shower gold
January 22, 2010 at 12:12 PM 
when i completed this piece i struggled big time, fear over took me that i would never be able to do another portrait without my teacher standing right by me. this piece, while it is taking longer, is my own personal proof that i can paint. with no teacher standing over me, directing me through the process, i'm still making it. tap tap tapping the paint and her face begins to pop forward, fade back, curve around. when i get into the groove i feel a power beyond me take over and i instantly know what she needs to stand on her own. still in process, but i wanted to share.
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Reader Comments (3)
I can't say I have ever felt taken over when painting, but I wanna feel that :) It's beautiful.
This is so incredibly beautiful and full of emotion.
You have done an absolutely beautiful. It's just lovely. You CAN paint. Hallelujah!
I just started An Artistic Mother's Group where we will be going through 12 projects together from Shona Cole's new book The Artistic Mother. Her desire is to help mothers find a to fit art into their every day, even if it's just a little something. I would so love for you to join us. You can read more about it on my blog; and if you're interested in participating, just leave me a comment, and I'll add you to the list.
Trudy
http://artisticcreationswithtrudy.blogspot.com/2010/02/new-artistic-mother-group-forming-i.html
PS If this is not something you are interested in doing at this time,or even if you are, maybe you could do a little blurb about it for me so that other artsy moms can join. It might be a help to them if they are looking for inspiration and/or an accountability group. We start March 6th, but anyone can jump in at any time. We will spend two weeks on each project. Blog about our progress and link to all of the other participants. Thanks so much for your consideration.