SHARING
To reignite creativity in a profession that can be solitary, a friend recommended an oldie but goodie book by Julia Cameron: The Artist's Way
Julia encourages artists through Creative Affirmations. Pages 117-118 read, "When a painter is painting, he or she may begin with a plan, but that plan is soon surrendered to the painting's own plan ... we are more the conduit than the creator of what we express."
Coleoptera | Acrylic on Canvas | 36"w x 50"h
Please join in visiting current shows and attending openings of upcoming shows.
Feb 23, 2018 - Mar 17, 2018 Group Show @ ART WORKS 320 Hull St. Richmond, VA 23224 804-291-1400 www.artworksrichmond.com
Mar 23, 2018 7pm-9pm Opening Reception Mar 24, 2018 10am-4pm READ Art Show New Community School 4211 Hermitage Rd. Richmond, VA 23227 804-266-2494 x2229
April 27, 2018 Opening Reception 6-9pm through May 19, 2018 Solo Show ART WORKS - Skylight Gallery 320 Hull St. Richmond, VA 23224 804-291-1400 www.artworksrichmond.com
In HoldStill by Sally Mann, the reader is taken inside of the artist ...
As an artist working solo, it's easy to relate to Sally Mann's passage where utter transparency is revealed as she depicts in detail the struggle that goes on inside of the creative process. Beginning on pg. 281-283 ... This freak of a good picture inevitably inspires a cocky confidence, making me think this new project will be a stroll in the park. But, then, after sometimes two or three more good ones, the next dozen are duds, and that cavalier stroll becomes an uphill slog ... So I soldier on, taking one dodo of a picture after another, enticed by just enough promising ones to keep going ... Eventually the law of averages takes pity on me, and doles out a miracle: a good new picture ... dismissing for the time being my panic and despair." Misery loves company.
