Musings of an unhinged mind.
OFF THE TRACK
9/22/2010 12:42:30 AM | By Sandra Haynes | Comment on this
Hi Friends,
Lately I have taken time off, which I really needed to do, but am now finding it hard to get back in the groove again. Has this happened to you?
With months of neglecting many things around here including myself, I had decided to break the hold the art work has had on me. And you know something? I've had a great time.
Now the studio is calling me back very insistently, and I find I'm still in the middle of a dozen other things....like painting the inside of the house, getting more exercise, being social, buying clothes! A clothes horse I definitely am not.....much of my clothing seems to be embellished with oil paint. Ultramarine Blue has magical powers for finding its way onto anything I wear. So making over me, along with the house, has been at the top of the list for awhile.
Now I'm to a point where I would like to bite the next person that comes along, I want to get back to the art so much. And yet........it is being put off. The fanatical side of me goes at the art work with very little else on my mind, and I know it would be healthier for mind and body to temper it with short breaks thrown in. But wow! is this house a mess now with paint cans and brushes all over! The time it's going to take to finish the job...most of the winter....makes me hyperventilate.
On the other hand, the creative ideas are starting to get mountainous there are so many of them......I mean, this is better than Christmas.
With the front room, at least, sporting a new coat of paint that shows newly hung art to a huge advantage and my studio still the quirky, wonderful safe haven I love, anyone that visits will have to appreciate the mess for what it is......a work in progress.
So, how do you get back in the groove?
I think I'll just put one foot in front of the other......and stop listening to that whisper in the back of my mind that sounds suspiciously like my mother counseling me to clean up the mess.
A mountain of fresh art ideas awaits! The rest isn't fatal.
Take care,
Sandra
Lately I have taken time off, which I really needed to do, but am now finding it hard to get back in the groove again. Has this happened to you?
With months of neglecting many things around here including myself, I had decided to break the hold the art work has had on me. And you know something? I've had a great time.
Now the studio is calling me back very insistently, and I find I'm still in the middle of a dozen other things....like painting the inside of the house, getting more exercise, being social, buying clothes! A clothes horse I definitely am not.....much of my clothing seems to be embellished with oil paint. Ultramarine Blue has magical powers for finding its way onto anything I wear. So making over me, along with the house, has been at the top of the list for awhile.
Now I'm to a point where I would like to bite the next person that comes along, I want to get back to the art so much. And yet........it is being put off. The fanatical side of me goes at the art work with very little else on my mind, and I know it would be healthier for mind and body to temper it with short breaks thrown in. But wow! is this house a mess now with paint cans and brushes all over! The time it's going to take to finish the job...most of the winter....makes me hyperventilate.
On the other hand, the creative ideas are starting to get mountainous there are so many of them......I mean, this is better than Christmas.
With the front room, at least, sporting a new coat of paint that shows newly hung art to a huge advantage and my studio still the quirky, wonderful safe haven I love, anyone that visits will have to appreciate the mess for what it is......a work in progress.
So, how do you get back in the groove?
I think I'll just put one foot in front of the other......and stop listening to that whisper in the back of my mind that sounds suspiciously like my mother counseling me to clean up the mess.
A mountain of fresh art ideas awaits! The rest isn't fatal.
Take care,
Sandra
A KICK IN THE SEAT OF CREATIVITY
9/10/2010 5:14:07 PM | By Sandra Haynes | 2 Comments
Hi friends,
With the chance to take a long weekend off, it stretched into 8 days. Was it burnout from the art? I always miss not doing any art work, but in this case I think it was just time to step outside this world and see what was out there.
By definition, doing art is pretty solitary and I embrace this without any problem, to the point of getting a bit isolated. Has this happened to you?
So a few days at vintage car races, even to the point of working in the timing tower, was a pretty far departure from what I usually do. Then some time watching television, reading newspapers and talking about social events came next. Not a big thing to most of you maybe, but I live without any of those things, so it is always a treat and necessary to keep me informed of a few happenings in the world. Lest you think I am totally a hermit, I do get a news magazine from The Netherlands that keeps me up on world events and read some news on the computer from AP.
Then I went with a friend to a "designer mall" where he picked out some really nice kitchen appliances. While he was conducting business, I picked up some architect-design type magazines.....you know.....with the type of really high end homes way-outside-my-thinking kind of thing.
As I thumbed through these beautiful magazines, admiring what could be done with homes and decorating materials, the creative processes turned on without warning. Ideas for artwork that were usually outside my thinking came at a furious pace. Some may prove to be a little impractical to actually execute, but all were interesting.
Lately my art has started down some new paths and is evolving.....not exactly as I thought it would, but the ride is interesting so far. Have you reached a point where you are willing to take chances with your art? Many of you already do, I would imagine.
This may not sound all that risky to you, but the humor that is creeping into some of my Automotive Memorabilia art has gotten a great reception by car and non-car people alike, even with limited showing so far. Now, instead of quite so much realism in my art, I am exploring where my mind really wants to go with other aspects of what could be created. Somewhat more traditional art will always be part of what I want to do (I think), but why shouldn't there be room for some really creative, fantasy work too?
What seemed like a really weird place to jog my creativity has let something loose that is rather unexpected.
So be prepared to be surprised anywhere and keep a notebook handy. Write it all down, even things that seem a little too far out there, or would be hard to execute. The next turn in your path may provide the answer.
Keep Coloring Outside the Lines,
Sandra
With the chance to take a long weekend off, it stretched into 8 days. Was it burnout from the art? I always miss not doing any art work, but in this case I think it was just time to step outside this world and see what was out there.
By definition, doing art is pretty solitary and I embrace this without any problem, to the point of getting a bit isolated. Has this happened to you?
So a few days at vintage car races, even to the point of working in the timing tower, was a pretty far departure from what I usually do. Then some time watching television, reading newspapers and talking about social events came next. Not a big thing to most of you maybe, but I live without any of those things, so it is always a treat and necessary to keep me informed of a few happenings in the world. Lest you think I am totally a hermit, I do get a news magazine from The Netherlands that keeps me up on world events and read some news on the computer from AP.
Then I went with a friend to a "designer mall" where he picked out some really nice kitchen appliances. While he was conducting business, I picked up some architect-design type magazines.....you know.....with the type of really high end homes way-outside-my-thinking kind of thing.
As I thumbed through these beautiful magazines, admiring what could be done with homes and decorating materials, the creative processes turned on without warning. Ideas for artwork that were usually outside my thinking came at a furious pace. Some may prove to be a little impractical to actually execute, but all were interesting.
Lately my art has started down some new paths and is evolving.....not exactly as I thought it would, but the ride is interesting so far. Have you reached a point where you are willing to take chances with your art? Many of you already do, I would imagine.
This may not sound all that risky to you, but the humor that is creeping into some of my Automotive Memorabilia art has gotten a great reception by car and non-car people alike, even with limited showing so far. Now, instead of quite so much realism in my art, I am exploring where my mind really wants to go with other aspects of what could be created. Somewhat more traditional art will always be part of what I want to do (I think), but why shouldn't there be room for some really creative, fantasy work too?
What seemed like a really weird place to jog my creativity has let something loose that is rather unexpected.
So be prepared to be surprised anywhere and keep a notebook handy. Write it all down, even things that seem a little too far out there, or would be hard to execute. The next turn in your path may provide the answer.
Keep Coloring Outside the Lines,
Sandra
