March 1, 2020
Well, here I am again trying to clean up my website and be more consistent with blog posts. ...and so it goes.
Last month, I participated in a creative challenge hosted by the I create daily brand. I had done a challenge hosted by these folks last year and thoroughly enjoyed the process.
With most challenges, it is part of the process to create goals and intentions at the onset of the challenge. For this challenge, I had hoped to do more physical painting instead of computer generate pieces.
As usual (and it's almost guaranteed) the Universe threw me a curveball and my work-life sped up after a month of slowdowns in January. Overall I give myself a solid B for participation. I had hoped for a few things during the month, but they were not to be.
Most of my entries ended up being computer generated with a photographic pieces thrown in for good measure. No painting- and I have to live with that, maybe next time. "Posted not perfect" was my mantra for the month.
I also missed one day which I will try to throw into this mix, as I muse about the daily quotes. I also had little time to participate in the Facebook Group, my loss.
So away we go-
"Art is a subset of creativity." - Chase Jarvis
I start these computer-generated pieces with an inspiration image that I may find on the internet, tearsheets I keep in files, or personal photos. I push the image through several different art apps that I have on my phone and computer. I then layer the pieces in Photoshop rearranging, deleting, and adding layers until I get the desired mood for any given piece.
I have a Wacom tablet, so I will also draw on layers to achieve desired effects.
This quote for Day 1 was a little puzzling to me. "Subset" I understand the word but, it didn't resonate with art and creativity, in my mind.
When I create, and I am in the flow, I view my pieces with childlike wonderment. I amaze myself with the outcome of some piece. And know reaily when a piece nees to be scrapped.
I do try to see the wonder in most things. Life is a challenge, full of hope, joy, and beauty. It also comes to us in pain suffering and disappointment. We must take the good with the bad and learn from both lessons. Much like life, art is” in the eye of the beholder”.
Art has been a touchstone for me when times were rough. I would draw the pain or replace it with beauty. In times of struggle, I would subconsciously pick up a new tool or try a new medium, learning to grow in the physical, while healing or melding events in my subconscious. Subset maybe? Improving myself most definitely. Much like the toddler or child viewing the world all anew with each growth spurt.
As a sidebar, I must declare I am not a writer at all. These musings are strung together to sort of tell my story about the images I produced for the Febuary Creators Challenge As I said before, my mantra for last month was "posted not perfect" and I think it will apply again this month.
later you all-
xoxo sheree greek A.K.A. Mystical Medusa