The visual for today is "Emptied By the Sun", by Emily Mason.I've been a neglectful blogger lately, but it seems I've become self-conscious about whether or not I have something worthwhile to share. (Not that it ever stopped me before.) On the art front, I've made several really bad paintings. On the quilting front I've been chipping away at some traditional projects and not much else. Nothing of interest that merges both, although I thought of cutting up the paintings and reassembling them.
I am back at work now, as immersed in the daily routines as if I hadn't left. It's amazing how quickly you get back into it even if you've been gone a while. I'm happy to have my life back, but I do miss those afternoon naps.
As artists, we often talk about being "in the zone" or about how we lose track of time while we are working. Here is an interesting article about "Painterly Time."
Something I think we already knew, but still interesting.
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Karoda says (a paraphrase, of course) that you blog first for yourself. In that context, what is "worthwhile" is what is "worthwhile" to you.
I love today's visual, both the painting and the title. This is another one I could live with day after day.
Also enjoyed the article...I think of it as time disappearing (whenever I'm deeply involved with anything), almost another dimension.
Glad things are back to "normal" and sorry about the afternoon naps!
Love the painting. And it is so good to see you here again...Are you loving our weather today? =-)
I was about to e-mail you to check up on you, and thought I would see if you had posted. Happy to hear you are up and running - so to speak!!
Ah, but it's good to be back making art, no?
I came here to leave a question asking how you have been and I see that you are back to work and meandering along and this is a good thing :)
Nadler's work on the Abstract Art site is very quilterly! I saved the site to my favorites.
And I having been creating much either with any intent or to completion so time seems hurried, disjointed, unsettled, etc.
I am glad that you are getting back into the "old routine" and feeling better.
I'm glad to hear that you are getting back to "normalcy".
Love the painting you shared with us. When checking out the article link I was surprised by a familiar name. Betty Woodman was a clay artist when I lived in Boulder and her husband was one of my professors in the CU Art School. I'm so amazed at the work that Betty is doing now; I had completely lost track of her. Thanks for, indirectly, putting me on to her again.
I always love the way your blog mixes painting-art and quilting-art. Don't worry about something "worthwhile", just keep posting, and keep feeling better.
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