GarnetOriginals: Reality

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Reality

I know for some individuals creating art is their reality but for me it is just a dream. Today was a reality day...most of my day was spent on my job search. Then it was off to pick up my girl from school, food shopping and making dinner. I had so hoped that her teacher had said she had a good listening day since her reward for good listening was being allowed back in the "art room". If that had been the case then we would have ditched food shopping.

So it truly was an artless day, I didn't even do a sketch...totally sad :-(

On the bright side, I figured out how to add my artwork to the background on my twitter page (http://twitter.com/GarnetOriginals). I also updated the header for my blog. I cropped one of my pictures and used it as the background on the heading. Can you guess what picture I used?? Till tomorrow.

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Artist Statement

My work is a celebration of nature and women, specifically woman as mother. The female figure is a powerful one and dominates most of my works. Even the pieces reflecting trees are a tribute to the power of women signifying Mother Nature. Both are strong and feed my creative energy.

The pieces are abstract in design with a focus on form, movement and color. This is infused into my work, no matter what medium is used. The favored mediums are acrylic, pastel and oil. Each gives a different outcome and dimension to the piece. Pastels give a soft feel while acrylics give a strong, vibrant feel and oils allow for texture and movement.

The creative process remains the same regardless of the medium used or the subject matter chosen. Each piece starts out as a sketch that has been inspired by nature or life. It is developed and fine tuned before it is recreated in color.