I am so happy to bring to you another post in my DISCOVER series… We all have a soft spot for the beautiful things in life and ART is the epitome of man-made beauty, or in this case of WOMAN-MADE BEAUTY…
I have mostly featured WATERCOLOUR ART, a medium that intimidates me infinitely, but his time I was trapped by the art made by an artist, fellow blogger I’ve followed for a while now…
The combination of beautiful brushstrokes, mesmerizing palettes and the story of this personal project that caught my attention and made it a must for my next DISCOVER post…
this is what I am talking about…
These are the first two paintings of her ongoing project, as I write this, there are four more up for sale in her BIG CARTEL SHOP here (though only two left) and to read about them check out her BEAUTIFUL HELLO BLOG posts for painting #3, painting #4, #5, #6…
Emily, kindly answered a few questions for US (me, jijijiiii) which let us take a peek into her life and inspiration as an artist…
My creative process is both very disciplined and very, very free-spirited. I go to my studio 5-6 days a week with my two little girls who are very, very good (usually) and work for 7-8 hours at a time. I only do artwork during this time (with several breaks to help my kids, and do a few quick tasks on my phone) no bill paying, writing, emailing (usually), or other work. So in that regard, I’m pretty strict with myself. However, I only create artwork that inspires me. So one day I may be oil painting, the next creating a batch of fine art jewelry.
I find that working from that inspiring energy almost always leaves me feeling satisfied and happy with my work.
I have always been an artist. I began selling artwork at a very, very young age. I spend several years telling myself I was going to be a musician, but changed my mind after my first live performance. I graduated with a BA in fine art and began teaching art and working as a full-time artist in 2008.
Having tried all forms in school, do you have a favorite medium?
That is the beauty of having learned several mediums, inspiration dictates the next project in all its aspects from size to material and form…Other projects that have stemmed from your love of painting?
I know what you mean, reading about others’ projects, works in progress, creative processes is so enriching and can be taken as encouragement to get to work on our personal projects… Talking about personal projects, these paintings are all part of a project that is very close to your heart, people should visit your blog post to learn about it…
Anyway…I am so intrigued by this long brushstroke technique, I find it so expressive despite its apparent simplicity; I’ve seen it used by other artists in their work, has this always been your painting style? how has it evolved?
🙂 thank you
…and a very big hug back my friend!!
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Marina, so HAPPY to see you here! thank you lovely friend for your heartfelt words…it takes beauty to see beauty 🙂 big hug to you
Thank you Alexandra for featuring such a beautiful artist. I have been happily following her work, some time now.
🙂 Congrats to both!