This week just about flew by. Monday I go to have my stitches removed. That will be a relief. I have not been sleeping well and still not feeling like myself. I feel kinda lost actually. Maybe its from all the stress and anxiety I have been experiencing lately. Who knows. I hate feeling this way.
Despite all that I was able to create this week and I love this piece. I used watercolor crayons mixed with gesso on watercolor paper along with a black faber castell gelato, black sharpie and a white out pen for the scribbles. I don't know what it is about the scribbling but it has become my favorite thing to incorporate into my abstracts. I really am loving abstract work more than anything else I have tried along this creative journey. And I like using my fingers rather than brushes which is what I did on this one. I think I need to add to my crayon stash with more earthy tones. These are really the only ones I have in my set. I seem to stay away from most of the bright colors at times and need more of a selection.
Tomorrow I will be attending a writing workshop. I have been pretty down lately and not wanting to write at all so I am hoping this will help give me a bit of a jump start. I will post about it and let you know how it goes.
I am sharing this piece over at Paint Party Friday.
xo
lovely abstraction ~ ancient quality to it ~ wishing you a quick healing ~ love your self ~ thanks, namaste, ^_^
ReplyDeletei very much like these earthy colors... and the white just pops against them. i hope next week is less stressful for you! finger painting therapy should definitely help!! isn't it wonderful to just get right in there with the art supplies!?! :-)
ReplyDeleteYour colors in this piece are very nice and I love all of the texture you've created with the markers. I hope you feel better soon.
ReplyDeleteAm sorry to hear you are still out of sorts and hope you feel a lot better soon. Happy PPF, Annette x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work. Have fun in your workshop. Not to worry, we all need a kick start every now and again. Happy PPF
ReplyDeleteI like the mix of color and fun action in this one!! Good job!! Happy ppf!
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Oh my dear, I'm so sorry you have so much on your plate. I hope you feel better soon. I wish I could hug you. :) Love your work! Happy PPF!
ReplyDeleteAwesome piece. Love the energy there.
ReplyDeleteGet going on that writing...you need to be doing that. It is where you started and where you belong...and you know it. You don't need me telling you that. As for feeling lost -- it's a natural place to "be" but you needn't be there long. Getting the stitches out is a start. A writing stint will put you back into a place you know you are comfortable...and being lost? Will become a thing of the past. We go forward now Cathy. Not backwards. And we do ourselves and those around us no good staying "stuck in place". It's a challenge to move forward and it's a risk. But if we stay where we are? We become stale. And we are SO much more than that. Move. Go. Do it. Be it. You can. I believe in you. ♥
ReplyDeleteI know how you feel Cathy--sometimes I get that way, and nothing seems right--just keep bringing it out in your art-it's so expressive.
ReplyDeleteI hope that Spring being here will help with your spirits and that writing workshop also--how cool!
Love the earthy, organic and timeless feeling of your abstract. Wish you well! <3
ReplyDeleteLovely colors. The seasons of our lives/emotions can be so hard... sounds like you are in a hard one...but it is a season, and it will change again! I admire you for you expressing yourself so well and honestly.
ReplyDeleteI can feel a lot looking at this one, happy to find you on PPF.
ReplyDeleteI think your abstracts are fantastic, this one sort of seems like a maze. Hope your writing workshop was inspiring, and you are scribbling in a different way today.
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