Starting off a brand new series each month can be a little daunting for me...starting off the first piece in a new series in a brand new YEAR? Now that is next level intense...for me anyway.
Looking back on my work from 2012-2016, I am most excited when I see a cohesion in my work from month to month. I know that some months I went off on a tangent because I wanted to try something new (like the #BelleJarJLG series)...or wanted to work on a skill (like my #LegendaryMenMusicJLG series)...and I know what my reasons are for works that disrupt the overall style of the work when viewed as an entire year, or as the whole five years...
That being said, I think for this coming year I want to try to keep my work in the same style. I reserve the right to change my mind about this, but right now I am thinking long term- of that overall body of work a year from now. I really enjoy creating my 'girl', so I would like to try and stick with that or something very similiar throughout the year, within each monthly series. I am thinking that I can break out and explore any other themes/styles in the various side projects that I alway seem to give myself. Again- I might change my mind...we'll see.
It was tough to decide where to start 2017. When I was creating my on-line document showing all of my daily work I kept hearing that 'Calendar Girl' song in my head; I had never watched this performance...but when I did, it made me think of my favorite scene from Grease 2; With the theme of 'Calendar Girl', I made the first two pieces while John and I were in Daytona for New Year's. The first piece was all about NYE shenigans...the second about all those resolutions...then on to the third, where I was thinking about my own continued resolution/goal to make art every day... Side note, piece #3 almost made me go with an entirely different (but really fun!) theme...but after consulting with my girlfriends we agreed to save that theme for later. So I moved onto February, and I created two pieces to represent Valentine's Day. And then I stopped myself. 'Oh my- I have NO plan'. So this morning I printed a blank calendar and started writing all the months with their different holidays and observances, thinking which ones I would want to illustrate. Then I printed a blank calendar filled in the first few, then started from the end of the month and worked backwards. I am a little frustrated with myself that I didn't do this earlier because I will actually be back tracking to add one or two to 'January' and then go back to February...but I am going to try to just get over it. (and I may switch their physical order/location in the on-line gallery and album just to calm my nerves...'cause I am crazy like that) Long story short...the new theme is #CalendarGirlsJLG ...and here are the first five pieces!
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I didn't have this post (and the linked document) ready for January 1st as planned.
On January 1, 2012 I decided I wanted to make more time for my art...and on December 31, 2016 I completed that goal. I could say so much more, and I want to...but I am also pretty exhausted from working on this beast. I felt that it was important to have all of the images in one spot in some catalog-type format, even if I am the only one that sees it, or even cares.
Typos? Yeah, probably. Spacing issues and what-not...could be. I did my best, may correct it later...just had to get this done before getting too deep into another year of daily art. You'll see why... ...more on these pics later...and also more about my five-year daily art extravaganza!!!!
(1827 days in a row as soon as I make today's piece- yikes!) But first...New Years celebrating with my love! Everybody be SAFE and HAVE FUN!
A little background...last December was my first time setting up a 'Pop Up' show while home for Christmas. It was a huge success and so much fun...click here to view the post I wrote about it- with pics, of course! This year I focused on my current series, #LadyInRed JLG; I faced a mini-challenge up front as the pieces are gouache on paper...so...to frame or not to frame...? Normally- I would opt to frame. I just prepped and hung 60 pieces for my retrospective show (IT'S STILL UP TIL JANUARY 7TH! CLICK HERE FOR INFO!) so to put it mildly, 'I ain't afraid to frame.' But...that adds cost...and stress...and to logistics of traveling all over creation...so I made the decision to go with white mats and clear plastic sleeves. This allowed me to literally walk in with one crate with my art and table easels and a bag of ornaments from last December. (Each purchase came with a free ornament!) Also, by opting to not 'frame' the work I was able to keep the costs for the pieces down. The market back home is different from South Florida. I mean...it's kind of fancy, but not like South Florida fancy and I really wanted folks to be able to leave with a piece of my heART. That being said- another big success! Family and friends and new folks came out to view (and purchase!) my work and I left with significantly lighter load to carry to the car! I have been meaning to sit and mark off my inventory which pieces sold, and I will...just...not right now. I have been relaxing a bit this last part of 2016. Anyway, here are some pics from my show. THANK YOU so much to everyone that came out to support me, and of course a SPECIAL THANKS to the O'Mahoneys, owners of the Bell Tree Tavern....and of course I am hoping that they will have me back again for another pop up! I just updated the #AngelDropART page on my web site! This has been a huge task but I wanted to tackle it this week- and I did! There is some background info on this side project/passion and four slide shows to show some of the 1014 angels 'dropped' all over the country from 2013-2016. Click on the link and check it out!
...so many angels...so much more time to create MORE angels and leave'em all around! |
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