Three things I’d like to share with you.
One. The five-week Creativity Workshop (mentioned in the last blog) was a delight to lead. Eighteen folks moved out of their comfort zones, splashed colours around & came up with intriguing works. In the photo below, folks share their responses in fascinating diversity to a curious prompt at the last class.
Prompt: On large paper, with large brush, collage, pastels, pens, any colours arrange:
- 3 squares
- 2 rectangles
- 4 triangles, a variety
- 17 lines
- a wash in 3 layers
- wet on wet
- wet on dry.
Some pedagogical pointers: bringing home-baking to class. It helps people relax!
Two. Because these folks were so free, I freed up a little too in my studio. Here is a small, simple-seeming floral on layers and layers of painting that took months to finish.
Three. I heard a psychologist on the radio recently speak about successfully setting & meeting goals. Articulate and share. The sharing makes one accountable.
Okay.
I’m going to shift out of my painter’s block by creating a series of smaller works – I think colourful landscapes – as fearlessly as my creativity students. There, I’ve said it. And published it!
Watch this spot in coming months for colourful works or an interesting treatise on eating crow!
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