My new drawing
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Thanks Ana! :)Ana said:
ScarletBegonias
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Since you mentioned this, Laura, I have been able to notice these same tendencies in my mother's creations as well. It's interesting that we are both drawn to shapes and bright colors. My mom likes to make quilts of basic shapes with bright primary and secondary colors and I have recently been into making art that is similar in style, but also in an effort to draw the public's attention (my Facebook page, heh) to crop circles. Maybe art has been a way for our inner children to come out? I could see how I protect my students as if they were my inner child and my artwork too. Instead of selling my original artwork, I prefer to give them to people who I think will offer them good homes, hmm...Laura said:
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Scarlet those drawings are beautiful! I wish I could draw just half that good.
ScarletBegonias
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Thank you, FrankM4326754! I find it takes patience, practice and passion. :)
I've been partial to the work of Vincent van Gogh, and appreciate how his works developed to use pigments straight from the tube, without mixing them. His works became very intense because of this and to me, his marks and color intensities show how possibly overwhelming the world must've felt for him. When I look at my art I see meticulous attention to detail, countless marks laid on top of each other, and intense colors that remind me of how the world feels to me. I see nervous energy put into some of my art, but also joy, pain and so much more. Each piece is very personal to me and I have loved them the way my mother showed me how to love.
I think I use the sun and other celestial bodies just because I tend to enjoy the natural world. To me, the sun can represent a symbol for life, for nourishment and the potential for growth. It can also symbolize the creator, perhaps, but I think of it more as a symbol for life in my creations. If I put an eye in my artwork it usually represents the "all-seeing" eye, the creator, god, whatever is above me, but watching over and protecting me. :)
To answer your questions, Brunauld, inspiration for my artwork is in a constant state of flux, but there are many reasons I am making these kinds of drawings right now. Without writing a book response for you, I will say I've noticed that when I put forth the effort to make "darker" pieces I tend to take on darker emotions more in order to develop what I'm creating. To me, art-making is a way of working out my emotions, but it is also a way for me to disassociate from traumatic experiences in my life.Brunauld said:
I've been partial to the work of Vincent van Gogh, and appreciate how his works developed to use pigments straight from the tube, without mixing them. His works became very intense because of this and to me, his marks and color intensities show how possibly overwhelming the world must've felt for him. When I look at my art I see meticulous attention to detail, countless marks laid on top of each other, and intense colors that remind me of how the world feels to me. I see nervous energy put into some of my art, but also joy, pain and so much more. Each piece is very personal to me and I have loved them the way my mother showed me how to love.
I think I use the sun and other celestial bodies just because I tend to enjoy the natural world. To me, the sun can represent a symbol for life, for nourishment and the potential for growth. It can also symbolize the creator, perhaps, but I think of it more as a symbol for life in my creations. If I put an eye in my artwork it usually represents the "all-seeing" eye, the creator, god, whatever is above me, but watching over and protecting me. :)
I love this piece and the bright bold colors are my favorite. You have a lot of talent with paintings and poems!
ScarletBegonias
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Hey, thanks you guys! Davey72, when you type a reply there is a little icon just under the "B" for "bold" icon for inserting images. I had to upload the image to photobucket first and then paste the url code inside of the html code that was created when I clicked on that icon. ;)
