So how many woes can bad internet cause? and other thoughts.

So, I am clearly behind in my 30 paintings in 30 days thing, but as you see, image upload is a no-go.  My lovely rural town has over extended its internet service and getting any speed has become virtually impossible lately.  However, I have plans for a work-around, so please stay posted.

In the meantime, I have started a large painting, and have decided to focus on larger works for the remainder of the majority of the month.  Most of my posts will be progression instead of finished pieces.  I have been thinking a lot about the  concept of wasted time after a wonderful conversation with  a dear friend.  How much time do we, as women, spend second-guessing ourselves?  how much time do we spend worrying about our weight?  our wrinkles?  our clothes?  How much of our precious life  do we spend on “ideals”  because of our own anxieties created in our own heads?  10 hours a week?  20 hours a week?  12 hours a day?  When I  began to think about this, I found it staggering and profoundly sad.

Maybe a part of our journey as a woman is really saying “enough”.  Being able to disengage from the “trying to be” and just “being” may be the goal. Perhaps authenticity and honesty are the beginnings of our enlightenment as women, and as members of the human race. It’s likely we’ve been wasting our time.

From Below, 10″x20″, ink, acrylic, collage on canvas.

30 in 30-Day 4- House and Home

A bit of a continuation of the home them from yesterday, this piece House and Home is inspired by the role of caretaker of both the physical “house” and the familial “home”.

Thoughts of Home. 30 in 30- #3.

12″x12″.  Ink, acrylic, collage on canvas.

It’s funny no matter how we feel about our first homes, we all occasionally DO think about it.  How things there happened, how the effected us, and our associations with the space are usually not vague.  The smells and sights of our first dwellings linger perhaps the longest of our memories.  They are our first introductions to the world, and good or bad, have long lasting impressions.

 

 

30 in 30, Number 2. Needless Hunger.

This piece in acrylic and ink with collage entitled Needless Hunger, is one of many reflections on relationships with food, feeling comfortable with our own bodies, and the frequent struggles that women undergo with eating, despite the bounty of food that may surround them.

30 Painting in 30 Days, Number 1!

A Moment (Alone)

I’m so excited to be a part of this 30 Paintings in 30 days!  I’m fairly prolific anyway, but seeing others’ work is so inspiring and motivating.  As a rule, I work on two painting at once, one beginning and one finishing.  I start with a completely random background that need to dry before I pull images from it–so this process works for me.  Today I finished A Moment (Alone).  This is part of my Women’s Work series, which will be my focus for September.    The second image is the beginnings of a large painting, actually started yesterday, that I hope to work on tomorrow.  Cheers!  and thanks for having me!

Beginnings of a new pinging