And more color… They’re starting to look like peacock feathers (though that may change with the next layer…) #workinprogress #wip #dailypainting #dailypainter #livingacreativelife #abstract #mixedmedia #watercolor #watercolorground #originalart
Snapshot from My Studio: June 09, 2015 at 02:53PM
Adding color! This one makes my toes tingle! #workinprogress #wip #originalart #abstract #mixedmedia #watercolor #watercolorground #dailypainter #dailypainting #livingacreativelife
Snapshot from My Studio: June 09, 2015 at 02:40PM
There is something so satisfying about painting watercolor on wood! #woodpanel #workinprogress #wip #originalart #dailypainting #dailypainter #watercolorground #watercolor #mixedmedia #abstract #livingacreativelife
Conviction
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When I was sixteen years old, my friend Julie and I would huddle in her family room or mine, giggling about boys, gossiping about what was happening at high school, and fantasizing about someday going to Juilliard.
That was before I’d taken my first “real” dance class, or maybe not long afterwards. And the funny thing is, I totally forgot about those giggly tête-à-têtes.
It wasn’t until a few years later, when I made the crazy decision to audition for Juilliard that it came back to me.
Those conversations planted a seed, and my commitment and conviction kept me persisting, even when my body hurt, when all reason would have had me stop.
A lot of bad things resulted from my obsession with dance, including a vicious eating disorder, and almost losing my friendship with Julie. I don’t know if, given a chance, I’d advise my 16-year-old self to focus so intently on a passion that treated her like an abusive lover.
Yet I’m proud of that younger me for her conviction and grit. You go, girl.
Snapshot from My Studio: June 08, 2015 at 06:29PM
#TitleMe Ready for varnishing, but needs a name. Suggestion? #originalart #abstract #mixedmedia #watercolor #watercolorground #dailypainter #dailypainting #livingacreativelife
Snapshot from My Studio: June 08, 2015 at 06:15PM
Another 6″x6″ work in progress. Ink in wet watercolor ground. #wip #workinprogress #originalart #mixedmedia #livingacreativelife #abstract #dailypainting #dailypainter
Snapshot from My Studio: June 08, 2015 at 06:05PM
This is nothing like what I thought was going to emerge, but I’m liking it. I love when I spontaneously discover a new direction! #workinprogress #wip #dailypainter #dailypainting #abstract #mixedmedia #watercolorground #originalart #livingacreativelife
Snapshot from My Studio: June 08, 2015 at 06:03PM
8″x8″ work in progress on wood panel. #wip #workinprogress #originalart #watercolorground #mixedmedia #abstract #dailypainting #dailypainter #livingacreativelife
Snapshot from My Studio: June 08, 2015 at 11:59AM
More color! #originalart #workinprogress #wip #fullcolorlife #livingacreativelife #dailypainter #dailypainting #creative365 #abstract #cubism #watercolor #mixedmedia #watercolorground
Curiosity 2
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All the cats I’ve had as an adult have been skittish things, until Nika.
Before driving to the house where I would meet her for the first time as a kitten, I remember a conversation on the phone with her “mom.” There were four kittens left from the litter, she said, two of whom would hide under the nearest piece of furniture if she dropped a pan on the floor.
Nika and her brother, on the other hand, bolted right over to see what had happened.
That’s my extroverted kitty to this day — her curiosity is much stronger than her fear.
I can learn a lot from my cat!
Snapshot from My Studio: June 07, 2015 at 06:06PM
I’m loving this pale yellow-orange-pink color scheme. 6″x6″ #workinprogress #wip #originalart #dailypainting #dailypainter #abstract #watercolor #watercolorground #livingacreativelife #fullcolorlife
Snapshot from My Studio: June 07, 2015 at 05:31PM
And more color… #originalart #wip #woodpanel #livingacreativelife #dailypainter #dailypainting #watercolorground #watercolor