Accept being a beginner

It started with this.

Today, I'm continuing.

I'm not sure where it will lead, but I know I'm intrigued.

The habits, standards, tastes, and attitudes that constitute your way of living

Life style.
It's your choice.

Today I'm channeling artists out there that are known for producing.
Such as Duane Keiser.
http://www.duanekeiser.com/
He makes a post-card sized painting every day and posts them on his blog- http://duanekeiser.blogspot.com/
He sells them for as little as $100 dollars each, but it's enough for him to make a living as an artist. He's been mentioned in several publications and has even had shows in galleries in New York.
He's successful because he is doing what he loves every day and has found a way to support his life choice.
It's a wonderful thing to strive for.

Today I was working on two paintings simultaneously.

And I am also starting a new series-more abstract and mood oriented.
Visuals to come.

I turn my camera on

Yes.

What defines a vacation

Smiles
Smirks
Satisfaction
Relaxation
Appreciation
Appeal
Appetite
A Good Night
New Experiences
New Places
New Memories

Self-Driven

Shapes
Textures

Color
Compliments

Pattern
Precision

Line
Direction

Repetition
Relation


However you see it,
However you remember it,
Celebrate it.

Internal warmth

There's just something about this place..

String of steel

Ghada Amer is one of the most famous feminist artists in the contemporary art world.
She depicts explicit feminine scenes and embroiders through the entire canvas, creating almost an abstract image.

She utilizes the colors of the strings to create a visually, pleasing composition.
I appreciate her work because it is unique and because it takes months for her to complete one drawing.
I hope to be as dedicated as her.

She moved to New York from Cairo, Egypt and has been a successful artist for almost 20 years.
She does a lot of shows abroad as well, such as Istanbul, France, and South Korea.
Here's a little more information and imagery on Ghada:
http://www.gagosian.com/artists/ghada-amer/

I thought this video was interesting because it shows several close ups of the intricacy of her thread work.
These are definitely worth seeing in person.




What about my progress?
Well color me crazy, I started a new piece.

A sneak preview

I had the fortune of meeting a well-known Philadelphia artist named Kirsten Fischler.
I had done a bit of research on her before our face-to-face interaction and had come up with a word to describe her style.
Pulchritudinous
Or simply lovely.

She does these mixed media painting on reclaimed wood; her color palette was an immediate attraction to me. It's very sophisticated and purposeful.

This was actually my favorite individual piece. So simple, so delicate, so decoded.
I am immediately reminded of bar codes and the visual bar codes my best friend was telling me about. There is a website that shows the colored bar codes for certain movies. (http://moviebarcode.tumblr.com/)
For example, this is the bar code for Aladdin:

Can't you just picture the purple genie and the golden palace?
Kippy's work reminds me of these visual codes, as if her paintings are different codes for segments of her life. Perhaps she was having a good year when she painted these:

Regardless, it was definitely a splash of cold water talking to her about my future.
I have a lot of research to do, and a lot of progress to make.
But anyone who knows me recognizes that I'm a stubborn, red-head.
So color me determined.

For more about Kippy-http://www.barnstonegallery.com/kirstenfischler.html.