NVLLA DIES SINE LINEA --- NO DAY WITHOUT A LINE
This is the motto of the Art Students League in New York City where I went every day for four years. It was my world - everyone was enthralled with learning everything they could about art. We all drew from the model religiously. When in a "slump" I'm reminded by several artists friends to .... just draw. It soothes me - takes the pressure off and almost always leads me to a better connection with ideas that need to be nurtured into paintings.
Here are some sketches from my moleskin sketchbook - I have been pretty good at a drawing a day......
Yesterday I added fairies and birds to Tess's freshly painted pink/ orange room. She was very intent that the fairies and birds sing to her which her dad promised would happen as she fell asleep. Her big sister Sophia was great support as I was painting and even let me borrow a dab of her newly aquired black acrylic paint - thanks Phia!!!!
This week I imagined myself in some exotic place as I painted bougainvillea above three entrances in a beautiful home in the woods in Dallas, Pa.
I like the idea that an image can give us energy - all day long one has the priviledge to look at things that have the power to uplift them and chose thoughts that feel just a little bit better.
I've got a special spot in my studio for postcards of artists I've collected and laminated over the years - it's my inspiration wall!
"Winter" fabric paint on silk 44" x 44" by Leigh PawlingWinter isn't so bad with knock out blue skies like this one ......
