A slow start to Monday.
The good news – I managed to get to the gym. The bad news, I missed my water aerobics
class. Hey, I at least got to the gym
that was a challenge considering that its cold and snowing here in Cincinnati
in the middle of April – it was extremely difficult to fight off the urge to
stay in bed and hibernate this morning! Apparently Mother Nature is a hot mess like I am.
Fight it off I did, and I’ve been spending my time getting
ready for this week. I have somehow managed to double book myself for this Friday, as I have both an Open Gallery Night, and will be participating as an art vendor at Ault Vines Fine Wines fundraising event at Ault park. Luckily for me, my husband
Tim will be taking over my duties at the Gallery and showing everyone my works
as well as my talented friend Gary Kessler’s photography while I will be at
Ault Park.
While at the gallery today, I was prepping some new works I
created last week to bring with me to the Ault Park event. At the moment I don’t have titles for any of
them (I’m always open to suggestions). The three smaller works are 3”x3” in
size, are mounted in a 5”x5” mat (which will fit a 5”x5” frame). The larger work is 9”x11” in size, mounted in
a 16x20 mat (which will fit a standard readymade 16x20 frame). The pallet I used consisted of Prussian Blue,
Kings Blue, Gold Ochre, Silver, Warm Grey, Burnt Sienna, Rose Quinacridone, Venetian
Rose and Turquoise Green, and iridescent white. Contact me if you are interested in purchasing (or come see them
in person at Ault Vines this Friday!)
I paint very emotionally, and last week I was in a very unusual
place. I had just resigned from an
organization I had been part of for just shy of 6yrs. It was a very difficult thing to do as I have
several good friends in the group and I really enjoyed seeing them at our
meetings. On one hand, I was sad for the
loss of seeing my friends, but on the other, I was relieved, and strangely
looking forward to exploring new options with my time and interests. The weather in the latter half of last week
was also beautiful, and I found the time I spent with my kids at the park after
school and during their sports practices to be greatly rewarding.
When I paint, I almost always paint while listening to
music. I have a great Pandora station
that I created in 2012 called “Amy’sSpring2012Creativity” that somehow always
serves up tunes that perfectly fit my emotions – like a jukebox with ESP. I get asked all the time if music inspires me
– it most certainly does considering that many, many, many moons ago I was a Music
Ed Major in College and am a college level musician. It’s because of my love for music that I paint
– and I paint like a musician performs. Perhaps
one day I will share more about that journey from musician to painter. Until then I’ve listed below a few of the ecclectic mix of songs
that Pandora kindly served up while I was painting that I emotionally connected
to while painting last week.
I’ve shared with you my inspirations – feel free to share in
the comments below the music or colors that inspire you!
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