The Flower of Addiction

Latest work in progress...

So, here is my latest work in progress! 

It's part collage, part acrylic and goodness knows what else.  I mean, seriously now, I've been known to add little rodent bones and other random nasty bits to my art....

The issue of addiction is close to my heart.  As this work progresses perhaps I'll share more on that.  For the time being, I am contented to be squishing paint tubes and swirling brushes!

....as always, there will be more to come!

Celebrate Catastrophe!



Thorn Flowers~2010

What a catastrophe!  This canvas has so many things I love, and so many things that I hate.  Ultimately, I would label this as a catastrophe....at the very least, this falls within the realm of "bad art".

Why?

Well, everything to the left of the thorn flowers is an absolute travesty.   I wish that I could say that I love the entire canvas, but the fact of the matter is, I only care for the right side of the canvas.

Sad to say, but that's the truth!

I have resigned myself to creating some very, very bad art over the next few months.  That's ok with me.  How else shall I learn?

So, what you see here is merely a beginning.  The beginning of greatness!   ....or so I am inclined to believe! 

God willing, better things are to come!





What the Bleepetty-Bleep?

Thorny Flowers in process....

I am in a seriously sad kind of place with my art.  Nothing is working. Everything sucks.   And it really pisses me off.

I think the main problem is that I've decided to try to create "real" art.  Not the crappy crafty art that any random Greta or Betty could produce; no, I want to make gallery worthy art. 

That decision seems to have sucked the marrow out of my creative life.  I'm not a gallery worthy artist.  At least, not yet.  Maybe one day.  Right now, I think I just need to play and explore.  Leave all the pressure behind and allow myself to simply enjoy the creative process.

If I can let go of the negative self-judgement long enough to splatter paint with wild abandon, who knows?  I might just enjoy myself again.  Better yet, I might create something that contents me.

Yeah, that sounds good.  Really good.

Stay tuned!  Surely something wonderful is about to happen next!