Sunday, 1 January 2017

1 Jan 2017 - 2017 & the Glasshouse Mountains

2017 - Michelle's Year of Art:

First artwork - '2017 & the Glasshouse Mountains', oil pastel on paper (14.8x21cm)

Comment: this came out of a desire to have some sort of title page for the blog, it's 2017 and I'm living on the Sunshine Coast in South-East Queensland, Aus, near to where these stunning mountains are.



1st January 2017, a new year and a new blog, my first blog.
So why now and what's its purpose?

I've set myself a challenge to create artwork over the coming year. 

I’ve been inspired by reading Carol Marine’s ‘Daily Painting: Paint Small and Often to Become a More Creative, Productive, and Successful Artist’ and the website http://www.dailypaintworks.com/Home/About

While I’m not going to commit to doing a painting a day, I will do at least one a week.

I want to improve myself, I want to learn new techniques, experiment with different media and subjects.

I’ve been a frustrated artist for longer than I care to admit, I’ve travelled and that’s been a reason and an excuse. I’ve bought art materials, sketch pads and canvases, but I rarely found the time to do anything with them, I've always found more 'important' things to do, but the desire I had as a girl to just create is not there anymore. So what's happened to me?

Reading Carol’s book, I realise that I’ve had the very common artist’s block.

I need to change this and this blog is the perfect way, one reason for it is that I’m halfway through a Postgraduate Diploma in Education on my way to be an art teacher, and who ever heard of an art teacher with artist's block?

Fate, it seems has given what I’ve wanted, a reason to get back to creating, so that's what I'm going to do on this blog.

I got an array of books to help inspire me if I get stuck and I also plan to join the local art society, who knows I might even put some artwork into an exhibition, real or online!

I welcome your comments and constructive (please) criticism, and some gentle prodding if I haven’t posted in a while.

I hope that you will come with me and enjoy this journey.

Michelle

01-Jan-2016

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9 comments:

  1. louinborneo1 January 2017 at 07:51

    Great idea Michelle and Good Luck :-)

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    1. Unknown2 January 2017 at 14:57

      Thanks Lou! Hooe you guys had a great New Year xx

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  2. Robert2 January 2017 at 08:49

    I'll be following. Great! The first steps are always the hardest, so well done. If you feel disheartened on any day, just start anyway and once you're doing it, momentum will carry you through. I've reminded myself of this. Stopping and starting is much harder than just keeping going. :-)

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    1. Unknown2 January 2017 at 14:56

      Dear Unknown, thank you for your wise words. I will push through and get that momentum. Kind regards, Michelle

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  3. Robert2 January 2017 at 08:53

    This is Robert by the way :-)

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    1. Unknown2 January 2017 at 14:55

      Hi Robert, thanks for your support! Happy New Year to you xxx

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  4. Jo Howarth3 January 2017 at 05:01

    Wonderful idea Michelle! I've seen some of your work and was totally impressed so good luck with it. I've every confidence you'll make a great art teacher!

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    1. Unknown3 January 2017 at 15:07

      Thank you Jo, that means a lot! All the best for the New Year xx

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  5. Claudia Rey8 January 2017 at 07:44

    I am just back from a trekking adventure in Patagonia (I remember you did something similar in Torres del Payne) and delighted to see this project of yours! What a great way to start 2017 :)

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