Art of Abstraction
Among the myriad of projects that I am trying to apply myself to daily, whilst trying not to get too side-tracked whenever the going gets a bit tough, I have been doing an online course called 'The Art of Abstraction' from the US artist Alissa Burke. I just came across this while browsing and so far, it's the most enjoyable yet. Somehow, in a very short time, she has conveyed the essence of how to produce a simple, colourful daubing that is both fun to do and which the creator actually likes. This is the very essence of what I want. I do it for fun and for my own eyes only. So why am I plastering this on a blog I can hear the resounding voices of those few friends who read this (...thanks...) ? I can't come up with an answer to this blatant contradiction - other than it gives me great pleasure to do this, too. It's perhaps a very safe way to show off a bit without inviting or risking nasty comments (well, I hope). A way to justify sloshing colour on a white page with a brush or, more often, my hand, for hours on end?
I have so far done only the first two chapters out of six. So, much fun to come alongside the Creative Sketchbooks course and several others. There is another called 'Bloom True' by Fiona Bowley which is also enjoyable.
.........or maybe this is all a giant ruse to get me out of gardening yet another year????????
Among the myriad of projects that I am trying to apply myself to daily, whilst trying not to get too side-tracked whenever the going gets a bit tough, I have been doing an online course called 'The Art of Abstraction' from the US artist Alissa Burke. I just came across this while browsing and so far, it's the most enjoyable yet. Somehow, in a very short time, she has conveyed the essence of how to produce a simple, colourful daubing that is both fun to do and which the creator actually likes. This is the very essence of what I want. I do it for fun and for my own eyes only. So why am I plastering this on a blog I can hear the resounding voices of those few friends who read this (...thanks...) ? I can't come up with an answer to this blatant contradiction - other than it gives me great pleasure to do this, too. It's perhaps a very safe way to show off a bit without inviting or risking nasty comments (well, I hope). A way to justify sloshing colour on a white page with a brush or, more often, my hand, for hours on end?
I have so far done only the first two chapters out of six. So, much fun to come alongside the Creative Sketchbooks course and several others. There is another called 'Bloom True' by Fiona Bowley which is also enjoyable.
.........or maybe this is all a giant ruse to get me out of gardening yet another year????????
