I might have been quiet, but I’ve been a busy bee lately. Most of what I’ve been doing has been creative, which is wonderful. In an email to a friend two days ago, I said I’d finally reached that creative life I had been longing for with such urgency for oh, well over the last three or four years. I’ve been playing a lot of piano, making jewellery, and drawing. My art journal is quickly filling up. I thought for a change I’d do a zentangle on black paper, with a white pen and this was the result:
There is no right side up or down or sideways with these. Whichever way you turn it, this one is diabolically bad.
I haven’t been doing much colour pencil work lately, but did manage this in a perspective exercise:
I found a new illustrator to love–Ertè. He was a French Russian-born artist and designer, better known for his Art Deco fashion design, however a lot of his work looks like Art Nouveau, crossing over. I’ve been using his work to sketch, for the experience of course, but also because they are sparking ideas of things I want to do myself. Here’s some sketches (warning: very basic and quick sketches) taken from Ertè.
In February, I am going to Western Australia for a couple of weeks to stay with my niece, Natasha, whilst her parents are on holiday in New Zealand. They requested I stay with her, and are paying half the airfare thankfully, as although Tash is 17 and well able to look after herself, she is in the grip of a severe depression and her parents aren’t happy leaving her alone. Tash and I are both really excited about it. She’s planning lots of music listening sessions, lots of film watching, lots of art (my suitcase is going to be chock full of art supplies rather than clothes), lots of sushi-eating and curry-cooking. As usual, I just wish it was longer. I will be alone most of the time, as she works, but I always love it even if it is like that (and it usually is) because it tends to be a reboot time for me, refreshing and spiritual.
I want to reprise this space, use it better and more creatively. I opened up my old old blog to have a look at some links I had there of other people’s blogs, and was reminded of the ‘creative web’ Rena and I used to go on about 🙂 I’m inspired again.
Santa bought Liam a Masterchef cupcake making kit for Christmas (as Liam is rather a huge Masterchef fan) and it is time to go help him ice them. Fun!
I am so glad you are going to stay with your niece. You will be good for her and she, I understand, is good for you as well. I hope she is feeling better soon. Your suitcase may be heavy, but YOU will be light. 🙂
Your sketches are so beautiful. I wish I was artistic like that, drawing/painting etc… or musical… I used to be, but haven’t for so very long, I wouldn’t know what to do if I had the time to try.
I am glad you are doing so well, happy and creative.
(hugs)
s.