I also flit around. When I was travelling a lot (work and leisure) I was also doing a lot of street photography. Now I’m home a lot more, and I don’t have heaps of time to dedicate to creative pursuit so I paint in watercolours (quick to dry, can do smal pieces and explore lots of different ideas).
When I was a student and had more time to dedicate to reading literature, I wrote poetry a lot more naturally.
When I had a studio I would focus on big pieces do canvas using acrylic or oil paints. That’s just unrealistic right now.
But the point is I’m always doing something nurture my creative spirit and it pays off in the other areas of my life too.
I flit around as well. My creative outlets these days include event design--including balloon garlands and florals. I never imagined myself creating in this way, but here I am! I know this season won’t last forever, so I am enjoying it in the present.
Lovely post, with so much to think about; thank you for sharing. Your two collages are beautiful, the coffee bean ballerina especially so. (Lol, phone wanted to correct ‘especially’ to ‘espresso’)
Your mid century palette is wonderful, too. Growing up in the 60s and 70s, I recall many kitchens and appliances decked out in harvest gold and avocado green and that bright turquoise. I think my parents even had a pink washing machine for a while. Great memories; not sure how to think about the mid century revival, but it’s a rich landscape.
Thank you for reading, Daniel! Lol on the espresso auto correct. Subliminally, I think that’s it. I also grew up in the 70s and those colors were part of that landscape. Our wallpaper was avocado green. I’m actually surprised that interior designers continue to apply them but more as accents to the subdued grays and browns from concrete, metal and wood.
I love your collages! Color is such a fun element to play with. I’m partial to purples and greens in my work right now. Last summer, I found a great book at the library that described how to make natural dyes from different plants and include hundreds of color palettes. I spent hours looking through them on a hammock.
I also flit around. When I was travelling a lot (work and leisure) I was also doing a lot of street photography. Now I’m home a lot more, and I don’t have heaps of time to dedicate to creative pursuit so I paint in watercolours (quick to dry, can do smal pieces and explore lots of different ideas).
When I was a student and had more time to dedicate to reading literature, I wrote poetry a lot more naturally.
When I had a studio I would focus on big pieces do canvas using acrylic or oil paints. That’s just unrealistic right now.
But the point is I’m always doing something nurture my creative spirit and it pays off in the other areas of my life too.
I flit around as well. My creative outlets these days include event design--including balloon garlands and florals. I never imagined myself creating in this way, but here I am! I know this season won’t last forever, so I am enjoying it in the present.
Lovely post, with so much to think about; thank you for sharing. Your two collages are beautiful, the coffee bean ballerina especially so. (Lol, phone wanted to correct ‘especially’ to ‘espresso’)
Your mid century palette is wonderful, too. Growing up in the 60s and 70s, I recall many kitchens and appliances decked out in harvest gold and avocado green and that bright turquoise. I think my parents even had a pink washing machine for a while. Great memories; not sure how to think about the mid century revival, but it’s a rich landscape.
Thank you for reading, Daniel! Lol on the espresso auto correct. Subliminally, I think that’s it. I also grew up in the 70s and those colors were part of that landscape. Our wallpaper was avocado green. I’m actually surprised that interior designers continue to apply them but more as accents to the subdued grays and browns from concrete, metal and wood.
I love your collages! Color is such a fun element to play with. I’m partial to purples and greens in my work right now. Last summer, I found a great book at the library that described how to make natural dyes from different plants and include hundreds of color palettes. I spent hours looking through them on a hammock.