On My Worktable

This week I am enjoying the process of bringing these small canvases to life. They have been sitting in my closet for a very long time.  I have too many supplies sitting in that closet.  I've decided  it is time to stop waiting and time to start using those supplies.




It is funny how the creative process goes. I envisioned one thing and they are turning out very different that I imagined.  Sometimes you just have to go with the whirl of creativity as it comes through the room.   I like the new ideas better. I bet that's how it works for you too.

These are a combination of paint, artist's pencils of various kinds, ink, vintage paper, and more.   The lion is all original on the canvas.  But the sleepy tabby is a print of one of my graphite drawings.  Then he has been embellished further with paint, pencils, and ink.  I am thinking about doing more canvases that utilize my pencil drawings.  What do you think?

 

 
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Display Your Art

Today I want to share a poem written by my extremely talented poet husband.  The poem is about daring to express the art that is within you.  I hope you enjoy it.

Display Your Art

Fix it on a page, 

a paper pool reflecting

private imaginations,

innermost sensations

of your heart and soul.

Pinch the wetted dust of earth

let it play, let it out

gently awaken life in the clay

help it stand, hear it shout.

Lace it on a canvas window,

painted glimpses 

of your dreams, 

splashes of passion, strokes

of freedom's tomorrow.

Pierce the silence with tempered 

speech, persuading every audient

to hear

the promise of freshly bold

ideas.

Paint the sky

with measured vocal color,

faint and bold,

deep and high,

moods and words spritely spread

upon the wind.

Compose the soul's rich store

for the tools of symphony,

breath through gilded brass,

fingered, quivered strings,

singing wood and

percussive rhythms smithed.

Loose it in each step's design,

mixing wind and time,

cultured strength with classic song,

satin toes stitching joy

through floor and sky.

Show the world your heart;

Be the death of fear;

Share your deepest love;

Bring the distant near;

Display your graceful art.

    --Rockford Johnson (copyright, 2009)

for more background information about this poem read the comments below.

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