What a big word for the simple Eureka! Moment that we all
hope to have on a regular basis when we walk into our art space. Lately I have tried hard to work on my art everyday. Sometimes I’m painting in
the studio or creating original papers for my collage. Sometimes I’m painting plein air with friends
and sometimes I’m taking a walk through the neighborhood that I have walked for
forty years thinking about my art. If
that creative spark strikes, I’m ready to go with wherever it takes me.
General to
Specific
Often when I read the writings of other artists, the advice
is to focus on a particular medium or method and work on it until you become
proficient, even expert. Until recently I
rarely heeded that advice and continued to work on whatever caught my eye.
Lately, although I work in six different media, I have felt
drawn to creating small, intimate collage pieces in series – no set number
in mind, just make them until I feel like I’m done. One is 24 pieces long, one is 20 and one has
just ten so far, but none of them is finished.
What I’ve found (as predicted) is that the works are getting better and my visual
skills are improving. What I wasn’t
expecting is that working steadily in the same area has created more
RASTROPHILIOPUSTROCITY! Sparks for new
projects seems to flow more easily because of this focus!
The question now is – which of my other media will I apply my
focus too next? More RASTROPHILIOPUSTROCITY TO FOLLOW (I hope)
The collages above are from the Deco Series.
