I have a resolution for the new year, 2010, to do a piece of artwork each day & to post about it on this blog. I was inspired by the recent movie, Julie & Julia, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjvJHsJD8ic which I loved. I was struck by Julie's devotion to her self-imposed assignment, and realized that I have never made a daily commitment to anything really. I have begun many diets & exercise programs... I have resolved to meditate daily, or cut sweets out of my life, or give up dairy.... yada, yada, yada. In the past, I have not succeeded & basically it's because I didn't hold myself accountable. I hope that keeping a blog about my daily art plan will help to keep me motivated & accountable.... I will say that I have become aware that I am already coming up with excuses regarding why I should skip the 1st day.... but, because the blog is posted daily, I really can't cheat without it being blazingly obvious. But, I have to wonder, "Why do I do that? Why do I start creating excuses for myself before I even started the process? Where does the resistance come from?
" Already I am having some interesting insights & realizations. I am clear that I need to set time aside for doing art, I need to find a way to weave it into my everyday life. It may be easier to do in the morning, before the busy-ness of the day begins to take all my time and attention.... I'll play around with it & write about what I discover. I'm excited by what the year holds.,
The parameters for my yearlong Daily Art Resolution are as follows:
1. Do some piece of art everyday. It doesn't have to be a completed piece, but I do have to work on something daily.
2. Blog about the art.
So.... that's pretty simple, right? I don't have to paint a grand masterpiece, I just have to do art daily & write about it.
" Already I am having some interesting insights & realizations. I am clear that I need to set time aside for doing art, I need to find a way to weave it into my everyday life. It may be easier to do in the morning, before the busy-ness of the day begins to take all my time and attention.... I'll play around with it & write about what I discover. I'm excited by what the year holds.,
The parameters for my yearlong Daily Art Resolution are as follows:
1. Do some piece of art everyday. It doesn't have to be a completed piece, but I do have to work on something daily.
2. Blog about the art.
So.... that's pretty simple, right? I don't have to paint a grand masterpiece, I just have to do art daily & write about it.
1/1/2010 Post: Since I am utterly exhausted from last night's New Year's Eve party (at our house), I decided to do something simple for today's post, namely, draw my art supplies... specifically my pens & pencils. I have not drawn anything in quite a while, actually, & it felt really good to do it again! When I was a girl, it was my primary form of artwork, so it was nice to get back to it again. It is always a great way to reconnect with one of the most basic forms of visual expression & I love the feel of a pencil in my hand as it moves across the paper attempting to draw out the interesting lines, textures, shapes, & essence of the subject. I am excited to see what the next year brings for me! I'm excited by my New Year's resolution!
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