As You Like And Die Happy. It is a book that is out of print and first published in 1960. It is the same Henry Miller the famous writer.
Painting, for Henry, was more than an enthusiasm. It was a passion, yet he was curiously self-effacing about this side of his life. He painted for the sheer pleasure of picking up the brush "to see what happens." During his lean Big Sur years, he often spent more time painting than writing and watercolors became his economic salvation. He freely bartered them for food, clothing, and anything else he needed - a cord of wood, a tank of gas. The beauty of it was he assigned no denomination and exchanged them for anything from a song to a month's groceries. Value was a matter of the moment - and the heart. In order to create the book, the author had to find Henry's art.
The paintings in the book are organized by decades along with three essays. I will share more in the next blog. Stay tuned........
Friday, June 26, 2009
New Canvas
I have been house shopping the past couple of months.
We came across a small, rather new home on a half acre which has all the qualities I want in a house. I mentioned to my good friend and real estate guru, Elaine, that the only draw back was that it was very plain having white walls and beige carpet. Elaine looked at me in disbelief.
"Joanne, it is a new canvas!" She exclaimed.
I guess I missed the big picture the universe was sending me. Thanks, Elaine for pointing it out. Tomorrow is moving day :)
I have begun painting on the new canvas!
We came across a small, rather new home on a half acre which has all the qualities I want in a house. I mentioned to my good friend and real estate guru, Elaine, that the only draw back was that it was very plain having white walls and beige carpet. Elaine looked at me in disbelief.
"Joanne, it is a new canvas!" She exclaimed.
I guess I missed the big picture the universe was sending me. Thanks, Elaine for pointing it out. Tomorrow is moving day :)
I have begun painting on the new canvas!
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