Hello my wonderful friends! I hope you are all good.
Linking this blog post with FFO Friday Face Off hosted by the wonderful and talented Nicole.
These three faces were frustrating to create be honest. I was not happy in the beginning but I worked through my emotions. lol Yes they have flaws but we are perfectly imperfect too.
I wanted to share some more Artwork and some Youtube Shorts with you today but before I do I wanted to share that I deleted X (formerly known as twitter), my facebook Fan page, TikTok, Goodreads and Deviant Art. Too much time wasted! I feel so much better and lighter now.
I will only be using my blog, Youtube, pinterest and IG. Eventually I will get rid of IG and Facebook all together. I have just wasted so much time on these apps and I want to just focus more on my family and creating some art and sharing it with you all on this blog.
Doom scrolling stresses me out and I just won't do it anymore. I would like to live in the moment and enjoy each day with my family and create art and I will be sharing my art and stories with you all. I really like this artist community on here and I am grateful for each and everyone of you.
Currently Reading
"The Creative Act A Way of Being" Rick Rubin
"A Cat's Eye" Margaret Atwood
Also working on "The Artist's Way" Julia Cameron
I kindly received some paints, brushes and paper from my friend Mel from British Columbia and I painted two paintings. Her Youtube Channel is EverythingMarmie.
🌷✨🩷Thank you! 🩷✨🌷
Dear Maria, I think your portraits look especially great as a group, side by side, like three friends who simply belong together.
ReplyDeleteI particularly like your gouache landscape!
I also think that too much social media eats up too much time. I mainly have and keep Facebook and Instagram because I can reconnect with former bloggers there (and also always do a bit of promotion for my new blog posts 😉).
All the best from Austria, Traude
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Thank you so much for your wonderful comment and visit Traude. I appreciate you so much. Have a lovely weekend and a wonderful Valentine's Day tomorrow.
DeleteMy dear friend. I had a frustrating art week as well. Be sure to read my SITAR to find out what I did. As for your faces they look amazing. No flaws to my eye. I love all the color and the hair. I did the same thing last year with FB. I just stopped using it. I did keep the account open but don't go there any longer. It is a waste of time and well, I want to be with positive, creative, kind people. I will still go through Pintrest because I get emails with things that I'm interested in and of course Youtube. Everything else is with my blog now and I find it so much more enjoyable. As for gouache, I use less water to make it thicker. Maybe I'm not using it right? I read the Artist Way when if first came out. Also you can't go wring with Atwood. I love all of your art today and thank you for sharing with FFO. I'm off to watch your youtubes. Have a nice weekend.
ReplyDeleteHello my wonderful friend Nicole. I will be reading your blog post for sure. Thank you so much for coming by and commenting. I appreciate you so much. I love pinterest so much too. I will try using the paint thicker and less water to see what it's like. It's interesting to work with. Thank you so much again, have a lovely Friday and happy Valentine's Day for tomorrow. Wishing you a restful weekend.
DeleteYour faces are awesome and love the beach scene too ~" also the Artist Way is a fantastic book ~ have used it many times ~ enjoy ~ hugs.
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Thank you so much! I look forward to working with it through the month of February and March. It is really good so far. Have a wonderful weekend!
Deletelovely art MAria!
ReplyDeleteThanks Christine! Have a lovely weekend!
DeleteAgreed, we're "perfectly imperfect," so I'm glad you shared your lovely portrait trio. I have to keep my Facebook page, because it's how I have access to my Church's Facebook page. That's where I post some of my church services, announcements, and more. However, I plan to stop posting and viewing my personal FB and Instagram accounts for Lent this year (I don't have any of the others you mentioned). Like you, it literally makes me sick to read the hate that so many people spread these days. I love Julia Cameron's book, The Artist's Way, and know you'll enjoy it too. Blessings!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Rev. Arnoldo! yes too much hate and I want to avoid hate and negativity. :) More art and books and the Bible! :) Have a lovely weekend! Blessings your way!
DeleteYour faces look great. I really find the one to the right so expressive.
ReplyDeleteWonderful artwork. Ah the ocean…always wished for.
Yes, social media can steal too much time. I have Pinterest and IG.
The Artist Way is a great motivator. Will be taking my artist date tomorrow.
Enjoy the weekend…
Thanks Dixie! I am enjoying week one of The Artist's Way. Motivation is what I need! :) oh you are so brave! I think i will take my artist date sometime this weekend too. Have a lovely weekend and many blessings your way!
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