I am still struggling with my painting. I feel I am at a turning point. You know those times when your work shifts slightly and you make new discoveries. Paintings are slow in coming at the moment. I am not as productive as I have been in the past. I feel a little lost and floating if that makes sense. I don't seem to be content painting mundane inanimate objects any more. They have been my passion for such a long time I feel reluctant to let them go. Whenever I try to paint them I come to a standstill and can't seem to get moving again. They seem to lack something and I can't resolve whatever it is they lack. I need a big dose of inspiration. Maybe I need the sun to come back. Its a cold winter with dreary weather.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Support
Thank you all for your supportive comments. They mean a lot to me and put a smile on my face. It is a big step for me to enter my work into competitions. They are some of the biggest art competitions in Australia with prize money in the thousands, some even in the hundreds of thousands. There are always so many entries and only 30 places so I am sure there will be a lot more rejections in store for me. Its like buying a lottery ticket. I just have to keep telling myself to "toughen up princess". My portrait of Zoe should be in Sydney by now as I entered it into the Moran Prize. Entries close today. This is the riches portrait prize in the world. $150,000 first prize!!!!! I have to listen to what Laura said and remember how far I have come. I have made huge strides since August 2007 when I joined the online Artist's Way Journey and started putting my work out there. And without trying to sound full of myself I am proud of what I have accomplished.
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Oh Uta, I think it is winter in your spirit....a season...but remember that this too shall pass into spring...glorious spring...enjoy the things of winter like going within and stirring up some recipes for change when the new season arrives...or maybe now if it so hits you
The first time I saw your art..through the Artist's Way...I covered my mouth in awe....this woman is special..this artist is special..she paints the things of the ordinary life and day..and makes them sacred....that is still special...but hey if you want to expand...go for it...who knows what glorious things await the world....your portraits are so very special...here's hoping you win the lottery....
let it flow...be you...
remember why you first picked up a brush....desire
Oh Suz you make me all teary. Thanks for being there :)
I had rejection this week... wonder if it was subject matter or framing? Crap, I say. Your inanimate objects are very far from mundane, but I think we need to constantly challenge ourselves. Reach a little further than our comfort zone. Wishing for some spring time sun in the studio for you!
Thanks Doris. Ah spring ... seems a long way off.
I have no words of wisdom. But do know you are an amazing artist. Oh wait, this won't make sense unless you read today's blog post but 'take another step' Uta, you're almost there. XOXOXO
When I've had points of no connections I find that yes there is something that stopped me and I have to ask what it is and some time again and again..then I see that I've allow fear to step in.. after making the one faceless piece, which I came to after a year long series with the 13 moons I needed to make a change, I felt board with what I was doing again and again...so I need to switch things up a bit and trying some thing different.. I like what came from that then I had other ideas and I wanted to care this out there was somthing and still is something that wants to be told... but when I came to the surface for the second gray/faceless peole one I was afraid..I was afraid i would be able to reproduce what I just did.. silly Yes..? We I went that darn surface faced that fear and what happens and always happens is this connection to what I do and the fear left and I just allowed myself to be guided...again Uta I'm talking about myself and sharing an experience...not sure if it's anything your going growing through but the most important thing is to go through this...push your way through don't set back and feed on the bull sh*( going on in the section between the ears...let the heart speak louder.. sorry for being so bunt..found my overies... again..
Thank you to my wise friends.
Laura, you are right. I need to listen to my heart and stop thinking about it :)
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