Freedom – 36 x 36 Oils on Canvas by Jennie I am the type of person who ignores achievements and focusses on my failures while still changing the goal posts to ensure I fail more and more. it’s stupid and childish and I can’t seem to break the habit. so here, I am going to…
Crawl – 36 x 48 Acrylics, Pastels and Gesso on Canvas by Jennie last year didn’t go exactly as planned. in fact, it almost feels as if it didn’t happen at all – like there’s a big blank space where a whole year should be. I’m going through a bad patch again, it’s been going…
Happy Nude Year 2007 by Jennie The very best of season’s wishes to you all, no matter what you choose to celebrate at this time of the year I hope it exceeds all your hopes and dreams. All the best for the coming year.
Lazy – 20 x 8 Oils on Canvas by Jennie I’m still working on smaller images and refining my techniques. the smaller you work, the more precise you need to be so I am learning a lot about myself, my techniques and patience. I think it is really paying off. While I have not created…
I am feeling a bit adrift in my career at the moment. I think being stuck between two artistic seasons can be quite confusing to say the least. the US season is hotting up which is great, I have a lot of calls to respond to, but I want to work on my own exhibitions and I’ve been experiencing insane delays in my current prospects.
This echoes an age-old conundrum from the world of art. Can you value work produced by someone whose private life and acts you find appalling?
Car bombings, kidnappings, gunfights and mortar blasts litter the landscape of life. Check points have been established to ensure obedience to strict dress codes.When there is no expression of the human imagination, what remains is violence and hatred…. If the individual expression of human creativity is suppressed, what is left?Karen Macedonio: If Human Creativity Dies, What is Left?
For the past few weeks I have been stuck in a hole. I’ve been shutting myself away from friends and family and not bothering to stir myself to focus on anything.
Well, I am back, slowly getting into the swing of things again and resting up from a full easter. I am part of a historical reenactment group and indulge my love of costume making, singing and research.
Apologies about the rather emo post yesterday, I am experimenting in some new media, working completely outside of my normal sphere of knowledge or control. most of my techniques have evolved from practices I have been working on for years. Now, for the first time in a very long time, I am working in something completely new and different.
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