Saturday, July 19, 2014

So I haven't posted everyday I will talk about the several adventures I have had this week.

My first adventure was an adventure in painting.there are so many paintings with a beautiful loose and carefree feel to them that I would love to learn and incorporate into my own paintings. So I did two one for a class, and 1 to put into my friend Arlene journal of which we have exchanged probably about a year ago. Because the one I did for Arlene was not for a class and I could really do anything I wanted it came out so much better. I love it so much more I really hope she likes it. So I'm going to keep on trying. Here are both paintings I'm sure you can tell which is which.

Now on to my second adventure.

This was an adventure adventure into beautiful Italian red sauce. My gorgeous evil friend Janet makes the most amazing quick red sauce on the planet andrefuses to give me the recipe well I think that is just awful so I keep trying and trying and trying but I keep failing and failing and failing hoping one day she will just have mercy on me and come show me how she makes herself. Now my sauce is passable and fine but its not knock your socks off.

now on to today's adventure.

I am stuck inside at camp because its raining so I have all my Twilight movies a big beautiful Strathmore wind power Bristol paper pad and some new beautiful pencil and I'm going to do some practicing today. So in my next post I'll show you what I came up with. If you would like to join me and talk about your everyday adventures please come and join our private group on Facebook

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Adventuring in my house

Well today I have a day off.....but it's certainly not a day off. Today I'm looking for a little magic in my own home. My house looks like an episode of hoarders. I need to clear the mess and clutter and get rid of a lot of stuff. The more clutter I remove the better I feel. So today I've decided to look at this day as a gift. I have the time. All of my kids have things to do so I have the whole day to myself to turn my house around. Not don't think for a minute that I will get everything done but it will be much better off by the time I go to bed tonight than it was when I woke up.

Have an adventurous day

Saturday, July 12, 2014

waking my inner artist

Adventuring back to myself.... I have completely lost my inner artist. I spend all of my creative time in developing classes to teach or possibly maybe a painting to sell. It is all uninspired at this point and I need to wake up. so for today just for the sake of getting my creative juices flowing I did this sketch. she is by far not my best work however she evokes a lot of emotion in me when I look at her She's not going to be for sale she's not going to be for a class that I teach she is going to be. And I love her for it. So on this journey I'm taking back to myself I need to be continual in
getting my juices flowing so I'm hoping but I can at least do one sketch every other day. As much as I would like to say do one everyday that may not be realistic for me I have a lot of bad habits that I need to overcome the biggest one is not practicing and not exercising my creative muscle so here she is her name is Amanda and the caption along her neck line says love lost and there's a tear in her eye

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

The best thing today isn't what I expected it would be

Well in the continuation of today's adventure. Well I started off pretty sure I wouldn't get anyone for the Open House. I was right. However, since I'm looking on the bright side of life..... I would've left the studio after my students left. Saying I was having an open house made me stay at the studio and get stuff done. actually quite a bit of stuff. I prepared 20 canvases for my Thurs. and Fri. classes. I also prepared 7 canvases for recycling. And even better I got a new idea for a new painting series. I need to sell all of the paintings I have. I need to devote some time to that. I would like to get my studio all organized and then maybe I can start a new etsy store and ebay shop. There a lot of things I didn't get done today but from now on I'm focusing on what I did do and what magic and happiness I made in my life. So the best thing of today. A positive day at my studio.

Today's Adventure

Well today I'm taking a big leap.... I really only teach art classes. I haven't tried much other than a holiday sale or two in the past to sell my paintings. Today I am opening my studio to the public to try and sell some of my art. Class samples and original art. However I am not hopeful. My studio isn't much into art. I struggle to teach classes at my studio which is why I'm so lucky to teach so much outside my studio. So this is me opening up and expecting a big fat fail. But I'm still going to do it. If it doesn't sell at the studio maybe I'll open a new etsy shop and try to sell there. Who knows. But wouldn't it be nice to be pleasantly surprised today. So I'm adventuring ..... I have started a closed facebook group. If you would like to join and talk about your daily adventures into the every day please come by.... https://www.facebook.com/groups/1532685630292934/

Monday, July 7, 2014

An Adventure in the Every Day

Day 1, I often say "onto the next adventure". But I'm always talking about a vacation, something outdoors or maybe something I've never done before. But, not every adventure has to be of the Indiana Jones Sort. I need to find the adventure in the every day. I've become numb and complacent. I am happy when good things happen. More so when good things happen to my kids. But I've lost my internal joy. It's gone. Gone in my personal inadequacies and shortcomings of which I catalog daily. My internal voice that I'm pretty sure hates my guts. I feel a hamster on a wheel. My passions have waned. I feel like an empty shell of not good enough. Is this feeling at 44 the way I should continue for the next 44. NO, there's not exclamation mark but No none the less. Yesterday I was watching Katie with my mom. There were two parents talking about the death of their beautiful daughter. They put a book together of her essays. The one that resonated the most was called "The Opposite of Loneliness" I immediately bought the book on my NOOK. So tonight with my hair in a cap, sitting under my dryer chair I read it. It's only three little pages bit they had a BIG message. It's never too late. I want my kids to read this. They hate reading so I may have to tie them down, but I'm not above it. then into the bath I went. As the bubbles were dissolving I kept thinking of the essay. How can it apply to me? Then out of the blue, like a gift, this idea popped into my head. I'm starting tonight. I'm not waiting or I may not do it. This is my year long adventure into the every day. Joy in every day. Purpose in every day. Whether I'm taking care of my family, house or me. I will find the adventure in the little things. Will this bring me back to the land of the living? I sure hope so. Can I do this for a whole year? (with Gods gift of perservarance and strength) Can I re-ignite the passionate, loving, joyful person I've lost? That's my greatest wish. There are two songs that are motivating me today. Monty Pythons: Always look on the bright side of life: Some things in life are bad They can really make you mad Other things just make you swear and curse When you're chewing on life's gristle Don't grumble, give a whistle And this'll help things turn out for the best... And... ...always look on the bright side of life... Always look on the light side of life... If life seems jolly rotten There's something you've forgotten And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing When you're feeling in the dumps Don't be silly chumps Just purse your lips and whistle - that's the thing. And...always look on the bright side of life... Come on. Always look on the right side of life... For life is quite absurd And death's the final word You must always face the curtain with a bow Forget about your sin - give the audience a grin Enjoy it - it's your last chance anyhow. So always look on the bright side of death... (Whistle) a-Just before you draw your terminal breath... (Whistle) Life's a piece of shit, when you look at it Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true You'll see its all a show, keep 'em laughin as you go Just remember that the last laugh is on you And... Always look on the bright side of life... Always look on the right side of life... C'mon Brian, cheer up Always look on the bright side of life... Always look on the bright side of life... Worse things happen at sea you know. I mean - what have you got to lose? You know, you come from nothing - you're going back to nothing. What have you lost? Nothing. Always look on the right side (I mean) of life... what have you got to lose? You know, you come from nothing - you're going back to nothing. What have you lost? Always (Nothing.) look on the right side of life... Nothing will come from nothing ya know what they say? Cheer up ya old bugga c'mon give us a grin! There ya go, see! Always look on the right side of life... (Cheer up ya old bugga c'mon give us a grin! At same time) There ya go, see! The next song is "Ordinary Life" by Chad Brock (and I don't even like country) Shelly's at the kitchen table, cup of coffee the morning paper When he walks in she's so surprised to see the tears in his eyes He says, "I love you, I'm so sorry, but bigger dreams are waiting for me But I can't do this anymore Pay the bills, watch TV, day in, day out the same routine Mow the grass, fix the leak, just to fix it again We go to church, go to work, so picture perfect that it hurts I feel like I'm trapped inside this ordinary life" Shelly's at the kitchen table, crayons, construction paper "Hey Mom, look what I drew, it's a picture of me and you" And later when he says his prayers, she runs her fingers through his hair So thankful for every day They pay their bills, watch TV, day in, day out, it's all they need Mow the grass, fix the leak, just to fix it again They go to church, go to school, everyday it's something new Precious are the days as they go by in their ordinary life Phone rings, he's calling from the airport It's midnight, he's all alone again He says, "I can't believe how much I've missed And what I wouldn't give To pay the bills, watch TV, day in, day out the same routine Mow the grass, fix the leak, just to fix it again Go to church, go to work, I can't tell you how this hurts I miss my son, I miss my wife and my ordinary life" Today's adventure has just begun.......