Right to begin post, am going to set the mood. Studying masters in international relations, part time work as web manager, am solo parent, 3 kids, dog, two cats, live in town of 15,000, mortgage...get all cosmic at night when painting/drawing then in the morning wonder what I was on about but like the result...
Received my first speeding ticket this morning. Was breathanalysed. Mortifying. Especially as I hadn't brushed hair as was taking dog on jog. Luckily am too broke paying school fees to afford alcohol. After freaking out about how I was going to pay fine as really need to earn more in order to support 3 kids, mortgage etc... I gave into my next impulse of the day and texted Pete (sexually inclusive friendship lasting 21 months, lives in another city) - which wasn't sensible as he is another cop. He joked I should have tried flirting to get off it - am now thinking sour thoughts about him enjoying woman flirting with him to get off tickets...humph.
To think I once lived in city, worked in film promotions, and only worried about whether my hair was the right shade of blond, and whether I could afford to put another hugely expensive dress on layby. Also wore highheels daily even on 3/4 hr slimming walk I took to work. Played bass badly in band which was entertaining. Had interesting if a tad disfunctional friends in three groups - either sex/male crazy or morally upright and usually single - or sister's drinking, drug taking musician crowd. Actually had friends in drinking irish music set too. For a reserved person I knew quite a few people. Damn ex husband's tanned muscly body gained from surfing as soon as he could escape work. Didn't want to marry him but got pregnant and loved him enough to hope it would work out. It didnt, three children later and left him angry and hurt and feeling abandoned. And me with a lifestyle I am feel ill equipped to manage. However love kids, so...stuck with it I guess.
Right had better get on with main point of blog as have oodles of work and study to do and middle child home with cold. Is bloody enjoyable so far might add.
Right, am doing an art odyssey type of blog. Mostly to keep me working in organised manner on paintings so that I can get enough for an exhibition together. Also to follow my art research consistently... So it will be a combination of art development journal and paintings with the research and life story developing within it. To catch you up looked into art nouveau, russian iconic art last year mostly. Have attached some paintings somewhat reflecting this:
Also starting working on ideas taken from religious icons and fairy tales like Snow White... finished one:
Am enjoying reading through a an church book of hyms that I found in my early 20s... some of the language is beautiful. So would like to incorporate that in some way. So am carrying on ideas this year with religious icons paintings, fairy tales mixed with religious themes. Although also have the odd just cause it happened piece like the cat below! Am working on another religious Snow White themed painting at the moment...
When I was younger I always thought I would get into art history and have a deeper look at the wonderful paintings that existed - the weird thing is is that some paintings that I thought were real must have been in my own head - so I have a collection of paintings that I thought existed that don't. I want to bring them into existence! Hence the bottom line about what this is all about. Making the inter real I guess. Have got out a book on Islamic art so will see how I get on with that...see you next time!
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