Anthony Amos 1950 - 2010

In the November's issue of The Artist magazine there was an article on Anthony Amos. I had never heard of him before but I was immediately drawn to his paintings. These are not something that I would typically hang in my home, but I do have a love of boats (I know these are ships, but are still a form of boat). This scanned image doesn't do it justice, just as I am sure the printed picture in the magazine doesn't either.

Fishing Trawler

I really felt like I could smell the dockyard when I saw his paintings and I loved the looseness of his work. It has such an evocative feel about it.

Shipyard

You can read more about him here and see various images.

I am starting to feel better after a head cold which has gone on to my chest, so tonight I plan on doing more on my Paint Free class as it has taken a bit of a back seat lately.

Have a brilliant day, however you spend it.

Helen xx

Tim Gagnon

I like the ease at which Tim Gagnon paints. He just makes it look so easy.

Hope you have all had a good day!

I am an artist

The other day I stopped and realised just how far I have come in my art journey. I have set myself goals (working for a training company during the day kind of makes me realise how important these are) and the other day I looked back at where I was just over 2 years ago. I didn't believe I had what it took to be an artist.

I felt that everyone was more talented than me, that my work was awful and that how could I call myself an artist. The amazing realisation over the past 2 years, but more so in the last 6 months has made me recognise that I can say exactly that. My art is different to others, and may not be to everyone's taste, it may not always turn out how I wanted it,but it's a product of me and I need to be proud of that.

I need to not be embarrassed about showing people my work, or letting people know that I have just finished a painting. I need to be proud of what I can produce, whether it's a painting, a photograph or anything else creative. We are so caught up in trying to be better than we are that how often do we look back to see what we have achieved.

We are all different and should embrace those differences as after all, there is always someone out there that loves our art for what it is.

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Finding my way.....

My rough draft of the person in my painting

I started on my painting from Tam's Art Heart and Healing Course last night and I must say I had a lot of fun.

I've not been feeling great of late, so it did me good to try something completely different to what I normally do. I quite liked the results of part of the painting and other bits I didn't. I realised that I can learn a lot through Tam's videos but at the end of the day it boils down to my style.....what I like to paint, how I like to apply the paint and the materials I use. Tam's video's are great and are very inspirational, but I have been to too many art classes where the students are frustrated their work doesn't replicate the tutors....it never will as it is their work. And I admit I fell into a bit of that trap last night.

I will work on the painting again tonight so I thought I would post up a rough draft of the face until I can show the whole painting.

However, it was lovely forgetting the world and my troubles and just painting. Absorbing myself in my creative journey......as at the moment that is definitely what I am on. Jim was busy editing his photo's from his last event, so I let him be and went off into my haven and painted. He kept popping in to see how I was doing and I thanked him for being so wonderful, understanding my desire to paint and for being so encouraging. I thank my Higher Power every day for bringing him into my life....

I've found where I belong.....

Here......

www.shinberglevinas.com

I was browsing on the internet the other day and came across this picture of a studio. Just look at that light!!! Wow!

I can see myself one end with my paints and Jim the other with his photographic studio (in my head this space is big enough for the both of us).

I don't know who lives here, but my, I am in love....

Off to dream now so have a great day!

Procrastination.....

I am an artist. I am. But at the moment I am an artist who doesn’t paint. Hmnnn.....

I have inspiration, I have ideas, I have tools but I don’t have the time. Or at least I am not finding the time which is incredibly frustrating and leaves me with art paper untouched, paints in their tubes and ideas left to my sketchbook or my head.

I run an art group each week and therefore have some painting time but other than that life seems to be getting in the way.

How do other people hold down a full time job, commute over 10 hours per week, have family time and still manage to paint? Where do they find the time or the energy.

I am an artist.....right?