by Susan Lobb Porter | Art, Digital Art |
30 Paintings 30 Days, Day 10
Sometimes I’ll spend hours writing a blog post. I’ll work over that sucker till I’m sweating cyber blood, pulling cyber teeth, mixing metaphors and cliches like there’s no tomorrow.
I do it in the name of literary perfection. And whenever I write something like that, it sucks.
Happens with art too, like that painting over there (arrow pointing RIGHT and UP)
But then at the last minute, before I hit the publish button, I’ll open a new draft and write what I meant to say with a whole ‘nother voice. With MY voice. The words are fresh and come easy-peasy with no inner critic tripping up da muse.
Happens with art too, like this painting (arrow pointing straight DOWN)
Women in Red # 10 © 2014 Susan Lobb Porter
I LOVE it when that happens.
Be back tomorrow with another painting. Meanwhile, I love to hearing what you have to say in the comments below.
xo
Technical info: Digital painting created on iPad 2 using the Procreate app as part of the 30 paintings in 30 Days Challenge
by Susan Lobb Porter | Art, Digital Art |
30 Paintings 30 Days. 8 down. 22 to go.
Women in Red # 8 © 2014 Susan Lobb Porter
And so it continues. She-of-the-short-attention-span is foregoing shiny distractions (Oh, look, a squirrel!) and is pulling theses images out of her iPad every day.
And the fact that I’m talking about myself in the third person means it’s time to go to bed.
Good night, sweetums. Or good morning. Whatever time it is when you’re reading this. I’ll be back tomorrow with # 9. I hope you’ll join me.
by Susan Lobb Porter | Art, Digital Art |
30 Paintings 30 Days, Day 7
Quote stolen from fellow artist and internet friend Judy Shreve.
“Creativity is not the possession of some special talent. It’s about the willingness to play.” –John Cleese
Oh man, I needed that today. I was beginning to get lost and frustrated in the digital side of the 30 Paintings 30 Days challenge. And that’s not what it’s about.
It’s about having fun and showing up every day.
So tonight I pulled out the iPad.
Women in Red # 7 © 2014 Susan Lobb Porter
And had fun.
Seven down. Twenty-three to go. Love to hear your thoughts about this.
by Susan Lobb Porter | Art, Digital Art |
30 paintings 30 Days…Day 5
Autocorrect had it’s way with my friend Susie tonight. She was writing a post using the phrase ‘owning my bigness’ when the mysterious powers behind autocorrect deemed ‘owning my bones’ a much better fit.
And you know what? Autocorrect was right. Owning my bones. Talk. About. POWER!
If you read Arty life yesterday you may recall the somewhat whiny tone. Whine whine whine technology whine blah blah blah. Yes, I confess–I was feeling sorry for myself when I wrote it.
And that feeling carried over into the art space inside my head.
I just couldn’t muster up what it takes to jump into the creative deep end again.
So I spent a lot of time wasting time on the net. Facebook. Email. More Facebook. And then I stumbled upon this:
Watch this. If not now, then later. But watch it.
Because after watching this and assuming my powerpose I whipped out the ipad and boldly, confidently went where I haven’t gone before. Artistically speaking, that is.
Brave enough to leap in and own my creative bones.
Ye-Haw! What a difference a day makes, don’t you think?
Now I’m off to paint some more. XO my sweetums! XO
by Susan Lobb Porter | Digital Art
30 Days 30 Paintings. Here’s my day 3 creation.
Women in Red # 3 © 2014 Susan Lobb Porter
Continuing with the Women in Red series. This one has a face, imagine that!
Twenty-seven more to go. See you tomorrow!
Technical details: created on an iPhone 2 using the Procreate app.
As always, would love to hear what you think about this. Or about the project in general. You can leave your thoughts in the comments below.
Till tomorrow–
xoxo
