tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10412496771926134942024-03-18T18:20:01.324-04:00collage journeys by Jane DaviesJane Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06062718110759969682noreply@blogger.comBlogger767125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041249677192613494.post-45914731391422143092023-03-02T16:40:00.000-05:002023-03-02T16:40:06.898-05:00My Blog Has Moved<p> I've moved over to a WordPress blog. <a href="https://janedaviesstudios.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">You can find it here.</a></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNbgF_LePX7mDCFZVFC-gjaax1EU_4KCqfo2QJ_zH0KiEhHxqZLVvqa9KobqIKNhCBD6S3vIsQnJ2G_jt0OyggSYrinipSidTMR4vn_PZqv0JKyblPmWybDgl4qEMCxArRAznBIz4Nbc9HqCVzttf9Ao_d8_svdcF2B9llk1kTU953DxPS1_PwXqVlg/s1608/Screenshot%202023-03-02%20at%204.38.17%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1608" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNbgF_LePX7mDCFZVFC-gjaax1EU_4KCqfo2QJ_zH0KiEhHxqZLVvqa9KobqIKNhCBD6S3vIsQnJ2G_jt0OyggSYrinipSidTMR4vn_PZqv0JKyblPmWybDgl4qEMCxArRAznBIz4Nbc9HqCVzttf9Ao_d8_svdcF2B9llk1kTU953DxPS1_PwXqVlg/w400-h166/Screenshot%202023-03-02%20at%204.38.17%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <br /><p></p>Jane Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06062718110759969682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041249677192613494.post-34156130867107676252023-02-16T09:31:00.005-05:002023-02-16T09:31:31.382-05:00Heart Collage Zoom Workshop Aftermath<p> We had a great group last Friday for the Valentine Card Workshop. I'll do it again next February. Here are just a few of the pieces made by participants.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy1zS3Pt1mC4gGbe5nQ2c8VjhopfWOkfOiNN8kj6_3wImy4qo5VSUQ7qedMgOwY_k-oidG7i7y9VtWW1Gv9fEs2fh3WNeTOxhUGQ2NyTACDIwUTltQVjux9V03Gx_d6PpGRE1L1JGJyFGYfXGmmu8Oz9lMJ_FYHXbL2gFP4ZQSZnwoJ450xv6-dssYjw/s1324/heart%20collage%20gang%20up%20copy%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1324" data-original-width="1265" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy1zS3Pt1mC4gGbe5nQ2c8VjhopfWOkfOiNN8kj6_3wImy4qo5VSUQ7qedMgOwY_k-oidG7i7y9VtWW1Gv9fEs2fh3WNeTOxhUGQ2NyTACDIwUTltQVjux9V03Gx_d6PpGRE1L1JGJyFGYfXGmmu8Oz9lMJ_FYHXbL2gFP4ZQSZnwoJ450xv6-dssYjw/w383-h400/heart%20collage%20gang%20up%20copy%202.jpg" width="383" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS1ml8kWcYDmzO4s7DMdIinhcbNp-SjeNX-Na7652e6EB1_1mdWs8BgUgpR70UcVtDZU1Tsq215zbdWjREFP_ZdUVA89azJdF9pqdmOzNbU0KKbEFIAUti9eRU7L1ghD7oO4ZpxJ0ltfTK2ISgWGvSVjTlfkIq8Ha0lO_HNWoMDQugHEl8etQLq8kXZQ/s1389/heart%20collage%20gang%20up%20copy%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1389" data-original-width="1262" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS1ml8kWcYDmzO4s7DMdIinhcbNp-SjeNX-Na7652e6EB1_1mdWs8BgUgpR70UcVtDZU1Tsq215zbdWjREFP_ZdUVA89azJdF9pqdmOzNbU0KKbEFIAUti9eRU7L1ghD7oO4ZpxJ0ltfTK2ISgWGvSVjTlfkIq8Ha0lO_HNWoMDQugHEl8etQLq8kXZQ/w364-h400/heart%20collage%20gang%20up%20copy%204.jpg" width="364" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDOq9D11btji6tk270C-dHTRkFU9f0dvGpFcTePz2Awztpn97HCdipYfFTvYiwFEk2yY3WICX8WvjtbMjGSNPWl23iIYQuete8SBvuCm9WsFsy9o3MI9dNeqLxljdxJoC7BYRhYucxXSTF6YRKtbi6mgGzIy-9tY9RENGNZEcxDI0NtPE6ktEwOXgsjg/s1365/heart%20collage%20gang%20up%20copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1194" data-original-width="1365" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDOq9D11btji6tk270C-dHTRkFU9f0dvGpFcTePz2Awztpn97HCdipYfFTvYiwFEk2yY3WICX8WvjtbMjGSNPWl23iIYQuete8SBvuCm9WsFsy9o3MI9dNeqLxljdxJoC7BYRhYucxXSTF6YRKtbi6mgGzIy-9tY9RENGNZEcxDI0NtPE6ktEwOXgsjg/w400-h350/heart%20collage%20gang%20up%20copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6y_-7xv8dCUipv7ap5E_Wo_UhM6_y1Fs4nMVbmuZsdFqCl9tGk56RIS7vLWGWUiHabFfWnfMHm8H5Qu6bVni3HsCV5leVPH5Wi_XW2motuQrPmZdCleD4mFjEd4bOzJktWcGzA14_7o03V5Zu9j-xRjbYZf2n4gQeO4rzIkltLyAD8_ferqCXt305WA/s1351/heart%20collage%20gang%20up.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1180" data-original-width="1351" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6y_-7xv8dCUipv7ap5E_Wo_UhM6_y1Fs4nMVbmuZsdFqCl9tGk56RIS7vLWGWUiHabFfWnfMHm8H5Qu6bVni3HsCV5leVPH5Wi_XW2motuQrPmZdCleD4mFjEd4bOzJktWcGzA14_7o03V5Zu9j-xRjbYZf2n4gQeO4rzIkltLyAD8_ferqCXt305WA/w400-h349/heart%20collage%20gang%20up.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGr7b6A6MkzFgOUAzQrqx8-9jhSUIjicTeOlzwXg_oB5BuYH4kY0n-rBb4MaogY3q0Es-ioHIgNgAdk_JcVJ606L4Ac-JRKRdIqm6x-EDA1AiKCNmV5p8lyVxxhQGetn8RbjIxKiQsE5gGctAZdnQxA3mCbI2iBpd7TwCNbXR76AxUH0Wosj1qzcYeA/s1342/heart%20collage%20gang%20up%20copy%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1268" data-original-width="1342" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGr7b6A6MkzFgOUAzQrqx8-9jhSUIjicTeOlzwXg_oB5BuYH4kY0n-rBb4MaogY3q0Es-ioHIgNgAdk_JcVJ606L4Ac-JRKRdIqm6x-EDA1AiKCNmV5p8lyVxxhQGetn8RbjIxKiQsE5gGctAZdnQxA3mCbI2iBpd7TwCNbXR76AxUH0Wosj1qzcYeA/w400-h378/heart%20collage%20gang%20up%20copy%203.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>All of these are small, greeting card size. It's a great format for exploring contrasts in color, value, and pattern. How do you make an image lively without making it 'too busy'? Where is the line between visual excitement and visual confusion? How simple can you make an image and still maintain a sense of excitement or mystery? </p><p>Hope you all had a good Valentine's Day!<br /></p><p><br /></p>Jane Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06062718110759969682noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041249677192613494.post-56766558177111485382023-02-02T08:13:00.002-05:002023-02-02T08:13:12.343-05:00Re-Imagining: Using Your Own Artwork for Collage<p> I recently had a bunch of my paintings, drawings, and sketchbook studies printed by a local printer, to generate new collage material. I always scan my smaller work at high resolution, and my larger works I have professionally photographed, so I have high quality digital images of everything. In Adobe PhotoShop I re-sized some of the images, and then ganged them up on 11"x17" files, ready for the printer. You could do this on your own printer if you have plenty of ink.</p><p>Here are a few of the files I sent to the printer:</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXu35oCexICKqcPLxrbVhXHImNTq5yfDylmSqOVcHlZSYdCednCI_96dMpEnFGmmVRN9NhLoq0NiEhbB6kMTjby5wYYSp2n6T0QXwGPQ4NNTHcgB4uBMF8WDxQig0WlURzm1nhi-j_hfQD8ovS3wT1faML0HDEEa3xv_df5ieRqtSF1Gar9Jtglxa-aw/s1280/Sketchbook%20material%201%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="828" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXu35oCexICKqcPLxrbVhXHImNTq5yfDylmSqOVcHlZSYdCednCI_96dMpEnFGmmVRN9NhLoq0NiEhbB6kMTjby5wYYSp2n6T0QXwGPQ4NNTHcgB4uBMF8WDxQig0WlURzm1nhi-j_hfQD8ovS3wT1faML0HDEEa3xv_df5ieRqtSF1Gar9Jtglxa-aw/w259-h400/Sketchbook%20material%201%20Large.jpeg" width="259" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A few images from my sketchbook<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfuacdEFoa5uA3yLBNZ6LX09UX69w7FzwzBw1443T3ZThiGa1CORRgDAWJwG-x3hngbS6E_K6x617ijQZMcafdqonL5bs_vV0O9l4Y3RmjyM24vnfxsK8yMYpDscP8eRizdwmDQRyrF7ZFBwQk2sh2WjkVgiiT4IFvvbeWRfph-v5e-Fr6nvEgEqrWg/s1280/Sketchbook%20Material%202%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="828" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfuacdEFoa5uA3yLBNZ6LX09UX69w7FzwzBw1443T3ZThiGa1CORRgDAWJwG-x3hngbS6E_K6x617ijQZMcafdqonL5bs_vV0O9l4Y3RmjyM24vnfxsK8yMYpDscP8eRizdwmDQRyrF7ZFBwQk2sh2WjkVgiiT4IFvvbeWRfph-v5e-Fr6nvEgEqrWg/w259-h400/Sketchbook%20Material%202%20Large.jpeg" width="259" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More from the sketchbook, original and re-sized <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9DD1drWzmIJQZQ2OgP4M1vons3_N3q9T7bKA94UCOoFhyylDYyVE8OT01LBK5cIhM2RFbGxsPwrejxDBbE5zzR_Mbq7n4uuxF_FBh_Vj7gWjfytC9TaIkaiNfiSExE-2ByF9Mu7xLDE_ldT0WJjh04WERLB81Ejz0HlBHxIWNGEnsUkT3DCzaYNF2g/s1280/Sketchbook%20Material%203%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="828" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9DD1drWzmIJQZQ2OgP4M1vons3_N3q9T7bKA94UCOoFhyylDYyVE8OT01LBK5cIhM2RFbGxsPwrejxDBbE5zzR_Mbq7n4uuxF_FBh_Vj7gWjfytC9TaIkaiNfiSExE-2ByF9Mu7xLDE_ldT0WJjh04WERLB81Ejz0HlBHxIWNGEnsUkT3DCzaYNF2g/w259-h400/Sketchbook%20Material%203%20Large.jpeg" width="259" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More from sketchbook with the red pear in several sizes<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>Here are some paintings and studies ganged up on 11"x17" sheets:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Xiy11haZn44Z5H98LBh7KM2v4aZUnWT77oxByUfDOeZwArQT1_sWii2mQnI-7uCkTnn5uakdKHyb1eErD2R_Q3WQHLtu1B2kWRFf4z-pJUylyy4hg4bmGgTGfaLM_ynsTuK8dV3iLBMNxdC83dPIYoxDNuItJu6LJ2P_xtz2-KzwxPVoGeC41a5R5Q/s1280/Sketchbook%20Material%2010%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1280" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Xiy11haZn44Z5H98LBh7KM2v4aZUnWT77oxByUfDOeZwArQT1_sWii2mQnI-7uCkTnn5uakdKHyb1eErD2R_Q3WQHLtu1B2kWRFf4z-pJUylyy4hg4bmGgTGfaLM_ynsTuK8dV3iLBMNxdC83dPIYoxDNuItJu6LJ2P_xtz2-KzwxPVoGeC41a5R5Q/w400-h259/Sketchbook%20Material%2010%20Large.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixPR5bxiWzEBq0QUhrFWabPe0lgzBsJHNbmenIordbH4yfSuTXMNbs3gKs2T7CZvd81njgWEdaachw_cZ4pLMUxfY7Oeofvj6hmMSoD3mjnWSHIDn87uobUmAfdBXZbeUkBWiTNrdUd4K8wAftqvXccw1A6ruH41tECbumGbH0Rjq0Vd3JB5RE8_nCvw/s1280/Sketchbook%20Material%206%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Take a look at this video.</p><p style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0kGKdj7yT1E" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>
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You can see previous posts about this work <a href="https://janedavies-collagejourneys.blogspot.com/2022/10/scribbling.html" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="https://janedavies-collagejourneys.blogspot.com/2022/11/residency-in-truro-ma.html" target="_blank">here</a>. Like many techniques, scribbling is easy. Making an interesting image with it takes some effort, careful judgement, lots of micro-decisions, and practice. Her is a video showing one way that a particular scribble painting developed. Processes vary quite a lot between individual works, but there is some consistency among those that I do in one "sitting". A sitting doesn't mean all at once, start to finish, but that I work on the group continually until they are done. I don't leave them for weeks while I work on something else. So there is a continuity of thought process. </p><p>
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<p>Here are some of the pieces in this series. They are all 11"x14" on Bristol.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpH5bO8yqGe9wbRLPd18dMRrs6YcEBdOzKkxQ0kjl0a0KaM6NcfrNAXRl38yIrJTafy_q62Mzv67ti3M2ELOsVHGhFwGQ6o4c77WqadZixwqOEwLZ7jnpSoE19pyl79SRQXDRvnRHFr-FyeivVyp0F1kDVa9v-03b9WI5torpvb9SBJ1rv7nEQjjhy0g/s733/Scribble%20in%20Red%20%231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpH5bO8yqGe9wbRLPd18dMRrs6YcEBdOzKkxQ0kjl0a0KaM6NcfrNAXRl38yIrJTafy_q62Mzv67ti3M2ELOsVHGhFwGQ6o4c77WqadZixwqOEwLZ7jnpSoE19pyl79SRQXDRvnRHFr-FyeivVyp0F1kDVa9v-03b9WI5torpvb9SBJ1rv7nEQjjhy0g/w314-h400/Scribble%20in%20Red%20%231.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirpupHw37LhDiJoEM4K_GUtr9HQDi1EjSq0xIH5DfHeA-z7OhpXMSAQajJTELsHS1XCSiBEkKz0Jk5BH5lqYr0SswVfCRTCYSW9i2AKGGgge43v0KX8EiEPV55AasfqIS3du4JM3848uU7A6hvt1jd0-YcT9l4zHj8DCdkKXlzyjpJG6ZSYWbRRAGzaw/s733/Scribble%20in%20Yellow%20%231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirpupHw37LhDiJoEM4K_GUtr9HQDi1EjSq0xIH5DfHeA-z7OhpXMSAQajJTELsHS1XCSiBEkKz0Jk5BH5lqYr0SswVfCRTCYSW9i2AKGGgge43v0KX8EiEPV55AasfqIS3du4JM3848uU7A6hvt1jd0-YcT9l4zHj8DCdkKXlzyjpJG6ZSYWbRRAGzaw/w314-h400/Scribble%20in%20Yellow%20%231.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixnYwun-MYWTrUvIzMJO3CCt5ZI2Svk8py1108mJundbDxDIrgIxiWnZsgox7NruLRiVnXJev5GUe7rRf4m_F9szNe2_NzZO9GYdbFKwMHJmGtZWBF_5jncEIUY72NL3tLUhD1TVK05bO4KxO7v8md0xmaZn7F8C1SHaVDcmL2FMGN91WgisgMG9I5Qw/s733/Scribble%20in%20Blue%20%234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixnYwun-MYWTrUvIzMJO3CCt5ZI2Svk8py1108mJundbDxDIrgIxiWnZsgox7NruLRiVnXJev5GUe7rRf4m_F9szNe2_NzZO9GYdbFKwMHJmGtZWBF_5jncEIUY72NL3tLUhD1TVK05bO4KxO7v8md0xmaZn7F8C1SHaVDcmL2FMGN91WgisgMG9I5Qw/w314-h400/Scribble%20in%20Blue%20%234.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizwSsF_4m7QbH3wwq7fAGDBV1nUDZTcrtXqfsQLX9oM5IK3yEJeZ-_rLfXVjwwM9WpPDngPu6JdChxRu840xFPfXgaM3qdJM612k9RFs4Ff6H2UiiUvOyviuGnZoz9Y61pf0_JKk_CMHItgyTWCgRr8FaK-t8Ug8D5VIO63n-9gEYAQ_1EHiCtgN7LYA/s733/Scribble%20in%20Pink%20%231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizwSsF_4m7QbH3wwq7fAGDBV1nUDZTcrtXqfsQLX9oM5IK3yEJeZ-_rLfXVjwwM9WpPDngPu6JdChxRu840xFPfXgaM3qdJM612k9RFs4Ff6H2UiiUvOyviuGnZoz9Y61pf0_JKk_CMHItgyTWCgRr8FaK-t8Ug8D5VIO63n-9gEYAQ_1EHiCtgN7LYA/w314-h400/Scribble%20in%20Pink%20%231.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4BI9hDP2yeJowSAc6d_CUNkmGwL-blX5489hqSuKmVKx1k09cDwXY-RL7aMrWMZpiWgnbvbF2nN-XxlX_BlrdGMehb6DQTEh18vHHgrhy3TajSM2IsToE6Q9P9OG_T_fX4RndHFws8Nlk91o-Jbh_HP4q1W-WYhZyR9oEqwDsbz46TlOrKBung6sgDA/s733/Scribble%20in%20Blue%20%233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4BI9hDP2yeJowSAc6d_CUNkmGwL-blX5489hqSuKmVKx1k09cDwXY-RL7aMrWMZpiWgnbvbF2nN-XxlX_BlrdGMehb6DQTEh18vHHgrhy3TajSM2IsToE6Q9P9OG_T_fX4RndHFws8Nlk91o-Jbh_HP4q1W-WYhZyR9oEqwDsbz46TlOrKBung6sgDA/w314-h400/Scribble%20in%20Blue%20%233.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><br /> Thank you for visiting my blog! Please do comment. I check every day and post them, the ones that are real comments and not spam. THANK YOU.<br /><p></p>Jane Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06062718110759969682noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041249677192613494.post-85419385150736207122023-01-20T11:47:00.003-05:002023-01-20T11:47:52.072-05:00Valentine Card Workshop on Zoom<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Actually, it is a workshop on <i>elements of abstract visual language</i>, disguised as one on making valentine cards. <a href="http://janedaviesstudios.com/valentine.html" target="_blank">Get details and sign up here</a>. Friday, February 10, 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Eastern time. All who sign up will get the recording, so if that time is not convenient, you can still get the workshop.</span></div><p style="text-align: center;">
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[It may be important to living a healthy life, generally, as well]. But many of us, through cultural conditioning, have a hard time with this. If we know it is <i>good for us</i>, then maybe that makes it easier. What are your experiences with <i>play</i> as it pertains to your art practice or to your life?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheuXYuR0kqWlDglVGoGVQW4IkQRC0AydeZHx7oaZPdJnVFy-YvB0TbQewvGAasFsCaseBm4jzoMopcxUjMVoN06hE-j9ixyU9ueCPgO2LQ3v5yHr4bPmYTLW2FAPFRDl7QdNzb8FlkM5vhdNSdidJ_Oj54uSWe3TmHK1zdUFglMqdtvw4aEgDuN33PyA/s3088/IMG_2934.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2320" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheuXYuR0kqWlDglVGoGVQW4IkQRC0AydeZHx7oaZPdJnVFy-YvB0TbQewvGAasFsCaseBm4jzoMopcxUjMVoN06hE-j9ixyU9ueCPgO2LQ3v5yHr4bPmYTLW2FAPFRDl7QdNzb8FlkM5vhdNSdidJ_Oj54uSWe3TmHK1zdUFglMqdtvw4aEgDuN33PyA/w300-h400/IMG_2934.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div><div>I feel that my art practice is a some kind of pivot point: there is some Old Stuff I am shedding, stuff I no longer feel compelled to work towards, and I'm excited to explore New Stuff. Though the idea is a bit amorphous at the moment, the thing I feel like chasing is PLAY. Creative play. What does that mean? What does it look like? I have no idea, but for starters I'm going to call it a state of mind. <p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqS4zLrXrZ63rHZ27HXJE7ClBfPj1-Chn-P2pLKxgJiEZoykblTKMvsFmO2uH7KCzWhfDM4cB0YBF_5tLVnN9O7AhGAGbLPFav27tNm9jwDlX2VhxzCbX7G1scflE2QqU_wFrRwi3UcKZyUyGhaMjyixQna1X70ndANVbn2HuCe0a5bSaoxUZcumNv6A/s1280/Stuck%20in%20You%20Large.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1207" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqS4zLrXrZ63rHZ27HXJE7ClBfPj1-Chn-P2pLKxgJiEZoykblTKMvsFmO2uH7KCzWhfDM4cB0YBF_5tLVnN9O7AhGAGbLPFav27tNm9jwDlX2VhxzCbX7G1scflE2QqU_wFrRwi3UcKZyUyGhaMjyixQna1X70ndANVbn2HuCe0a5bSaoxUZcumNv6A/s320/Stuck%20in%20You%20Large.jpeg" width="302" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little visual joke on one of my Moving Targets<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>As a teacher I say all the right words and give good advice regarding the necessity of play and experimentation, but am I really practicing it myself? I don't know if my work has become more <i>work</i> and less play, but something feels stuck or stale or in need of a re-think. </p><p>I would like to commit to a practice of <i>play</i>, of noticing when I am in the playful state of mind while doing creative work, and when I am not. Are there activities that can induce the play state of mind? Are there some that squash it or smother it? (Yes) My working hypotheses are: <br /></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li> I will make better work if I am having fun. If I am really playing, I will discover more possibilities, more ideas, more ways of executing ideas, and ultimately my work will be better. I might make less of it (which is fine!), but it will reflect my sense of humor and my perspective more authentically.</li><li>Cultivating and valuing that play state of mind will enable me to let go of the external voices - the imagined expectations of others - that seem to still be getting in my way <a href="https://janedavies-collagejourneys.blogspot.com/2022/11/residency-in-truro-ma.html" target="_blank">(see this blog post)</a>.</li><li>By learning how to play, I can help others (as a teacher), tap into their own playful side more effectively. Learning to play will help me be a better teacher.</li></ol></div><p> I do have fun in my studio at times, and I definitely have fun teaching. I just want to pay more attention to the play and fun aspects of it all and see if I can lean into that a little more. <span style="color: #e06666;"><b> </b></span></p><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><b>I would love to hear your thoughts and your experiences on this topic. </b></span></h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666;"><b>Please comment below. </b></span><br /></h3><p>Here is a post from 2018 about <a href="https://janedavies-collagejourneys.blogspot.com/2018/12/art-for-fun.html" target="_blank">Art for Fun</a>. It expresses some similar thoughts through a different lens.<br /></p><p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYxwK52X7csp52-tGFNXxLIfe0rtoLV_aHskezQFEP9y0yoSen0yp3chMCFKGb9YlVOGV7CKQrOvSRsN08TQZBY-xi5dRRR5EJw46-Wq2CWoZ4SeJzY8h2fn_bseA8nn6y_DRcCDcQ1WWPmsKYOq76I3SjjoemKS9dSxR5GBRbmQDz0-2gIjgaS1wMQ/s2048/Drawing%20with%20Foot.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYxwK52X7csp52-tGFNXxLIfe0rtoLV_aHskezQFEP9y0yoSen0yp3chMCFKGb9YlVOGV7CKQrOvSRsN08TQZBY-xi5dRRR5EJw46-Wq2CWoZ4SeJzY8h2fn_bseA8nn6y_DRcCDcQ1WWPmsKYOq76I3SjjoemKS9dSxR5GBRbmQDz0-2gIjgaS1wMQ/w300-h400/Drawing%20with%20Foot.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">OK, I do get a bit silly while teaching. That is part of the fun!!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p><br /></p>Jane Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06062718110759969682noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041249677192613494.post-661660551458401222022-12-14T18:23:00.000-05:002022-12-14T18:23:42.210-05:002023 Calendar is Here!<p> Putting together images for my 2023 calendar offers a chance to reflect on the work I've done in the past year. As usual, it is various, and to my eyes all over the map. But it's <i>my</i> map, and I am sticking to it. I've decided not to apologize anymore for being "inconsistent" and trying new things all the time. You can read more of my thoughts on that subject <a href="https://janedavies-collagejourneys.blogspot.com/2022/11/residency-in-truro-ma.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><p>In the 2023 calendar I've tried to choose images that reflect most of the scope of my 2022 explorations. However, I did find myself favoring the most recent work. I wonder if this is a common phenomenon: is your favorite work is the work you've done most recently?</p><h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://janedaviesstudios.com/Lessons/Misc/JaneDaviescalendar2023.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Download my 2023 calendar here.</span></a></h3><p>Print it out and enjoy in the months to come. Here is a preview of the first couple of months.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMet8aDs65dzpoGgBVFyubvEDAXBVmFr3axUANP9uhZJdoTPFm11I3Zak44U6lnN-MwmXhmETFKIN0H65Nfcjngjhc7FmwFG-BtDJ3NGUmi8kGyp46SoV18yiyk2R2fAsXXjh7eW20QL2xgTs4Y7dEfVMuPc_FPqulxVQc9Wk3xSCp0Q2Q1bneiiqGeA/s1276/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-14%20at%203.07.16%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1276" data-original-width="1146" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMet8aDs65dzpoGgBVFyubvEDAXBVmFr3axUANP9uhZJdoTPFm11I3Zak44U6lnN-MwmXhmETFKIN0H65Nfcjngjhc7FmwFG-BtDJ3NGUmi8kGyp46SoV18yiyk2R2fAsXXjh7eW20QL2xgTs4Y7dEfVMuPc_FPqulxVQc9Wk3xSCp0Q2Q1bneiiqGeA/w359-h400/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-14%20at%203.07.16%20PM.png" width="359" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GqneWPGyunu9LzRQtSDLJXhDNJHEfCmqMiejhbOOqqt8_y82CF2iB-WiYMDxROFdnEBpDStpVvFLGEs5qg6CQM_PFdooZgUBRXXn7Evw1B_MCcAgcP52f_sNl4QOTLzKt0rlvkk23vaYRMVCYWgnedHDozIzSmEeWljdtFmBKg0d50JXhCvAkOGgOA/s1294/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-14%20at%203.07.32%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1294" data-original-width="1150" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GqneWPGyunu9LzRQtSDLJXhDNJHEfCmqMiejhbOOqqt8_y82CF2iB-WiYMDxROFdnEBpDStpVvFLGEs5qg6CQM_PFdooZgUBRXXn7Evw1B_MCcAgcP52f_sNl4QOTLzKt0rlvkk23vaYRMVCYWgnedHDozIzSmEeWljdtFmBKg0d50JXhCvAkOGgOA/w355-h400/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-14%20at%203.07.32%20PM.png" width="355" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Jane Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06062718110759969682noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041249677192613494.post-35551849747210019842022-12-05T09:18:00.002-05:002022-12-05T09:18:24.275-05:00Selling Prints and Products on Fine Art America<p> I offer prints and products on <a href="https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/jane-davies" target="_blank">Fine Art America</a> / <a href="https://pixels.com/profiles/jane-davies" target="_blank">Pixels</a>, which are <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Print_on_demand#:~:text=Print%20on%20demand%20%28POD%29%20is%20a%20printing%20technology,order%2C%20allowing%20prints%20of%20single%20or%20small%20quantities." target="_blank">print-on-demand</a> sites, "FAA" in my shorthand. They are two sites, same company, practically identical, but Pixels offers a few more products than does Fine Art America.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNlnAqemb_iVycXKvgQHldDHhYIckcMJhAgVThUaQMbVsvu1lelYv0tuEyLPbwoVWm--hoHV6NEJ6oLnIQLI9EGMHhIVRYQ0UMmBkH0YK3_nkW15Iy8nYoub9HCg1eQGvClZZjymZf402aqvd2VJxIiwosyGDHh1Uyor-WNAq7hyCu9OtyKzkVG2_Pow/s500/FAA%20products%20smaller.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="170" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNlnAqemb_iVycXKvgQHldDHhYIckcMJhAgVThUaQMbVsvu1lelYv0tuEyLPbwoVWm--hoHV6NEJ6oLnIQLI9EGMHhIVRYQ0UMmBkH0YK3_nkW15Iy8nYoub9HCg1eQGvClZZjymZf402aqvd2VJxIiwosyGDHh1Uyor-WNAq7hyCu9OtyKzkVG2_Pow/s16000/FAA%20products%20smaller.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A few products available from FAA: acrylic print, throw pillow, tote bag, and pencil case<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>People often ask me if I like the way FAA sells my work. I read this as emphasis on THEY. Are <i>they </i>(meaning FAA) doing a good job for me? They, in this case, are not doing anything to sell my work other than provide a (fabulous, in my opinion) platform and process for <i>me</i> to sell prints and products.</p><p>In the question is embedded a little confusion about marketing. <b>A gallery markets your work</b> - they get the potential customers in front of your pieces and try to match buyer with artwork in a satisfactory fit. I see this as a kind of highly-skilled matchmaking. It takes experience, insight, and knowledge to match the right client with the right artwork. And it takes serious curating. A gallery will not show just anything - they will show work (and dedicate resources to) that they believe they have clients for.</p><p>FAA and other <b>POD (print-on-demand) sites</b> <b>do not do marketing</b>. They offer a convenient platform for the artist to offer prints and products. It is up to the artist to get the clients to the site. They also do no curating, so the platform is open to anyone.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_Hw4MP9ttBmpCdaRpmGQWu2He0f0R6s1EfLttouawy9jUCZSMHDOS3dV5P0pf78C_Ggpgr5DMHlLDLXqk9FdQworz92vsbmewSRaPXQtyJKLghXmCkywRIxDyfhSsNvaTYjTq4Fya4utceVzkMAg9L6x867_WzPJis-cfW4mQTNuRAMlhYloyX8Utg/s1176/Screen%20Shot%202022-11-23%20at%2010.33.50%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1176" data-original-width="942" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_Hw4MP9ttBmpCdaRpmGQWu2He0f0R6s1EfLttouawy9jUCZSMHDOS3dV5P0pf78C_Ggpgr5DMHlLDLXqk9FdQworz92vsbmewSRaPXQtyJKLghXmCkywRIxDyfhSsNvaTYjTq4Fya4utceVzkMAg9L6x867_WzPJis-cfW4mQTNuRAMlhYloyX8Utg/w320-h400/Screen%20Shot%202022-11-23%20at%2010.33.50%20AM.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://fineartamerica.com/featured/line-of-fire-1-jane-davies.html" target="_blank">Framed Print of "Line of Fire #1"</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>If you have work up on FAA or another POD site and nobody is buying it, it is not because the site is not doing its job. It is because you are not doing your job. Don't give up on POD if your work is not selling. <i>Send</i> people to your POD page via links on your website, social media posts, newsletters, etc., and see what happens.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJseuXAReI-qfU5JP6pTkXJNthkcicct4FOjJCQYNtRdU8QHvN4zqQzvzHizHvHzERUChhWRqZv-TAyOBGyoIJQDPTVZxgZFklp_xbV_sBC-mz7pRLkcjQU4JtjgAOS46EtufU1AuRQmqxjYpBSmy3MEv2JF6nAbHCaLGGlInugwuwcIv7jgTRr3lIPA/s652/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-05%20at%209.02.33%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="652" data-original-width="554" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJseuXAReI-qfU5JP6pTkXJNthkcicct4FOjJCQYNtRdU8QHvN4zqQzvzHizHvHzERUChhWRqZv-TAyOBGyoIJQDPTVZxgZFklp_xbV_sBC-mz7pRLkcjQU4JtjgAOS46EtufU1AuRQmqxjYpBSmy3MEv2JF6nAbHCaLGGlInugwuwcIv7jgTRr3lIPA/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-12-05%20at%209.02.33%20AM.png" width="272" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a screen shot of my <a href="http://janedaviesstudios.com/index.html" target="_blank">new website's</a> navigation menu.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>I personally love the POD concept. For me it means that people can have images of my work in whatever form suits them, for very reasonable prices. Not everyone who likes my work is in the market for original pieces of art. I love it that they can have phone cases, notebooks, tote bags, etc. as well as fine art prints at a size and price that works for them. It's not for everybody, and it doesn't pretend to be original art. </p><p>I would like to hear your thoughts on print-on-demand, and to know what kind of experiences you have had with this kind of platform.<br /></p>Jane Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06062718110759969682noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041249677192613494.post-84625130626331256432022-11-24T15:50:00.004-05:002022-11-24T15:50:46.246-05:00Residency in Truro, MA<p> My residency at <a href="https://www.castlehill.org/#intro-page" target="_blank">Truro Center for the Arts</a> in October resulted in some new directions, and new thoughts about my work and processes. That is exactly what I'd hoped to get out of it. </p><p>I developed a practice of making studies, or études, as a kind of warm-up exercise. Read about that in the <a href="https://janedavies-collagejourneys.blogspot.com/2022/10/studies-warm-ups-practice.html" target="_blank">previous post</a>. Drawing from life and from photographs also crept into my practice, like something basic and essential. I have considered how introducing a recognizable subject into my otherwise abstract paintings might give me a broader capacity for expression. I don't know, but it is something to explore. So far, these house-shape elements, or 'fishing stages', or barns, are in a few pieces. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqk8PWPxufwE3bQnPVSZjfATelGKhcf1GYrIEDq_z5AjxY-VmHk3jq2WN-by9kbBPJRpuXgDl9DjMiuxh8RKWVdvGhHvFe--jx7M1C-C-OFSw29eRuZFq8ENtHDFItAZbpGC79ouWdYp511HD1AVOqLM_Man1d9BPafLD8ru3YD7saCJtBYDRNs_Fufw/s1278/JD_110422_03_72dpi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1278" data-original-width="954" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqk8PWPxufwE3bQnPVSZjfATelGKhcf1GYrIEDq_z5AjxY-VmHk3jq2WN-by9kbBPJRpuXgDl9DjMiuxh8RKWVdvGhHvFe--jx7M1C-C-OFSw29eRuZFq8ENtHDFItAZbpGC79ouWdYp511HD1AVOqLM_Man1d9BPafLD8ru3YD7saCJtBYDRNs_Fufw/w299-h400/JD_110422_03_72dpi.jpg" width="299" /></a></div><br /> I also explored scribbles, for their own sake to see if I had something to say in this vocabulary. Here are a few examples. Perhaps I'll write more on that at some point.<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_uH9O7WKBeSEFhaqYfOCLhVjIs0OA6Rfq4m24btnh3DdTEXm9iBzz_OkosAj2wyG1LwdKRj3x3FQ-I-qDExldjVwgD3H_bV2oDtsYkRTiuIPdtbHAE0FmT4EbboaVzjGc2aeYEl6Es8pAmtYsUXtWpkO5cYyxuHTsK9vXSSDI6u_z9XIVJyFOakU6Q/s1314/JD_110422_12_72dpi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1314" data-original-width="990" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_uH9O7WKBeSEFhaqYfOCLhVjIs0OA6Rfq4m24btnh3DdTEXm9iBzz_OkosAj2wyG1LwdKRj3x3FQ-I-qDExldjVwgD3H_bV2oDtsYkRTiuIPdtbHAE0FmT4EbboaVzjGc2aeYEl6Es8pAmtYsUXtWpkO5cYyxuHTsK9vXSSDI6u_z9XIVJyFOakU6Q/w301-h400/JD_110422_12_72dpi.jpg" width="301" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Line of Fire #3, 18"x24", acrylic and drawing on paper<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaChSFYOI_-x_WQ1Llw_ZH8-wxk77r7CuTA4VwMkU1rg5QsB4zajknVBHMENwshZKbp6SsbyIQe1GYft77Mw1AqVjgZhNzOGq8dhe9Raugo6Aqdd9hRA5SNaJhHuLXIFVfrwH1wIgp6gq0VgT2dtCedef3Dtu_VvyJLwKr15EH7ovMV2OZOcjMxIJRiA/s1296/JD_110422_09_72dpi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1296" data-original-width="972" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaChSFYOI_-x_WQ1Llw_ZH8-wxk77r7CuTA4VwMkU1rg5QsB4zajknVBHMENwshZKbp6SsbyIQe1GYft77Mw1AqVjgZhNzOGq8dhe9Raugo6Aqdd9hRA5SNaJhHuLXIFVfrwH1wIgp6gq0VgT2dtCedef3Dtu_VvyJLwKr15EH7ovMV2OZOcjMxIJRiA/w300-h400/JD_110422_09_72dpi.jpg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Under the Wire #1, 18"x24", acrylic and drawing on paper</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><h2 style="text-align: center;">Here is the Real Takeaway<br /></h2><div style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Though I've been examining this idea periodically for a couple of years, it was my time in Truro that allowed a new level of understanding (though it is still a work in progress): I let <i>imagined expectations</i> <i>of</i> <i>other people</i> get in my way. Imaginary or hypothetical people, not real ones. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Here are a few of the voices:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Is this new idea<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>consistent</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>with work that people have already seen? </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Does it make some visual sense<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>to them </i>in terms of my previous work (or work that has sold or been shown)? </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Will it <i>look good</i>? Will it stand out? Will it grab the viewer? Does it look like <i>art</i>?<br /></span></span></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">No matter how much I embrace the idea/knowledge that I make my best work when following my own inner urges and curiosities, it is VERY difficult to let go of the urge to please or impress others. I want my work to find 'success' and approval in the world outside the studio. Is that so bad? My guess is that it is perfectly normal and serves a real function. The problem comes when those 'outer' voices - the imagined expectations of others - start telling me how and what to paint. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I am trying to identify the questions and assumptions that may be getting in my way. They are the voices I let in without knowing it. My task now is to identify these culprits so that I can recognize them and put them in their place. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I'd love to know if you experience this struggle between inner curiosity and outer voices, or imagined expectations of others. Please comment.<br /></span></span></p></div>Jane Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06062718110759969682noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041249677192613494.post-76891799507807374632022-10-28T09:05:00.002-04:002022-10-28T09:05:19.173-04:00Studies, Warm-ups, Practice<p>Many artists have warm-up practices, or do a bunch of studies before plunging into 'real' work. This sounds like an obvious good way to start your painting session, so why haven't I been doing it on a regular basis? I dip into it once in awhile but have not managed to sustain it on any regular basis. <a href="https://janedavies-collagejourneys.blogspot.com/2020/12/practice-with-quickies.html" target="_blank">Here is a post about quickies</a>. It is almost THREE YEARS old! It is not the last time I engaged with small studies, but still. Here is a <a href="https://youtu.be/T3O5FUegv0E" target="_blank">video on collage with scraps</a> from almost two years ago.</p><p>One of the many things I learned - or re-learned - in my residency at <a href="https://www.castlehill.org/" target="_blank">Truro Center for the Arts</a> is the value of this practice. Whether you call them warm-up pieces or studies, the essential aspect is that they are NOT art. They are your playground, a way to warm-up the hand, the eye, the creative muscle that makes visual decisions quickly. You don't have to show any of them to anybody. I don't keep a regular sketchbook as such because I like to work in wet media - paint or collage - and in multiples. I'd have to let one piece dry before turning the page. But these warm-up studies (I'll call them studies, or études) are like a sketchbook.</p><p>Do you have a regular practice of working in a sketchbook or doing quick studies? I'd like to hear about it. Please comment below. What is the value of this practice you to? What format to you use?<br /></p><p>Here are 'études' from the last couple of weeks here. They are on various papers in various media, and the sizes are around 6x8" or 5x7", varying a bit.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieZitTLjPeROcBuDrycUSZuaXCwnYz7Ze9MMYPEiztovx2wxP-fczvCs_1ni67RH3vzqesKQ9Aiq5RQghyMm7AT9QpymveaRmgkgmgl6NwcqPllXbobI1cSz4qMrt4eEptwLSpipAiAV_FL_epq18pJmWOgDL16aOCnDBA5y5t5ZC9sbFhyx4WS2ICVQ/s1280/IMG_3392%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieZitTLjPeROcBuDrycUSZuaXCwnYz7Ze9MMYPEiztovx2wxP-fczvCs_1ni67RH3vzqesKQ9Aiq5RQghyMm7AT9QpymveaRmgkgmgl6NwcqPllXbobI1cSz4qMrt4eEptwLSpipAiAV_FL_epq18pJmWOgDL16aOCnDBA5y5t5ZC9sbFhyx4WS2ICVQ/w400-h300/IMG_3392%20Large.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpLVim5cs8Be1ZPX7FkuF2BPrvjRy4W5KFrfTCNjyUCNtEPZ1nBM_zKk-QRz7kk1rCScNY-Tvv1hhQeiOJNqEhVJ5M-pc6dNdRD0TRoQ2p6ZtAfm5n6wEPx1rPJUrxcFxsjgadRLct_lslrveu7_pZtRPBB-KZMySd9CdfxC6QwYOL2T4dtEnTsCEHA/s1280/IMG_3384%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I vaguely remembered making notes on What To Do in a meltdown. I found this note:
<span style="font-family: "Avenir Next",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman \(Body CS\)"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></p><blockquote>Something about making marks with crayons to see
what emerges. Making marks all day on a stack or a roll of cheap drawing paper.
Mining whatever is in there, the subconscious, the hand and eye, or the hand
without the eye. </blockquote><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">So I got out my crayons (<a href="https://www.dickblick.com/products/caran-dache-neocolor-ii-artists-crayons/" target="_blank">Caran d'Ache NeoColor II</a>) and started scribbling furiously over marks I had made with paint. Layering the crayon marks and less frantic lines in paint drew me back into the process. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbSs-J-fPEQU7vzIEnQKg1dxZ9ocZNG_cA08XPPAzDRvyRSahJwBm7_YIOrSrKP_CW1u978AScJ5PxjAEkWNtxtqHNrraI80qr5GGcPabZmVvx-lXwedgSoZ3nvk3qA8aEpOEJCX51CXOr4IOlFM7sF5W1cK5TfEOplavl3lM69vifdeto1Qoy86MTmQ/s1280/IMG_3202%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbSs-J-fPEQU7vzIEnQKg1dxZ9ocZNG_cA08XPPAzDRvyRSahJwBm7_YIOrSrKP_CW1u978AScJ5PxjAEkWNtxtqHNrraI80qr5GGcPabZmVvx-lXwedgSoZ3nvk3qA8aEpOEJCX51CXOr4IOlFM7sF5W1cK5TfEOplavl3lM69vifdeto1Qoy86MTmQ/w300-h400/IMG_3202%20Large.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">18"x24", acrylic and crayon on paper<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_HXFCY3awZVLPKby-De7iDVwhMYuMm2SLA5w0Lfoh416cIWMfaxLIxrZcWujNKqHEroKU1irXDH_H2vhLjkDa7Lms7-vQc6_E_S0lVPuMxe66w7_tZoOoqtPFcfCoFzc8MiuaziaFMGKhpO1g3hNalwGSxi1kR9q7uOQNMKynO8xQbJ3aUTX8CtJiw/s1280/IMG_3215%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_HXFCY3awZVLPKby-De7iDVwhMYuMm2SLA5w0Lfoh416cIWMfaxLIxrZcWujNKqHEroKU1irXDH_H2vhLjkDa7Lms7-vQc6_E_S0lVPuMxe66w7_tZoOoqtPFcfCoFzc8MiuaziaFMGKhpO1g3hNalwGSxi1kR9q7uOQNMKynO8xQbJ3aUTX8CtJiw/w300-h400/IMG_3215%20Large.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">18"x24", acrylic, graphite, and crayon on paper</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-8OdTqexFb7Lc02eusnIYPZHzGOuFhkJugcE26o21Tt37nCaiFwpKsXpNb3lkPHCK3Q5u0xr6jUqB0FVddC7oscPpZ63Gb_5s2NldJSbzlHKvSIcWZ4SVN2r16ZyZMmE2hAnXMYotnCLpyCG1IHTu5TAw7wxskhT4kH4_M9JBQvqotYnbyvplXUe1w/s1280/IMG_3216%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-8OdTqexFb7Lc02eusnIYPZHzGOuFhkJugcE26o21Tt37nCaiFwpKsXpNb3lkPHCK3Q5u0xr6jUqB0FVddC7oscPpZ63Gb_5s2NldJSbzlHKvSIcWZ4SVN2r16ZyZMmE2hAnXMYotnCLpyCG1IHTu5TAw7wxskhT4kH4_M9JBQvqotYnbyvplXUe1w/w300-h400/IMG_3216%20Large.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">18"x24", acrylic, graphite, and crayon on paper</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDAqzAJJCGXOp_g_OiwOEUR5Gxonu72xVR5gWtTUrv-Zi304wo1eUr2q4zpTZAx1HlIBlUz6fuFlpFLYatw498qM2ehsv6VLM4dT9KpXmxQd6zMH--zBbwSCpqe2mbo5zPALkunUKoPMqsoqXTCfDGaCvUpEWMo3KW8NDsVhTQLnLaOOWthWYkvy7dhA/s1280/IMG_3218%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDAqzAJJCGXOp_g_OiwOEUR5Gxonu72xVR5gWtTUrv-Zi304wo1eUr2q4zpTZAx1HlIBlUz6fuFlpFLYatw498qM2ehsv6VLM4dT9KpXmxQd6zMH--zBbwSCpqe2mbo5zPALkunUKoPMqsoqXTCfDGaCvUpEWMo3KW8NDsVhTQLnLaOOWthWYkvy7dhA/w300-h400/IMG_3218%20Large.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">18"x24", acrylic, graphite, and crayon on paper</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> Of course, the Caran d'Ache crayons are water soluble, so they can smear when you paint over them. My trick is to apply a GENTLE coat of <a href="https://www.dickblick.com/items/utrecht-acrylic-medium-matte-medium-pint/" target="_blank">matte medium</a> or <a href="https://www.dickblick.com/items/golden-soft-acrylic-gel-medium-matte-16-oz-jar/" target="_blank">matte acrylic gel</a> to the crayon marks, CONTROL the smear, and let it dry completely before painting over. For graphite scribbling I like Lyra <i>non</i>-water-soluble <a href="https://www.dickblick.com/items/lyra-graphite-crayon-9b/" target="_blank">graphite crayons</a>. I also use ordinary pencils. You could add colored pencils and paint markers to this scribbling tool box. Avoid Sharpie Permanent Markers (they will bleed through subsequent layers of paint), and oil pastels (unless they are the last layer - they will not adhere to subsequent layers of acrylic paint). DO explore chalk pastels, charcoal (use fixative, outdoors, between layers), and various kinds of brushes with your acrylic paint. <a href="https://www.dickblick.com/products/golden-high-flow-acrylics/?fromSearch=%2Fsearch%2F%3Fsearchword%3DGolden%20High%20Flow" target="_blank">Golden High Flow</a> acrylics and be fun to scribble with too, especially opaque ones. You can mix Titanium White High Flow into other colors to make them more opaque and lighten the value. Let each layer dry before adding more marks when using wet media. Work on several at one time.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Here are a few examples of last week's scribbles:</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQkblXKecx-YHxOKsN9YiyoqLJnD206LMJ-uXY-0xCDYYJrz4jYHFdmQW7BsM1C90k7fHWhBuyloVpR7IC7pKR8k8B4nkHq1C_GBNAFEVrhY9IIONqny9osrA5s5XorxFWa_nvdEn0DJJCWHmwaS0Yy-GLsUPZ7kBsLHMHo-uNFS2TXgLY9refaNCwyw/s1280/IMG_3138%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQkblXKecx-YHxOKsN9YiyoqLJnD206LMJ-uXY-0xCDYYJrz4jYHFdmQW7BsM1C90k7fHWhBuyloVpR7IC7pKR8k8B4nkHq1C_GBNAFEVrhY9IIONqny9osrA5s5XorxFWa_nvdEn0DJJCWHmwaS0Yy-GLsUPZ7kBsLHMHo-uNFS2TXgLY9refaNCwyw/w300-h400/IMG_3138%20Large.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black High Flow Paint applied with a brush. Spray paint on the left (black)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiATrK95bN9Z98G5l0ctD3pVihzArMY3dKEUdbqJexYiKwTYH4JG3EyMc4OoEZ5e7RonpEdQicBtlaHek6FVd7nwYlF8KPA0F0cNfUp5Sf1vvGEs5oSNy0bmjUV6otQmy-v2lbifi7S2NWBzHj9emXSj8bLaHksNi-KupDP94J5efwN1XElq9cWj9kDWw/s1280/IMG_3137%202%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiATrK95bN9Z98G5l0ctD3pVihzArMY3dKEUdbqJexYiKwTYH4JG3EyMc4OoEZ5e7RonpEdQicBtlaHek6FVd7nwYlF8KPA0F0cNfUp5Sf1vvGEs5oSNy0bmjUV6otQmy-v2lbifi7S2NWBzHj9emXSj8bLaHksNi-KupDP94J5efwN1XElq9cWj9kDWw/w300-h400/IMG_3137%202%20Large.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black spray paint, turquoise crayon<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr_W1V1-xuJrvOdDOXbmnfkNa4XwXU5ihdS0u2l6ESlQLFlYEy_K8YQze6NExQBAbQyDMINeT8fwNP3A7sl19QdhlMuyujpuETgjLOqPYxgWop76-AxDKcIJY8k5CNIbPlO2xUy-mzH-LlUe7GkxjhqalMt3cExdM5EgH1jFNJ4JXWPBD8PM6yYXuz1g/s1280/IMG_3128%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr_W1V1-xuJrvOdDOXbmnfkNa4XwXU5ihdS0u2l6ESlQLFlYEy_K8YQze6NExQBAbQyDMINeT8fwNP3A7sl19QdhlMuyujpuETgjLOqPYxgWop76-AxDKcIJY8k5CNIbPlO2xUy-mzH-LlUe7GkxjhqalMt3cExdM5EgH1jFNJ4JXWPBD8PM6yYXuz1g/w300-h400/IMG_3128%20Large.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paint scribbles applied with brush and palette knife<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This feels like Scribbles Part 2. You can see some of my 2021 scribbles <a href="https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/jane-davies/collections/new+work+in+2021?page=2" target="_blank">on this page</a>, along with some stripes and florals. One of the many themes or explorations I seem to circle back to is this layering of marks. Great way to loosen up, and lots there to discover.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></span>
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{page:WordSection1;}</style></p>Jane Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06062718110759969682noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041249677192613494.post-48599251490956505532022-08-24T09:29:00.003-04:002022-08-24T09:29:53.136-04:00More NOT Making Art<div><p>A few images from my studio. I am exploring new ways of putting things together, trying materials that are new to me, and explicitly not making 'finished work'. Tomorrow I will be delivering a truck-load of work to the Kent Museum for <a href="https://www.kentscorner.org/" target="_blank">Art at the Kent</a> in Calais, Vermont. It's a good time to clear the decks and start something new.</p><p style="text-align: center;">The following four images are papers and canvas tacked to the wall: <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR1yG0zESIv_Qdbmk1KGbG_mGk6Tur8O3QGyEokkPjiYLUkdPnMmmu86ltEjiv7GGtwVo4_U5kpcSzOOWE-6iptNLqm1JaF0YV57Zw9ftj8RCMTda01iAOj4zr6b7N-dnQ1d78uipQVLGmJT342qdhx3NhoZxNR5Mz2Yab5HT8dWhnqUMjT4JU1WlPeA/s1280/IMG_2817%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR1yG0zESIv_Qdbmk1KGbG_mGk6Tur8O3QGyEokkPjiYLUkdPnMmmu86ltEjiv7GGtwVo4_U5kpcSzOOWE-6iptNLqm1JaF0YV57Zw9ftj8RCMTda01iAOj4zr6b7N-dnQ1d78uipQVLGmJT342qdhx3NhoZxNR5Mz2Yab5HT8dWhnqUMjT4JU1WlPeA/w400-h300/IMG_2817%20Large.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwrVtfPZ6NvxW2Aw_oG8nANVurOcKRzNZpBSo3gesf5WTWMaauI7BRYOt-nEZNiamMk3yAgSQJ_07oO1odpMq4_ZXGone9VDhGUmtDxcIDNntvYq2YSWP6raYJFnl4yzyXedtF__yc-iKN5caCh92VrPTr98RBoRAfkmOBbpzn9Xp2zife_jsuzUtx_w/s1280/IMG_2879%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwrVtfPZ6NvxW2Aw_oG8nANVurOcKRzNZpBSo3gesf5WTWMaauI7BRYOt-nEZNiamMk3yAgSQJ_07oO1odpMq4_ZXGone9VDhGUmtDxcIDNntvYq2YSWP6raYJFnl4yzyXedtF__yc-iKN5caCh92VrPTr98RBoRAfkmOBbpzn9Xp2zife_jsuzUtx_w/w300-h400/IMG_2879%20Large.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is another un-stretched canvas tacked to the wall.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Jane Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06062718110759969682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041249677192613494.post-26196507736366021802022-08-01T08:40:00.012-04:002022-08-01T08:40:57.505-04:00Time for NOT Making Art<p>How much studio time do you give to experimenting, exploring, not trying to make art? In last Friday's zoom workshop, 5 Ways to Get Un-Stuck <a href="http://janedaviesstudios.com/5ways.html" target="_blank">(you can still buy the recording here)</a>, I got a lot of questions that implied a need to make finished work out of everything we do in the studio. While I am demonstrating "mashing sh!t together" or practicing 5-minute paintings, some of the questions are some version of: What Happens Next? How Do You Finish It? How Do You Make This Into Finished Work?</p><p>The implied belief is that we are wasting our time/materials/resources if we are not working towards a product, a finished piece. This belief, so ingrained in our daily lives, is probably one of the most challenging habits of mind to break. And yet I know that if I am <i>trying to make good art</i>, I make mediocre contrived, superficial art. When I get absorbed in a visual inquiry, absorbed in process, allow myself to go "off-topic" or make a mess or try combining ideas to see what happens... this is when the good stuff shows up. </p><p>The practices I demonstrated in 5 Ways to Get Un-Stuck do not result in finished works. That is the point. They are designed to remove the pressure or goal of The Finished Piece so that you can practice being in the mindset of inquiry and experimentation. Practicing the mindset is, to me, a worthy goal. It is worthy of our time and materials. You can always paint over, re-use the paper-canvas-board whatever your substrate is. And if the cost of paint holds you back, use cheaper paint for the experimental practices.</p><p>Here are a few of my mash-ups from last winter; they are 11"x14" on Bristol<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheZ957Seu_4l6L06A2ZFgnYaXt4zLqgg82PXI0_RSWL-Xuh60ZolGc5EVSajgiLek849b05KA-1Rcxle_iNoI9y2DRkuaoVfOkccSoGMD5qAD5FUxmZU3aDFYh57SfsVN1by9dm9CqtNB_nv3AH0OSBbHWFFuoSlnPu2TwD-DisKdZCPWaZMcECA8rqg/s906/IMG_1389.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="906" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheZ957Seu_4l6L06A2ZFgnYaXt4zLqgg82PXI0_RSWL-Xuh60ZolGc5EVSajgiLek849b05KA-1Rcxle_iNoI9y2DRkuaoVfOkccSoGMD5qAD5FUxmZU3aDFYh57SfsVN1by9dm9CqtNB_nv3AH0OSBbHWFFuoSlnPu2TwD-DisKdZCPWaZMcECA8rqg/w318-h400/IMG_1389.jpeg" width="318" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="916" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimM0RQWQzuQLXnjvovpnRpy1Dkyrq3X960NbPauP6LGITLa6hD7clPI5cxYJ4fQGxnLdaGOTQtQkOMyxJlNxWj_265x4wQCJxrvFlf56RhlIno4BzyMZ51ccW3x6ngvlmEcRGXRfhsKmuo06yvAPL3EyaKBpbHYEl7UPfLD8qN3gkDRN1GcURiOg2y1A/w315-h400/IMG_1397.jpeg" width="315" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Jane Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06062718110759969682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041249677192613494.post-82228105445183350882022-07-20T10:59:00.001-04:002022-07-20T10:59:02.755-04:00New Pinterest Board<p> I've just created a new Pinterest board on the use of neutrals and bright colors together. <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/janedaviesart/neutrals-neutrals-%2B-brights/" target="_blank">Take a look here</a>. I love pushing the ratios of neutrals to brights. How <i>little</i> bright can you get away with and still have it sing? How <i>much</i> bright can you get away with, and not have it "too busy"? </p><p>Here are a few examples of my own work in which I'm focusing on this kind of palette:</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnFS4hDrYwnsZ9kQf7P-m6SjPH6Je1UNiKj30Ls1yXpxeVjTJ-y1lK8QXgDs1ojiL4YGuTT379CQykl_l6tViy81Av8ABYzA-dpiebdOQS9Lj_fDAzLlV1Q6nxZU-_WFr2Fe--aEUVJBuLv4gG0PzyhN_DJyuzQ11Z8HDb1x5eyeq5MCEfu-JRU7zLnQ/s2824/IMG_2441.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2796" data-original-width="2824" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnFS4hDrYwnsZ9kQf7P-m6SjPH6Je1UNiKj30Ls1yXpxeVjTJ-y1lK8QXgDs1ojiL4YGuTT379CQykl_l6tViy81Av8ABYzA-dpiebdOQS9Lj_fDAzLlV1Q6nxZU-_WFr2Fe--aEUVJBuLv4gG0PzyhN_DJyuzQ11Z8HDb1x5eyeq5MCEfu-JRU7zLnQ/w400-h396/IMG_2441.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">8"x8"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_hK4CIATGVr9v8YPhb9_W0gZgM4ld54pBRIze1tGhupyrGTca5MqssF2245l2pXZ6UA0SQXO9I4_8u_TX-lTYto5DuQnngR52P3JWOT_qZ5YayZwNWheuRYH7FpIuJsCQ7tWKCBQavXqYBwTq6qDK0WjXd9QD0VQigQfQAyHIgItJXuJV0S3n4VuKg/s2918/IMG_2438.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2918" data-original-width="2878" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_hK4CIATGVr9v8YPhb9_W0gZgM4ld54pBRIze1tGhupyrGTca5MqssF2245l2pXZ6UA0SQXO9I4_8u_TX-lTYto5DuQnngR52P3JWOT_qZ5YayZwNWheuRYH7FpIuJsCQ7tWKCBQavXqYBwTq6qDK0WjXd9QD0VQigQfQAyHIgItJXuJV0S3n4VuKg/w395-h400/IMG_2438.jpeg" width="395" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">12"x12"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCYPu-smxS9LyvDeRIhp05YnuHHX5mMQhyLu1AAwZO30A7mVoOsMrNjKCypmM42ORLIEEICcYUu4VMnKiXz7xjmHm-SAwr_QGKVl6Mpd2_ankweu4VCD2TAHz-WuiAzLzawciz-7w-JD0hy9dd8LRz7rqVMMaVeQTv8mVXC8mwTb9Kma4_HU0Vgxia2w/s3024/IMG_2437.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3004" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCYPu-smxS9LyvDeRIhp05YnuHHX5mMQhyLu1AAwZO30A7mVoOsMrNjKCypmM42ORLIEEICcYUu4VMnKiXz7xjmHm-SAwr_QGKVl6Mpd2_ankweu4VCD2TAHz-WuiAzLzawciz-7w-JD0hy9dd8LRz7rqVMMaVeQTv8mVXC8mwTb9Kma4_HU0Vgxia2w/w398-h400/IMG_2437.jpeg" width="398" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">20"x20"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZvoYQTJ_xTBAR67GZgfdGrydlZKNpSIil6MPYGkVDphDYiG_a5k8x4ZcJlVIr4SFWeFZjz1U7Db4UA6O1NFRQP6VrwvJ-bHFkmAvWiMEcelUCzL1N929Mq_9qfH7GoLuVRcckv1xn0xqUknLYxohEhpaTUR1yx5KcFhKil6PpFyCF0-yWOiwnZ2JAFg/s1280/IMG_1763%202%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqx7F1pst_CJ3k-0lxucngP9zL6up-yFTJlFhbcpnAoynIQL5mcVSmJIEajktD0NfeKDh-NgnEFyxgYgANf5f2WkvELfXpqmBez_PsRSu20ADv_anE369h1fGZOqN4hz2S96ekcn_7utsdKyEb--c68B-lUU4HquhKTkLRp4Ahy1KrKCyWo02OMlq3A/w400-h400/JDAVI%20Re-Assembly%20%233%2024%22x24%22%20acrylic%20and%20collage%20on%20panel.jpg.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">24"x24"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQEDAFEV2_PyYt1zXHSCrP1aX48lCFmAoyy7C0nDDrrGr4jyRroW8rJeNNRnKgFwxWQL4IgYTVOtRB8FiJpOJl1sKqZyH1uuifmyrOGZRlcZLuXxkR1tbQI0KMJ0JO1M-_uKwAJRQGzpPiO1wfZFa2QdXaY09UqndyOL16NZh0nR9hcigyT7MneXmDw/s1000/JDAVI%20Re-Assembly%20%231%2024%22x24%22%20acrylic%20and%20collage%20on%20panel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQEDAFEV2_PyYt1zXHSCrP1aX48lCFmAoyy7C0nDDrrGr4jyRroW8rJeNNRnKgFwxWQL4IgYTVOtRB8FiJpOJl1sKqZyH1uuifmyrOGZRlcZLuXxkR1tbQI0KMJ0JO1M-_uKwAJRQGzpPiO1wfZFa2QdXaY09UqndyOL16NZh0nR9hcigyT7MneXmDw/w400-h400/JDAVI%20Re-Assembly%20%231%2024%22x24%22%20acrylic%20and%20collage%20on%20panel.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">24"x24"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Jane Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06062718110759969682noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041249677192613494.post-67508887753249912002022-06-09T14:55:00.000-04:002022-06-09T14:55:08.158-04:00Jane's Art Basics - beginner's color mixing<p>Mixing colors is fun, meditative, and it can be very satisfying. Many color mixing instructions have you making systematic color charts, with small swatches of each color. They look great, they make you feel like you've accomplished something, and they are useful for reference. </p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj04Kol21yYqMWai3-Dlx_u9Bfl1Krb8_UDL8HzX40QUcIj17N78I7kbC59OGnEBVA8V1-V_fgo8Y7INmlNMsKomLatt17Lq-tMbakywzof5v1u5GXEM-DABKjIoMndSJDIbDY2ab3hEEfy5Cossq9aFfYFvnm4-EwBCdLj8dkfLoaBTIDWvmWNGXLhIg/s3828/Green%20Value%20Scale.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="521" data-original-width="3828" height="55" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj04Kol21yYqMWai3-Dlx_u9Bfl1Krb8_UDL8HzX40QUcIj17N78I7kbC59OGnEBVA8V1-V_fgo8Y7INmlNMsKomLatt17Lq-tMbakywzof5v1u5GXEM-DABKjIoMndSJDIbDY2ab3hEEfy5Cossq9aFfYFvnm4-EwBCdLj8dkfLoaBTIDWvmWNGXLhIg/w400-h55/Green%20Value%20Scale.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shades (dark) and tints (light) of Permanent Green Light<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> Another way to get to know your colors is to choose one color, and mix it with white and colors that are adjacent to it on the color wheel, or "analogous colors". Also mix it with different versions of the same color. In the following video I start with turquoise out of the tube. I mix it with another turquoise (deeper, darker Pthalo Turquoise), as well as white, green, and a couple of yellows. Try this with any color.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/liOEEe_8S_8" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p><p>
You can try out color combinations in your sketchbook in a non-systematic way. Here is a video in which I put together colors in a kind of 'mood board'.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BwK_UUHdUDQ" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> </p><p>If you are just beginning a painting practice, I recommend getting as
many paints as you can afford. Start with at least a few high quality paints, such as Golden, and supplement with more budget-friendly paints. Include, if possible, two different
versions of each primary color: red, blue, yellow. Here is a little
article on <a href="http://janedaviesstudios.com//Lessons/Misc/Color_and_Paint.pdf" target="_blank">Color and Paint</a>, which you can download for reference. It
includes color recommendations.</p>Jane Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06062718110759969682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041249677192613494.post-22811956817593307412022-05-27T08:23:00.003-04:002022-05-27T08:23:19.001-04:00Commitment to Process - Getting UN-Stuck<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Commitment to process</i> is an important key to getting
unstuck. We have a habit of focusing on results, setting expectations, and making
judgements accordingly. We want to know how things will turn out; we want to
avoid uncertainty by planning, so that we get it ‘right’. While this habit of <i>planning</i>
for <i>results</i> is essential for most activities in our lives (I don’t dispute
the value of planning!), it does seem to be one of the main reasons that we get
stuck as artists. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1a8Jab1w5kmsFBShqYIm7wLRl_PcUHBgqrkVMM49416dYzBkDLKNJy578b0pi2GJwWBvdc-lzYvczaXHFqcKt1kNEb86jbcFxYjknxVbpCOTKXsai5RWcmaihrmO_iYx_1dpGfFTB1G82UgztG32eGZ2ws9ibRZyIcsoES_YhJyO3_iDJPyhDtp0KfA/s1088/Screen%20Shot%202022-05-09%20at%207.52.05%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1088" data-original-width="858" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1a8Jab1w5kmsFBShqYIm7wLRl_PcUHBgqrkVMM49416dYzBkDLKNJy578b0pi2GJwWBvdc-lzYvczaXHFqcKt1kNEb86jbcFxYjknxVbpCOTKXsai5RWcmaihrmO_iYx_1dpGfFTB1G82UgztG32eGZ2ws9ibRZyIcsoES_YhJyO3_iDJPyhDtp0KfA/w315-h400/Screen%20Shot%202022-05-09%20at%207.52.05%20AM.png" width="315" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making some marks, the first layers, with no plan.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Of course we <i>can</i> plan out a painting go through the steps, and get the result we expect. Some people can. When I try to do this my result is not satisfying. I feel like I've missed it, and the painting looks - and is - superficial. At times in my early painting career I tried following instructions in a book. I knew instinctively that it would not result in something that felt authentic, but allowing the benefit of the doubt and figured I'd learn something. I didn't. Well, I did learn that I was right about it not feeling authentic. Following step-by-step instructions that focused on a particular result was not a satisfying endeavor. It lacked something essential to making real art. Does this sound familiar?<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">For me it takes periodic RE-commitment to process to stay connected authentically with my work. The tendency towards planning and results orientation is tenacious, and it creeps up unnoticed until I get stuck. I have a few tricks for getting back into my groove: </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">I am offering a short Zoom session on <a href="http://janedaviesstudios.com/5ways.html" target="_blank"><b>5 Ways to Get UN-Stuck</b></a> to share with you my favorite practices that get me back to a focus on process. <a href="http://janedaviesstudios.com/5ways.html" target="_blank">See details and sign up here</a>.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9TuApmz1LnVFF0QS6GLGK6I2X_EH6ENBOJYZ_ajhxq2bOkMfo-LRawDzMdFiADolNcKUEh80C5Qph_kzOcNXA1KM38rwkXv91ToDs50PXaB5uT4JYj-_08yiP5msorSTsLcVGt3fUqWeCqkx5IDB1ggiuH3Lp38iitdj78hxyKJXJW8ITBV-_WncVA/s1288/Screen%20Shot%202022-05-27%20at%208.10.04%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="888" data-original-width="1288" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9TuApmz1LnVFF0QS6GLGK6I2X_EH6ENBOJYZ_ajhxq2bOkMfo-LRawDzMdFiADolNcKUEh80C5Qph_kzOcNXA1KM38rwkXv91ToDs50PXaB5uT4JYj-_08yiP5msorSTsLcVGt3fUqWeCqkx5IDB1ggiuH3Lp38iitdj78hxyKJXJW8ITBV-_WncVA/w400-h276/Screen%20Shot%202022-05-27%20at%208.10.04%20AM.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Painting 'parts' that I will use in collage.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-7iK0sEv6OnYvIC_Lu4gvXwv_cSpre_briM5XKbt4na2QQ0KfGTlQ2fYTpKAIa-k1ggxm_T97MTOSZzzgtDi_jbF1kh-9JBI5FLYHBQFjiUNqmrl1TFAHz-YsszmFOdoI9DpiybBKDEV2JBG6T_xoBXH7Kkbyouh3HOmhi3eJ0cUv-OLnefkpKmONA/s720/Letting%20Loose%20(13).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="720" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-7iK0sEv6OnYvIC_Lu4gvXwv_cSpre_briM5XKbt4na2QQ0KfGTlQ2fYTpKAIa-k1ggxm_T97MTOSZzzgtDi_jbF1kh-9JBI5FLYHBQFjiUNqmrl1TFAHz-YsszmFOdoI9DpiybBKDEV2JBG6T_xoBXH7Kkbyouh3HOmhi3eJ0cUv-OLnefkpKmONA/w400-h311/Letting%20Loose%20(13).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Letting Loose", mashing things together<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6PkyYPRE4XiqCFJPSXRURCSggRPHAxLXpJnpjEWMJ91FJZwv25y5RI3-7cclfhMONY2qk3WsmV3e4XcJY1962n5iPfxgLYXyXpr3jqcIDy2tSB0qt4-gknRB-KKH9yHO-tJQW2WDuj5_taIi6iZhdwbOHTZ6fHBDhGDjVZVAL_Yta7kxTXRH8NaWNQ/s1174/Letting%20Loose%20(8).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="915" data-original-width="1174" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6PkyYPRE4XiqCFJPSXRURCSggRPHAxLXpJnpjEWMJ91FJZwv25y5RI3-7cclfhMONY2qk3WsmV3e4XcJY1962n5iPfxgLYXyXpr3jqcIDy2tSB0qt4-gknRB-KKH9yHO-tJQW2WDuj5_taIi6iZhdwbOHTZ6fHBDhGDjVZVAL_Yta7kxTXRH8NaWNQ/w400-h311/Letting%20Loose%20(8).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trying to put together an awkward arrangement<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBbJv2vq8othNYWqwLnTzDPvfuU0G3CGzAojvH7_nK8f2hjw_Sinceb9f8LzIEdaYAdBRG2LYXiqCio-K9_vLUTdV4qLVKtGtB6RZqPyHrCsOv7d4acl7ZRGX-8rppOoZxVU9qWFeANubdULPb8k_o4zbr9o9tRdL1grnkjBbtPruqVxsNlZztMJ9SA/s1174/Letting%20Loose%20(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="915" data-original-width="1174" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBbJv2vq8othNYWqwLnTzDPvfuU0G3CGzAojvH7_nK8f2hjw_Sinceb9f8LzIEdaYAdBRG2LYXiqCio-K9_vLUTdV4qLVKtGtB6RZqPyHrCsOv7d4acl7ZRGX-8rppOoZxVU9qWFeANubdULPb8k_o4zbr9o9tRdL1grnkjBbtPruqVxsNlZztMJ9SA/w400-h311/Letting%20Loose%20(3).jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Making a bunch of marks with my fingers<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></p>
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{page:WordSection1;}</style></p>Jane Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06062718110759969682noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041249677192613494.post-18696327888807706952022-05-18T09:05:00.001-04:002022-05-18T09:05:15.418-04:00The Meltdown<p> I got this comment in my <a href=" https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sv/t6MURjO" target="_blank">May Survey</a>, and I feel compelled to address it:</p><p></p><blockquote>For me, it's about playing and have fun; hanging out with my intuition.
In the only workshop I've taken with you you, I clearly remember you
saying fun and play are NOT what making art is about and went so far as
to say we should EXPECT to have a meltdown during the course of the
workshop. Unfortunately, I listened to you, had my meltdown, worked
seriously, with great industry and felt the joy leak right out of me.
I've wondered how you sustain your art life doing it this way; it seems
painful.</blockquote><p>In my in-person workshops I do address the issue of The Meltdown. The Meltdown is when you are frustrated with your work; you look around, and eveybody else in the workshop seems to 'get it', they are just chugging along and their work all looks great. Yours looks terrible. You start to feel that you've wasted your time and your money being here, you are out of place, who do you think you are trying to be an artist? You are ready to throw your brushes, or whatever down and exit.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGobh7PASrivG1kgMjXjhpAwBnSAIZIx_n0n-UjAlwROMIXT91WAofI_L4YhG2S2uAxAj7KWotnUQIg5mujmE7ZbQXlGWBsN17TGlzKe46RodBgd3YaShLo_U--nQkREkiiEnvFdSeyx2ym5SCRyXZ5V8389yw-mPrzaOod37cG5x5vFc_Hzaia5BxIw/s3264/IMG_6204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGobh7PASrivG1kgMjXjhpAwBnSAIZIx_n0n-UjAlwROMIXT91WAofI_L4YhG2S2uAxAj7KWotnUQIg5mujmE7ZbQXlGWBsN17TGlzKe46RodBgd3YaShLo_U--nQkREkiiEnvFdSeyx2ym5SCRyXZ5V8389yw-mPrzaOod37cG5x5vFc_Hzaia5BxIw/w400-h300/IMG_6204.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When the Meltdown shows up, eat a chocolate chip cookie.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>My <i>advice</i>, such as it is, is to notice the meltdown, notice that your feel frustrated, and let it be. Give it a time limit. OK, I agree to feel like sh!t for an hour. After an hour, I get to pack up and leave if I want to. Fine. I don't have any advice on <i>avoiding</i> the meltdown. In my experience, just noticing it, giving the meltdown its space, has a way of making it dissipate.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZSNetycMvisPaG9sRrpVKE9iVz8MgYTAWyviQjUZ-WdiF9aTx_iDFF-MzaHES0UMKsU328K4Ukk8I1PGjXsRyHmNlIWQs5mt4cokoIIOnrjdbyPU9dJNcPVpOrrl3jgxsBlq5_tYXiSaDgR-M3j0gaJq0Qt4IWFvG5HmAzkMd6IC32FVZUqHeFuyOw/s720/275418666_624362301990664_2324250161004590532_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZSNetycMvisPaG9sRrpVKE9iVz8MgYTAWyviQjUZ-WdiF9aTx_iDFF-MzaHES0UMKsU328K4Ukk8I1PGjXsRyHmNlIWQs5mt4cokoIIOnrjdbyPU9dJNcPVpOrrl3jgxsBlq5_tYXiSaDgR-M3j0gaJq0Qt4IWFvG5HmAzkMd6IC32FVZUqHeFuyOw/w400-h300/275418666_624362301990664_2324250161004590532_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I have also noticed that students in my workshops have fewer meltdowns when they know about it ahead of time. They might have mini meltdowns, but expecting some moments of frustration has a way of making them less important. And they have fun.<br /><p></p><p>It admit that I cringe a bit when someone arrives at my workshop saying "I just want to have fun". I hear that as "I'm not here to push myself" or "I expect this to be all fun and easy". Learning new things, being challenged IS fun with the right attitude. But most of us have moments of frustration and uncertainty in a workshop environment, and I just want people to set their expectations appropriately.</p><p>Making art IS about play and it IS fun, but that is not all it is, usually. If you are always playing and having fun, with no angst or frustration, and you are also generating images that really speak to you, that you find compelling, then that is just GREAT! Congratulations. Most of us also have moments of frustration and occasional meltdowns or at least self-doubt. Learning how to navigate these skillfully is part of the process.<br /></p><p>One more thought: art is a LOT more fun when you have facility with your materials and techniques, and you have a fluency in composition. I don't mean you "know the rules", but that you are able to SEE the visual content of your own work. So in teaching and learning skills, I hope that affords us all more fun in making art! </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzQDm5pv8BvOzuk3aSUIl3ebcVXRNkqCv3Tfw_ucXNQOcAg_zNWX5fk0VsTWGx2JN_zdgIwsP2KrLQdJtXagsxtLUyevDFFJ-H4ObBXvTmBpHjUJq3ebBx3jGmdPHikrqdxH77iwJ8Iq17IfYYI1kx4_oTAaH7VBOCoE1B714DjH7RD-So5CHgjueZbg/s750/IMG_1615.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="750" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzQDm5pv8BvOzuk3aSUIl3ebcVXRNkqCv3Tfw_ucXNQOcAg_zNWX5fk0VsTWGx2JN_zdgIwsP2KrLQdJtXagsxtLUyevDFFJ-H4ObBXvTmBpHjUJq3ebBx3jGmdPHikrqdxH77iwJ8Iq17IfYYI1kx4_oTAaH7VBOCoE1B714DjH7RD-So5CHgjueZbg/w400-h363/IMG_1615.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Thanks to the anonymous contributor to my <a href=" https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sv/t6MURjO" target="_blank">May Survey</a>. I am sure there are others who have the same questions.<p></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p> <br /></p><p></p><br />Jane Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06062718110759969682noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041249677192613494.post-5055741262913410972022-05-12T11:28:00.003-04:002022-05-12T11:28:37.815-04:00Workshop Preferences - April Survey Results<p> Abstract Composition and Mixed Media Techniques were the stars of the April survey. No surprise there. Composition is the #1 topic people ask me about. But 'mixed media' was a bit of a surprise. I guess I mix my media, but I call myself a painter. To me it's all painting, whatever the techniques are.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmhpGvBnQVTse2tNLi2LX2ANCFxcrWxQ3PWprcFmnlHr26H0dLYhIGTN5mcqFf5xSwTwSMFRg158Ry8KJlhUCLSdNjSNZapw7r3_RNQ_mWaSD6B3sablkBf9o28vNzhf8aHhalHWKWI5Uk_0V14yYdvhMMq0LtkvvLTD5li3dvE04ebIGXEQz0sVZceQ/s1352/Screen%20Shot%202022-05-12%20at%208.44.46%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1134" data-original-width="1352" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmhpGvBnQVTse2tNLi2LX2ANCFxcrWxQ3PWprcFmnlHr26H0dLYhIGTN5mcqFf5xSwTwSMFRg158Ry8KJlhUCLSdNjSNZapw7r3_RNQ_mWaSD6B3sablkBf9o28vNzhf8aHhalHWKWI5Uk_0V14yYdvhMMq0LtkvvLTD5li3dvE04ebIGXEQz0sVZceQ/w640-h538/Screen%20Shot%202022-05-12%20at%208.44.46%20AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The next question was about composition workshops:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzqGk7rqQn74JYOZSWzlkC0EjgCsgT1vjfjHHxtiUOr3NRxSsw5USppkzy3UcQqqIQrU_Z0J6PFabzBk3mW6HOxdWS1HnLZD72tEm83d_hdNbw_hQiRdzHeJ29Wz76T71Tvr-Qw8GLZ7ngN60QCrUSVSW5J45HiMgwu-UZIg8lHPPGpnMRbH3ccL-hIg/s1348/Screen%20Shot%202022-05-12%20at%208.40.27%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="758" data-original-width="1348" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzqGk7rqQn74JYOZSWzlkC0EjgCsgT1vjfjHHxtiUOr3NRxSsw5USppkzy3UcQqqIQrU_Z0J6PFabzBk3mW6HOxdWS1HnLZD72tEm83d_hdNbw_hQiRdzHeJ29Wz76T71Tvr-Qw8GLZ7ngN60QCrUSVSW5J45HiMgwu-UZIg8lHPPGpnMRbH3ccL-hIg/w640-h360/Screen%20Shot%202022-05-12%20at%208.40.27%20AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Here, the "composition boot camp" won out. I can do that. I have done that. And it is hard, not all that fun, and you do learn a lot. </p><p>Once you have a handle on abstract composition, then what? What else do you want from your work? Take my <a href="https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sv/t6MURjO" target="_blank">May Survey</a> to let me know what else is important in your art practice.<br /></p><p><br /></p>Jane Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06062718110759969682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041249677192613494.post-81164704873283907282022-04-19T08:26:00.003-04:002022-04-19T08:26:52.681-04:00Jane's Art Basics - How To Start A Painting?<p> Do you get stuck at the <i>blank canvas</i>? Do you want to paint but don't know how to start? As your art practice evolves you will develop your own go-to strategies for beginning, but if you are new at painting, here are a few suggestions.</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Don't start <i>a</i> painting. Start multiple paintings. </li><li>Do start with an inexpensive, low-stakes, substrate such as <a href="https://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-studio-bristol-pads/" target="_blank">Bristol</a> or <a href="https://www.dickblick.com/products/blick-white-sulphite-drawing-paper/" target="_blank">80# Cheap Drawing Paper</a></li><li>Do focus on the <i>practice</i>, the <i>process</i>, not the 'finished' painting.</li><li>Don't try to finish <i>a painting</i>. </li><li>Do give yourself a time limit if that helps. </li></ul><p>Here is a video on The Five Minute Painting (this is an old one, not great quality):<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/P18M9yal7a4" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p><p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixAAickjH1Br9Wy2m5Jj2giEMWRLYvS9Kj5i0Qbgib5H5sXxN3VyqZlDTmbMud1vKEmCHohplWo79g4hBymmd0ZiY02CjwuLwDqU2BZgqiYwvZ632B98sdVM_-Fiv8NZh9zmp30ILr3oCzwtILoRg5gszhUmcf5KJHgKEJrLvf7oB7y_BOZi4YbQHgoA/s2448/2016-08-24%2016.17.26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixAAickjH1Br9Wy2m5Jj2giEMWRLYvS9Kj5i0Qbgib5H5sXxN3VyqZlDTmbMud1vKEmCHohplWo79g4hBymmd0ZiY02CjwuLwDqU2BZgqiYwvZ632B98sdVM_-Fiv8NZh9zmp30ILr3oCzwtILoRg5gszhUmcf5KJHgKEJrLvf7oB7y_BOZi4YbQHgoA/w400-h400/2016-08-24%2016.17.26.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A group of 9"x12" five-minute paintings<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjeta5fjijKNNqMsykLWgUoKOMe4vVwP6filmAoY_MVJkWs-rrxIp7Wj86BJ51mkhGQFXqRV4onrkI8OR0oBs1Eb2ISXSgv0ejn4mhX1Z8EoXCK0Y5ss79b4OH7RAFj10nWvd1REe6wnsDSjAUzOJ-d2UZMibw17OBiWTdXufO9wrGHFlxc5fRxqyxRg/s2448/2016-08-24%2016.17.17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjeta5fjijKNNqMsykLWgUoKOMe4vVwP6filmAoY_MVJkWs-rrxIp7Wj86BJ51mkhGQFXqRV4onrkI8OR0oBs1Eb2ISXSgv0ejn4mhX1Z8EoXCK0Y5ss79b4OH7RAFj10nWvd1REe6wnsDSjAUzOJ-d2UZMibw17OBiWTdXufO9wrGHFlxc5fRxqyxRg/w400-h400/2016-08-24%2016.17.17.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjKakuzZzDJ6hoTcfbCdHAWQAPLSARDqySEbfIz54GhUm9IlUAOxKi2ypnhfm8F_MlDuqvkAb6OvzWvTHW2REdtcEhJ4bPTkZYHoC_3hirXiSONSImSMYm2OauaZ5ET-r27WTGgRKaVjnVkV1Jx_q64ws0LowvHFWsuTfRU_ZXtwBTGIm04pNoe-6Ig/s432/FullSizeRender-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="414" data-original-width="432" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjKakuzZzDJ6hoTcfbCdHAWQAPLSARDqySEbfIz54GhUm9IlUAOxKi2ypnhfm8F_MlDuqvkAb6OvzWvTHW2REdtcEhJ4bPTkZYHoC_3hirXiSONSImSMYm2OauaZ5ET-r27WTGgRKaVjnVkV1Jx_q64ws0LowvHFWsuTfRU_ZXtwBTGIm04pNoe-6Ig/w400-h384/FullSizeRender-10.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I made these 9"x12" five-minute in one session, which was a total of one hour.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>Be assured that there are infinite ways to start a painting, so you can't find the <i>correct</i> way, nor can you start the <i>wrong</i> way, in terms of the first marks you make on the painting surface. You can start with an attitude that will facilitate beginnings. </p><p><span style="color: red;"><b>Your measure of success is: you showed up and applied paint</b></span> (or collage or drawing) to a surface. You made marks on a substrate. That's IT. Omit the habitual evaluation and self-criticism. Just leave it out; it is totally irrelevant to this part of a painting practice. </p><p>Let the painting practice be an ongoing inquiry, not a production line. You are discovering what the paint can do, what is in you, who you are as a maker of images. It is a long, slow, ongoing process. A <i>practice. </i>If you set your expectations accordingly it can be extremely engaging and fulfilling. If you begin with the expectation that you will Learn How To Do It Correctly, it can be very frustrating. You will make good paintings - your paintings - when you make a lot of paintings, with attention and focus on process, and with curiosity. Enjoy!</p><p><a href="https://www.catbennett.net/books" target="_blank">Cat Bennett</a> has several books that are encouraging and helpful for making art as a practice. There are many other books and resources on practicing art, but the real learning is in doing the work. Get the paper out, put some paint on it, pay attention, repeat.<br /></p>Jane Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06062718110759969682noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041249677192613494.post-3099070297713526162022-04-13T07:46:00.000-04:002022-04-13T07:46:00.204-04:00Watercolors!<div style="text-align: left;">With <a href="https://www.goldenpaints.com/technicalinfo/technicalinfo_absorb" target="_blank">Golden's Absorbent Ground</a> you can make any surface into a watercolor surface. I do not primarily work in watercolors, but have been experimenting recently in using them on this Absorbent Ground, and combining with my acrylics and collage. Here is a video demonstrating <a href="https://www.qorcolors.com/" target="_blank">Qor Watercolors</a> on Absorbent Ground. You can win a set of 24 Qor Watercolors + a jar of Absorbent Ground + FOUR 6"x6" cradled wood panels. <a href="https://go.eventgroovefundraising.com/feb9f7" target="_blank">Buy raffle tickets here</a>. Proceeds benefit <a href="https://rupertvillagetrust.aplos.org/" target="_blank">Rupert Village Trust</a>, a community building project.</div>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JmsxloibltM" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe> Jane Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06062718110759969682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041249677192613494.post-15156675423411084562022-04-09T09:24:00.009-04:002022-04-09T09:26:26.663-04:00Scraps<p> I seem to be obsessed with scraps these days. They call to mind the debris from explosions (think Ukraine), fragments of lives washed up on a beach from a plane crash or shipwreck. But also the piecing together of worn out scraps to make something useful or beautiful (think quilts in the traditional sense).<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXFPRcI_C_72yWiTGpeFYc_Ef2LZC9rgO4ONXZI3GEF3IfooFNngDqmCWEqzvTg9D_NWkfWdR1YShs-4ZoQpGYY92OFoS3f8xjIUysl_VQkLg0KDZ6wQ0ylP0Uq9xSBqWjsLGVXlRSYnYKAk6aLnxrjg6aErsuadc2THbaXOGdJU8kJXHC382Avt6Ng/s768/IMG_1421.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXFPRcI_C_72yWiTGpeFYc_Ef2LZC9rgO4ONXZI3GEF3IfooFNngDqmCWEqzvTg9D_NWkfWdR1YShs-4ZoQpGYY92OFoS3f8xjIUysl_VQkLg0KDZ6wQ0ylP0Uq9xSBqWjsLGVXlRSYnYKAk6aLnxrjg6aErsuadc2THbaXOGdJU8kJXHC382Avt6Ng/w300-h400/IMG_1421.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This and the next two images are the 'parts' that I'm making, which are then cut up and reassembled.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOsKZFVfUOv1GOkNg4B4c2mgEzIRJL2391s-fpjMRtEsY6m47rXkIZ5xXnYy0NCDE0EDNkFJPzILgrEJUBPFnG7JlU5oOFFRKYBqBtkset-Nt0L0sRlNyKx7OkvVtJIszGCWUiGrGNNbN14wNikR1Job_9HEZFKwpMT_kpHAcUl8xd648lSOdlB7Tcgg/s576/IMG_9302.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOsKZFVfUOv1GOkNg4B4c2mgEzIRJL2391s-fpjMRtEsY6m47rXkIZ5xXnYy0NCDE0EDNkFJPzILgrEJUBPFnG7JlU5oOFFRKYBqBtkset-Nt0L0sRlNyKx7OkvVtJIszGCWUiGrGNNbN14wNikR1Job_9HEZFKwpMT_kpHAcUl8xd648lSOdlB7Tcgg/w400-h400/IMG_9302.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These consist of painted papers, gel prints, found papers, and repurposed 'pieces'.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdYBZPlS05QvGwV5wWIRgf4zrhIV1uZHnKMbZR0bmaD0sXOuXdFqEEFPzWzNca8WPrzv8py2dxvd9UsLfPK60-9LAD7O8l8qQLYF6VAjS5EJFWjKLWdkeBltlewqKY6QGq383W1B2yEQFcUVcK18JXRnLeVYt_Bo9FO54xnleTWJ3Qo6BXYNo-wfd0QQ/s576/IMG_9304.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdYBZPlS05QvGwV5wWIRgf4zrhIV1uZHnKMbZR0bmaD0sXOuXdFqEEFPzWzNca8WPrzv8py2dxvd9UsLfPK60-9LAD7O8l8qQLYF6VAjS5EJFWjKLWdkeBltlewqKY6QGq383W1B2yEQFcUVcK18JXRnLeVYt_Bo9FO54xnleTWJ3Qo6BXYNo-wfd0QQ/w400-h400/IMG_9304.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Though these have a random look, I do pay attention to varying the scale of the pieces, and the scale of the patterns, textures, and marks on the little bits.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORCC-soTklXzPVFhTiDHZFMjG_7-jGpjG3Q9ZLB88GVatTKImz4B1Quv8_TKGXNwkJmp7QghJZ6hfGGFzSdegbNC0oDQh8qVNPMh2fq8-QA_erxV1v8W03IhOnkDbXtNDcZJpj5JfnT0nIrYt0zwQiseVZUGBW38GYFrgY4GDlpjaw0zXmCLFTTxTUQ/s576/IMG_9333.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORCC-soTklXzPVFhTiDHZFMjG_7-jGpjG3Q9ZLB88GVatTKImz4B1Quv8_TKGXNwkJmp7QghJZ6hfGGFzSdegbNC0oDQh8qVNPMh2fq8-QA_erxV1v8W03IhOnkDbXtNDcZJpj5JfnT0nIrYt0zwQiseVZUGBW38GYFrgY4GDlpjaw0zXmCLFTTxTUQ/w400-h400/IMG_9333.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This work in process combines one of the 'collage quilts' (cut edited) with another work in process. 20"x20" on wood panel.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3nsvI2h0suy33mjX5C4z9Cd1MhpYigQIpKfwogu56-uTI2LfGYLQ3Qbg_qYKR_hAd4lvlXy-_xPc1a2JSXFzCaSJPykMFDrl2PVmInktFHLo3mcFcDoyhUrD696bQdl7atSxRMVn8WQPJXZn_yWOGuLEhj8HCdGzphIeUR2ftLfQRXgS1LXF2XgpUw/s576/IMG_9334.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3nsvI2h0suy33mjX5C4z9Cd1MhpYigQIpKfwogu56-uTI2LfGYLQ3Qbg_qYKR_hAd4lvlXy-_xPc1a2JSXFzCaSJPykMFDrl2PVmInktFHLo3mcFcDoyhUrD696bQdl7atSxRMVn8WQPJXZn_yWOGuLEhj8HCdGzphIeUR2ftLfQRXgS1LXF2XgpUw/w400-h400/IMG_9334.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Similar in process to the above piece. Both are works in process.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3GLa3YsFVl5QBC0vN_e2bKKxBUh8psz2W-lRoT4i_qFp-J6jJMWgWT5o0fDgn2MzjjCpdgniRJMbtt4cHCI34ze43ZKw20Et8k46A3zwtcQr3qRYqUEj_lbjJzJFX4X3NiiI10zCMdM2nelBTnvGA69AM7K3aJy671S27SwWf0f5_w-TJLjikhwZRw/s580/IMG_9335.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk3GLa3YsFVl5QBC0vN_e2bKKxBUh8psz2W-lRoT4i_qFp-J6jJMWgWT5o0fDgn2MzjjCpdgniRJMbtt4cHCI34ze43ZKw20Et8k46A3zwtcQr3qRYqUEj_lbjJzJFX4X3NiiI10zCMdM2nelBTnvGA69AM7K3aJy671S27SwWf0f5_w-TJLjikhwZRw/w398-h400/IMG_9335.JPG" width="398" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Collage quilts combined and edited over a painting, 20"x20"<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKufNE9-lGkxmonqkLe8d6K8ISlTMu0hQwXyF8usBHnNIUPdAnf2tNAyvQwwRtc7NTkx1hcjOYLj_mTpi6hPB36ye95mZS02ncrNfWb4T6JJXro7HfNfxZ4xmoJ6qbML3IB3n7_-SgQtqlIsICXVmd5aAoZ8yXn0a6NmR1jogwl8Jmdvk7j7_exS7fA/s585/IMG_1419.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKufNE9-lGkxmonqkLe8d6K8ISlTMu0hQwXyF8usBHnNIUPdAnf2tNAyvQwwRtc7NTkx1hcjOYLj_mTpi6hPB36ye95mZS02ncrNfWb4T6JJXro7HfNfxZ4xmoJ6qbML3IB3n7_-SgQtqlIsICXVmd5aAoZ8yXn0a6NmR1jogwl8Jmdvk7j7_exS7fA/w394-h400/IMG_1419.jpeg" width="394" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one is finished. Ta DA!! 24"x24" on wood panel. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSgUQ9hdSFllQhi-xkDKn85cz0PQEYqLhnCT03WwUBZ1l7C6mQFNIvbGWJI-4xVO_muDwUIPmBi8yZltNsueehstpu1aQSEOx_9oGo_Wqg7lxa2Gqx7JEaGR3NCXgqja7hlLeCkOO2gkmP7xPl3x5LV9I7V0Z45NrKZgjJGgLLMwNWPz5NrOnPy2JsA/s576/IMG_9339.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSgUQ9hdSFllQhi-xkDKn85cz0PQEYqLhnCT03WwUBZ1l7C6mQFNIvbGWJI-4xVO_muDwUIPmBi8yZltNsueehstpu1aQSEOx_9oGo_Wqg7lxa2Gqx7JEaGR3NCXgqja7hlLeCkOO2gkmP7xPl3x5LV9I7V0Z45NrKZgjJGgLLMwNWPz5NrOnPy2JsA/w400-h400/IMG_9339.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">4"x6" window mat. Trying to see some possibilities of up-close tiny collages in this and the next two images.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrHPSdONc_S3BIKsH_TJoV0frF7LRG8vDfBn9u8fz8i_WRO0TBs2EH0kwnKIknxnZemDqOc3419zfGM-UwLgdDHqGJvBJX9W8Ijiverq-Lzly0qnOMQihXqA2dZsqm0ZkuKkGEY5gR7EwEVtGUafitaye6oslbHkHu-nC6n06jYAijFgArqBcJeU05w/s576/IMG_9341.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrHPSdONc_S3BIKsH_TJoV0frF7LRG8vDfBn9u8fz8i_WRO0TBs2EH0kwnKIknxnZemDqOc3419zfGM-UwLgdDHqGJvBJX9W8Ijiverq-Lzly0qnOMQihXqA2dZsqm0ZkuKkGEY5gR7EwEVtGUafitaye6oslbHkHu-nC6n06jYAijFgArqBcJeU05w/w400-h400/IMG_9341.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">4"x4"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZq7o91M12P7bKwoY4_ciIfJuQszuaZdVD2gnQwL2K6q9wXoEKrihrtZQ4GxcEPdFPIM6Th18esl2ZgYJNr0d10E-GtEL2vzJqzdBadYKIpiR6ptJsr8j01ntQ4KZlWqjwlS2AzPCWQ9luOfIZIOXOAATcTT1HlALg953RT8vWtBMIFgGHjit0CE9Yw/s576/IMG_9343.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZq7o91M12P7bKwoY4_ciIfJuQszuaZdVD2gnQwL2K6q9wXoEKrihrtZQ4GxcEPdFPIM6Th18esl2ZgYJNr0d10E-GtEL2vzJqzdBadYKIpiR6ptJsr8j01ntQ4KZlWqjwlS2AzPCWQ9luOfIZIOXOAATcTT1HlALg953RT8vWtBMIFgGHjit0CE9Yw/w400-h400/IMG_9343.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">4"x4"</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIFmsoqm6tP5JVHLtKD9Wi1jybKGc9f5x7HrUv0qnucS5npTq4QqNEyZAxO-19Eol-vPDFusgWHZu10sLkoM8MZjsFvQuaHsHseuXrnpdfe8N9Q1k692ZLqg7vJmb-OdvT9zthaxBCpFNlDbFkqcWfJpbupax9w7gVFSUIStYSybp6ephZxRkm6b2UPw/s720/IMG_9346.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="509" data-original-width="720" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIFmsoqm6tP5JVHLtKD9Wi1jybKGc9f5x7HrUv0qnucS5npTq4QqNEyZAxO-19Eol-vPDFusgWHZu10sLkoM8MZjsFvQuaHsHseuXrnpdfe8N9Q1k692ZLqg7vJmb-OdvT9zthaxBCpFNlDbFkqcWfJpbupax9w7gVFSUIStYSybp6ephZxRkm6b2UPw/w400-h283/IMG_9346.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another option I'm considering is 'floating' these reassembled scraps as 'maps' or continents, with lots of space around them.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGidxasRRWQtqZsFvc30g2oaKrikV64RusW5zEReWYm5khqfZXJShl_QTdIOsjUhvti1tA8mRfvqa83Xp4lCmLUgW4Q081gz1XB-T49hONxlko4cGsT-ZHGFBs4Sf6UdGBbTpqdzXudUfQqIS0-7gNtSuMivN00pqU15vAWMjQ40ajcXHmS_5B2KqgQ/s720/IMG_9347.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="505" data-original-width="720" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGidxasRRWQtqZsFvc30g2oaKrikV64RusW5zEReWYm5khqfZXJShl_QTdIOsjUhvti1tA8mRfvqa83Xp4lCmLUgW4Q081gz1XB-T49hONxlko4cGsT-ZHGFBs4Sf6UdGBbTpqdzXudUfQqIS0-7gNtSuMivN00pqU15vAWMjQ40ajcXHmS_5B2KqgQ/w400-h280/IMG_9347.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Same as above.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>This process was inspired by my workshop, The Visual Sentence, which I taught in January in Tucson (hosted by <a href="https://www.madelineartschool.com/" target="_blank">MISA</a>) and also at <a href="https://www.artworkshops.com/" target="_blank">Hudson River Valley Art Workshops</a> last June. The student work was amazing. </p><p>Here is some student work from January (click the Facebook icon to see the post):<br /></p><p>
<iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="665" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpermalink.php%3Fstory_fbid%3D467570474754913%26id%3D100045058925517&show_text=true&width=500" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="500"></iframe> </p><p>And this is from Last June: <br /></p><p> <iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="684" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpermalink.php%3Fstory_fbid%3D331154575063171%26id%3D100045058925517&show_text=true&width=500" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="500"></iframe></p>Jane Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06062718110759969682noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041249677192613494.post-26551937670187301662022-04-01T09:15:00.005-04:002022-04-01T09:15:52.017-04:00Creative Blocks - the March Survey Questions<p>The March survey asked you about creative blocks: how often you get them and whether you have rituals or practices that get you out of them. The majority of respondents (over 53%) reported experiencing creative blocks more than once per year. I am definitely in that group. Many reported having them about once a year, and less, and some (around 10%) reported never. <br /></p><p>It was interesting to see the answers to the next question, in which respondents share their rituals or practices (if any) for getting out of a creative slump. </p><p><a href="http://janedaviesstudios.com/Lessons/Misc/March2022Survey.pdf" target="_blank">Here are the results of the survey</a>. See if you can find any correlation between the first question (how often you have creative blocks) and the second (what you do about them). </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgymJQna_nErth-ca30979XiN29lmMA_tcSzL-0VY-R0Er7mozyKaZkee2pfJ1R_PK2_L7n9S1D_VEg9n8gE81ng1MJDrmMcIvWQnoSyrg1pi5MDFlQj6xKet0NPZNOjbqL7Jg3yiZYq2Qjfrc1XHK69yE6GsdGLOwrIszQZuDBmVPkK2DXXMAdwsSDUg/s1344/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-01%20at%208.50.01%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="710" data-original-width="1344" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgymJQna_nErth-ca30979XiN29lmMA_tcSzL-0VY-R0Er7mozyKaZkee2pfJ1R_PK2_L7n9S1D_VEg9n8gE81ng1MJDrmMcIvWQnoSyrg1pi5MDFlQj6xKet0NPZNOjbqL7Jg3yiZYq2Qjfrc1XHK69yE6GsdGLOwrIszQZuDBmVPkK2DXXMAdwsSDUg/w640-h338/Screen%20Shot%202022-04-01%20at%208.50.01%20AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Here are a few of the answers to the second question, though you can see all of them <a href="http://janedaviesstudios.com/Lessons/Misc/March2022Survey.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Schedule time that I MUST show up in my art studio, put on my apron. then set a timer. </li><li>Like practicing piano scales, I work on color mixing… try to match paint chips from the store fast. </li><li>I work in another discipline. I move back and forth between wring poetry
and flash fiction to working in mixed media..sometimes textile figures.
I open up my space to others and watch their joy creating. </li><li>Take a break, take a walk<br /></li><li>Clean up and organize the studio</li><li>A lot of you suggest doing SOMETHING, every day, or frequently, with no expectations.</li><li>Drawing with my non-dominant hand
Reading books about my favorite artist's process
Painting over old canvases so there's less risk <br /></li></ul><p>Here is a quote that some of you might relate to (I do): "I make paintings that I think are worthy of showing but they don't sell
very often. That's when the meltdowns happen -- when I think why am I
spending my precious time on something that isn't making any money?" This speaks to what can trigger a meltdown, and I totally get it. </p><p>Many of you report that taking a workshop or exploring a new technique or new material, which entails putting yourself in the beginner's seat. <br /></p><p>Seems like the key for many is to do <i>something</i> creative with low stakes. Doodle, make marks in a journal, try something new (where you can feel like a legitimate beginner), paint or print collage papers. Even cleaning the studio is a creative act. For others the key is taking a break, whether it's a walk in nature to get inspired, or a break from even thinking about art. </p><p>I hope you find this helpful to either your art practice or your feeling of connection. Most of us have creative blocks and meltdowns at some point, and I find it comforting to know I am not alone in that. For me it is part of the process, albeit and unpleasant part. I'm among those who push through it by engaging in some kind of low-stakes creative activity - I show up in the studio and do <i>something</i>. Below I've embedded a Facebook post about my response to a recent meltdown, if you haven't seen it already.<br /></p><div><p><br /></p></div><p>
</p><p></p><p><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="665" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpermalink.php%3Fstory_fbid%3D488011529377474%26id%3D100045058925517&show_text=true&width=500" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="500"></iframe> </p><p>THANKS for showing up to my blog. </p><p>You can find <a href=" https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sv/6FFTOJs" target="_blank">April Survey Questions here</a>, in which I ask you about workshop topics. Would love to hear what you want to learn.<br /></p>Jane Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06062718110759969682noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041249677192613494.post-25242226581273749562022-03-30T09:49:00.002-04:002022-03-30T09:49:20.291-04:00Interview with Louise Fletcher<p>I had the honor and pleasure of doing an interview with <a href="https://www.louisefletcherart.com/" target="_blank">Louise Fletcher</a> for her <a href="https://www.louisefletcherart.com/art-tribe" target="_blank">Art Tribe</a> subscribers. You can see it below. Louise co-hosts, with <a href="https://alicesheridan.com/" target="_blank">Alice Sheridan</a>, the <a href="https://www.louisefletcherart.com/podcast" target="_blank">Art Juice Podcast</a>. Check it out! Enjoy the interview. Thanks for visiting.<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/DDLt6GBuNRM" width="480"></iframe></div>Jane Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06062718110759969682noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041249677192613494.post-36178929114570385452022-03-25T09:38:00.004-04:002022-03-25T09:38:27.569-04:00A Deeper Dive: Is Cohesiveness Overrated?<p> Ever feel scattered? Or as if your work is all over the map or lacks a clear style or focus? Again and again I come back to this feeling that my work <i>should</i> be more 'consistent'. It should be recognizable as mine. And yet I would never tell someone else that their work should be consistent. I really believe (as you'll know if you've taken any in-person workshops with me) that you should explore what interests you. WE should explore deeply and honestly, and follow our passions and interests. Otherwise we're just banging out 'production art'. </p><p>The other end of that spectrum is skimming the surface of an idea. Try one piece, then move on. And that is not real exploration. I'm always telling people in my workshops to "do ten more" in answer to almost any question. But not "stick with that image/style/whatever for the rest of your career". <br /></p><p>That said, some artists explore honestly and passionately in what looks to us viewers like a narrow, but deep, range of imagery. We read this as 'consistency' or 'cohesiveness' and seem to feel that this is <i>the</i> correct way to make art. Why the high value on recognizability and consistency? Does it make us as viewers feel good to recognize an artist's work? Or is it just more convenient for galleries and marketing?</p><p>Just like I have changed my profession several times over the span of my three decade career (potter, freelance art for manufacturers, painting and teaching), and my extracurricular interests are broad and cyclical (chicken husbandry, language learning, excel spreadsheets, graphic design, cheesemaking), my work changes in format and style pretty consistently. It is also cyclical. So I did stripes for over a year - that was the exception. But I've done stripes before, differently, with different perspectives. </p><p>Right now I am doing what I call collage quilts or collage mosaics, and then working them into pieces. The friggin world has fallen apart, and this feels like making <i>something</i> meaningful or just pretty, out of the shards. Or maybe I am just trying to make up a story that connects my work to something real. Oh well, it's the work I'm doing because I'm following what interests me. I'd love to get your comments on this topic.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpW-bLD1MzU2BLnBWLFufKw-YyZYJDtrEOcn42fnVWRvuBSmxkeGZh4u76LlSgdcdAgv_k6cLnn4gRiDUsGZfYDjKnxExXtz5cpIoN2CfP9cCx8kq-9lSaMidO_ndbeVTkEcUNNaEzQJ4zKKq_MyHv1tneTSw1RkfglVTUXNwa0wKtabkS3hB-150gjA/s2448/IMG_9300.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpW-bLD1MzU2BLnBWLFufKw-YyZYJDtrEOcn42fnVWRvuBSmxkeGZh4u76LlSgdcdAgv_k6cLnn4gRiDUsGZfYDjKnxExXtz5cpIoN2CfP9cCx8kq-9lSaMidO_ndbeVTkEcUNNaEzQJ4zKKq_MyHv1tneTSw1RkfglVTUXNwa0wKtabkS3hB-150gjA/w400-h400/IMG_9300.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the mess, partially assembled.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSWhzyBemZvdJE_psFXEmO4x78g4CPxXUSk_mbtvHXYr2Go9eG1m8lvqcNF4DUwGlRIRLBBrkVBvzcG6ZeDFRNl3Tu3BPikD1_BLaQinUueaqaZ_Xc1RFJXvBRIB_6eEzFcHbTX65Uk8_KIodAuQCmLObQRnhuinoVZbpUClY_o6wVFztmcwN039UJjQ/s1446/New%20Collage%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1446" data-original-width="886" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSWhzyBemZvdJE_psFXEmO4x78g4CPxXUSk_mbtvHXYr2Go9eG1m8lvqcNF4DUwGlRIRLBBrkVBvzcG6ZeDFRNl3Tu3BPikD1_BLaQinUueaqaZ_Xc1RFJXvBRIB_6eEzFcHbTX65Uk8_KIodAuQCmLObQRnhuinoVZbpUClY_o6wVFztmcwN039UJjQ/w392-h640/New%20Collage%20(2).jpg" width="392" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This and the following three images are the 'quilts', collage on very light-weight paper.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbP3EUnOYg3oSooe1BwOuCnGnG7p8ew9oI0QvednCMwzzwU0rlQI9Qz3RTsyH5P714mTATNp9cXdDYisaVFZE-sxTQXJ06Pl_ZBUXEEZ1NWd0mEh6FPorCQEiFwA_RGm7R5DRFqbnYnI49DtjqqEwfeP2FK8Mtjil2K5p6aUS1rVMaSGU2SzkG1GAXiw/s2834/IMG_1419.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2834" data-original-width="2791" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbP3EUnOYg3oSooe1BwOuCnGnG7p8ew9oI0QvednCMwzzwU0rlQI9Qz3RTsyH5P714mTATNp9cXdDYisaVFZE-sxTQXJ06Pl_ZBUXEEZ1NWd0mEh6FPorCQEiFwA_RGm7R5DRFqbnYnI49DtjqqEwfeP2FK8Mtjil2K5p6aUS1rVMaSGU2SzkG1GAXiw/w394-h400/IMG_1419.jpeg" width="394" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">24"x24" on wood panel<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWdlxh8LgH12iaQdoO-8zIwFUARv9-ZsxCfXG7RbXX3-QoCL8gFoVau4BH5026qfezqdY6XpzKnCmmLepj18lr4og2oKqyMCm9y-Y5bN9iQyUDXpiG6YvwOj7bouq-9J1Ot95kOgScI30O3fpFW7XlPwXIZ-gvrku1isyxoEY1RSd_iddyGfUOQpBBw/s2386/IMG_9288.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2386" data-original-width="1909" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWdlxh8LgH12iaQdoO-8zIwFUARv9-ZsxCfXG7RbXX3-QoCL8gFoVau4BH5026qfezqdY6XpzKnCmmLepj18lr4og2oKqyMCm9y-Y5bN9iQyUDXpiG6YvwOj7bouq-9J1Ot95kOgScI30O3fpFW7XlPwXIZ-gvrku1isyxoEY1RSd_iddyGfUOQpBBw/w320-h400/IMG_9288.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">16"x20" on wood panel<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Thanks for visiting.<br /></p>Jane Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06062718110759969682noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1041249677192613494.post-31983484469008782212022-03-23T09:42:00.003-04:002022-03-23T09:42:53.439-04:00Composition and Contrast in San Miguel de Allende<p>Last week I taught a workshop in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, and had a really awesome group of participants. Here are a few images of student work (consider it all in-process at various stages).</p><p>The first exercise was about using pairs of complementary colors. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPoHy4jDI6XeSYmuEig43FJpOvPbYI118y-8vhRsocp7LNBhPIHkpAka9ps9zli9JJEYfqb4z9gO298lcchGkNLNye3eGaIaLNjVt3PBiD2z9uxgd4eFG7JkQsOenfRN3loKjvL5BWKrl7zOg37JvKwQIa9sJfYnnmQPbAbxW_VD-5XZmhJkfYke44xw/s4032/IMG_1508.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPoHy4jDI6XeSYmuEig43FJpOvPbYI118y-8vhRsocp7LNBhPIHkpAka9ps9zli9JJEYfqb4z9gO298lcchGkNLNye3eGaIaLNjVt3PBiD2z9uxgd4eFG7JkQsOenfRN3loKjvL5BWKrl7zOg37JvKwQIa9sJfYnnmQPbAbxW_VD-5XZmhJkfYke44xw/w400-h300/IMG_1508.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One student's work....</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTlsYWespnQUggMmIHlz0Qu9hjsvWdHQRMXsPrJILh4eR8PJdqpgeeg4fF5_Mz_dwvAGNLSTERAomk_q7uAN4Ovcl20duMs3ZHrj5-9MtCEIcu6-CLbpH5wNS7N-OlH8lpkxfPe7Ycnf58a4h3WRZAVMEvDyY8uCqQ2zB_j6m2tlVqDSWFbSuh9Rfalg/s4032/IMG_1563.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTlsYWespnQUggMmIHlz0Qu9hjsvWdHQRMXsPrJILh4eR8PJdqpgeeg4fF5_Mz_dwvAGNLSTERAomk_q7uAN4Ovcl20duMs3ZHrj5-9MtCEIcu6-CLbpH5wNS7N-OlH8lpkxfPe7Ycnf58a4h3WRZAVMEvDyY8uCqQ2zB_j6m2tlVqDSWFbSuh9Rfalg/w400-h300/IMG_1563.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">OUTDOOR work space, shaded by tarps and umbrellas<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQfRkE0V1qJ7ETh9J14Z8UzCbkbepSIO3ZVHMsoEbHbsEeuyFSE43dy2cjC_GQq7TCs7ENLonLbKO83JGeMjb5ztAuuw53DMAl9y4th3XzaVZezPohBf5PZPM27_hyBMlhAhbG2rEuQzkWm0OnlSfbpHJt_6c9I6AcydKWEsBSOrMLGsi9oH2q4uvNSA/s4032/IMG_1492.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQfRkE0V1qJ7ETh9J14Z8UzCbkbepSIO3ZVHMsoEbHbsEeuyFSE43dy2cjC_GQq7TCs7ENLonLbKO83JGeMjb5ztAuuw53DMAl9y4th3XzaVZezPohBf5PZPM27_hyBMlhAhbG2rEuQzkWm0OnlSfbpHJt_6c9I6AcydKWEsBSOrMLGsi9oH2q4uvNSA/w400-h300/IMG_1492.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of vistas like this from my walks. I love the rooftop gardens.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP1aFaf6L_qb2PHUj_wWcMBGPfbcjYw5oo7eUcUFhLj7Lz3tszS60sefwuyWBnEbN7ZX2XsRFd1X3ilFh8tbmnDIc7d2RiofWzw5DUvjOv1xqU_lm7KfujsEG7HoCJvw-7mH3-zKCXR2sOVBijkE2iM-m7FeyVUOuRnox6hRCZgAn8pBAssyluiNmS9w/s4032/IMG_1519.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP1aFaf6L_qb2PHUj_wWcMBGPfbcjYw5oo7eUcUFhLj7Lz3tszS60sefwuyWBnEbN7ZX2XsRFd1X3ilFh8tbmnDIc7d2RiofWzw5DUvjOv1xqU_lm7KfujsEG7HoCJvw-7mH3-zKCXR2sOVBijkE2iM-m7FeyVUOuRnox6hRCZgAn8pBAssyluiNmS9w/w300-h400/IMG_1519.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3NCY2RtaTsUmUtVTzTC3zGtUcanq5TPHVWSBWyJlC9-kPnka0f7ibeDTc06sZ9GzM1V0D4cm4PtwEDrHtSopaD96Ng6XHQ-OprEkBXJ-PA2CaEW3y2rqCyJmH8YwGL_DG3RPN_cPiB873R7HAaZpoQSvJqJeYwZXdM3Z2Tp8cT6EL_MLwgCkGDu3Xg/s4032/IMG_1496.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3NCY2RtaTsUmUtVTzTC3zGtUcanq5TPHVWSBWyJlC9-kPnka0f7ibeDTc06sZ9GzM1V0D4cm4PtwEDrHtSopaD96Ng6XHQ-OprEkBXJ-PA2CaEW3y2rqCyJmH8YwGL_DG3RPN_cPiB873R7HAaZpoQSvJqJeYwZXdM3Z2Tp8cT6EL_MLwgCkGDu3Xg/w300-h400/IMG_1496.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtmPHebIyTJnNjhQl6J7IQulMVXNnm1j4ToZqWBFtb3dbZYjVPY2u1ipng23ADtGoAJ1qvDoegMuXgiEqjINoRdhsy5K8XMjDJKiSvj_i4WyK9fBB1qTIEwq0Iqha4AOzTokEnFf4GSMgzM9L6GpxrtCwBt96tS5fEFOAOlJ5-YB1EWc5SkZEcebudoQ/s720/IMG_1522.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="540" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtmPHebIyTJnNjhQl6J7IQulMVXNnm1j4ToZqWBFtb3dbZYjVPY2u1ipng23ADtGoAJ1qvDoegMuXgiEqjINoRdhsy5K8XMjDJKiSvj_i4WyK9fBB1qTIEwq0Iqha4AOzTokEnFf4GSMgzM9L6GpxrtCwBt96tS5fEFOAOlJ5-YB1EWc5SkZEcebudoQ/w300-h400/IMG_1522.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We did not all keep our supplies organized. <br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Jane Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06062718110759969682noreply@blogger.com3