Of course!

"Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working." ---Pablo Picasso

Amazing!

It's so amazing. I have been whining about how I just wasn't feelin' it. I couldn't find any creativity. I thought I was doing my best. I've been looking at the work of artists I admire, trying to get myself into the mood. Trying to jar something in me to give me some ideas. Turns out, all it took was for me to pick up a paint brush and put some paint on it!

I started out just trying to fix a painting that went wrong. I made this painting weeks ago. It was a real quick one. When it was finished, I hated it. My husband hated it. Even my 7 year old grandson who thinks I'm the greatest artist there ever was just wasn't feelin' it. So last night I thought I'd take a shot at trying to revive it. I was amazed to find that while working on that one, all these ideas started flooding into my head. I couldn't believe it! So in the middle of that I decided to sign up for another show to exhibit my art. That makes 2 I need to prepare for now. As I was doing that I started having all sorts of computer trouble and got sidetracked.

It got too late for me to start anything new, but I'll tell ya! As soon as I was out of bed this morning I wanted to grab a paint brush! I knew just what I wanted to do!

During my search for inspiration I visited a friend's blog. She'd been on a watercolor kick recently. I'd never used watercolors before, but of course I had some! I was just afraid to try them out. Seeing the work she created, how beautiful it was made me want to pull them out of the drawer.

Just to try my hand at them without giving much thought to design or subject, I used one of her pieces as my inspiration. I really enjoyed this. It was quick too! One of the things I enjoyed most was there's very little mess! I hate cleaning up after I finish creating something! If you saw where I create, you'd believe that! Anyway, below is what I painted this morning, and you can see my friend's piece and all her other beautiful work at tracywburgos.typepad.com. Now I'm off to create more art!

Bad blogger!

I am so sorry to have put my blog aside for so long! I am back at it and hope that you will continue to join me as I delve into the world of Mixed Media!

I need to find some creativity so I can prepare for some upcoming shows. I'll have pictures to share along the way.

Thanks so much for sticking with me!

Busy, busy, busy

I have been such a busy little beaver lately! I'm getting ready for a couple of craft shows where I will sell my mixed media paintings and other things I've created. Here's my most recent creation. I kind of love it! I used pait, paper, stamps and ink, pen and glitter. So much fun!

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Time to get back to work!

It''s just like me to start a new blog and then neglect it! So sorry for any of you who have come back periodically to check for updates. The thing is that I haven't been very creative lately. Health hasn't been the best and frankly haven't seen my craft room in weeks.

So I've decided I needed  a challenge. I'm going to join Traci Bunkers in her 30 Days of Get your Art On. I'm committing to create art every day for the next 30 days. Even if I don't finish a project, I'm going to take time each day to create something. Now I'm already a few days late as she started on October 1st, but I will still do it for 30 days. No excuses!

This will be even moreso of a challenge because my sister-in-law will be staying with us for a short time and I need to clear all my craft stuff out of the room she'll be staying in and cram it into my office where I work my day job. This wont be an easy task as I have so much stuff and now so little space.

I am determined to accomplish this. I'll do my best to post something about my progress in my creations each day. Thanks for your patience. I'll be back in the swing of things here in no time!

Carole