Art Journaling Chat & Challenge Sept 2014
Here's my Art Journaling page.
I am lucky as an American to have Artistic Freedom as a birthright. But, it is always my own head that gets in the way. Artistic Freedom for me is "getting out of my head".
This layout is about a recent rough period when I was unable to paint in my watercolor class no matter how hard I tried which then started causing anxiety and guilt about staying in the class. My wonderfully special teacher assured me that as long as I wanted to be there, it was good for me - no matter what I did or didn't do.
A year later my dear niece Alison asked me to paint her a picture of Bermuda. I so badly wanted to and even started, but no go... But, then slowly over the next year, painting started to feel better and last spring I decided to try finishing Bermuda. And, I did - along with two more paintings!
This page is about the conflict of being in my head and not able to paint (on the left)... And, then moving over (on the right) to letting myself BE and painting again.
PS Alison loved her painting and my teacher was delighted, thanks Margie and Alison.
For this layout I used:
CRO June 2014 SS Club - Painterly
BMU SS Paper Templates: Background Blenders 4
BMU Type Paths ShabbyText
DEB Altered Art Paper
DEB Dyed Fabric 3 Paper
KVE SS Tools - Styles: Pastel Starburst
BMU Beautiful Black Paper
BMU Dynamic Brush Set: Art Diary Heart
AFT SS Paper Templates: Essential Grungy Edges
BMU SS Tools - Styles: Crochet Lace
DEB Stamp Pad 1 Paper
RMC Fey Whispers Fairy Alpha
and my own watercolor painting
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