Day 51 of 51 Days of Art

Today is the 51^st day of my 51 Days of Art.  I began my 51 days of art with a watercolor journal entry and I am ending my 51 Days of Art with the same.  During the past 51 days I have often pondered the question of why I create art.  I found my answer while sitting in my screened in porch last evening.  As I was quietly contemplating the beauty of the nature that surrounds my home the image of this Fire Spirit fluttered into my mind.  I then realized the answer to the question of why I create art within the image of her flames.  Artistic Creation is an everlasting fire that consumes my thoughts, dreams, moments in time.  To discontinue my artistic pursuits is to quench the flames of my inner soul.  It is an option that doesn’t exist.   Although I am ending my 51 Days of Art retreat to return to the routine life where my day job exists, the fire of artistic creation will never be lost.

Day 32 of 51 Days of Art

I woke up this morning on the 32nd day of my 51 days of art and decided to actually complete one of the many projects that I have been working on.  This is one of the sea nymphs that has been dancing in my head.

Day 31 of 51 Days of Art

Today is the 31^st day of the 51 days I set aside to create art.  The act of engaging in artistic pursuits for 31 days has created changes within.  There is an ever-present inner smile that brims from ear to ear that often finds itself expressed upon my face.  There is more of a bounce to each step I take, laughter flows more freely, and there is an ever-growing calm that pervades my essence.  I wake each morning excited about what I am going to work on each day and often find myself working on projects way into the night.  I have not found o loss of projects to work on, instead a multitude of new projects have been added to my list. I’d like to share some of the progress I have been making with my art.

I am currently teaching an online class Mistique on A for Artistic  which you can find out more about here  http://www.aforartistic.com/Mistique.html  .  While teaching the class I get to talk to wonderful doll-makers from all over the world every day!  

I am still working on the Make a Face Challenge.  She is not finished yet, needs much more regal embellishment!

This is the beginnings of one of the sea nymphs dancing in my head.  I am currently trying to figure out how I want to make her tail fins and hair.  I will share more pictures soon.

And I am still working on putting together a free tutorial for Warm Hugs for Enchanted Makeovers.