met you this past year at the pine bush UFO fair, and was lucky enough to get your "ladies is pimps too" painting, which now sits right above me as I write and draw every day. For the past year and the half i have been a full time college student, who also holds way too many official positions lol, and have definitely felt that my brain is too overworked to have the mental space to go hogwild and do more intense bigger paintings like I can have when i am not so busy, and have been definitely missing some of the artistic freedom that i felt like i once had more of an ability to fully embrace. i have been super enjoying hearing you write about intuitive art making your emails the past few months, and it has been something that I have started to do pretty often. for me, its a really beautiful half-way point (but less directly in the middle, its in a place thats constantly moving) between not making anything, and making like, the super mind and time consuming big paintings that I love to do, but just dont have the mental space for right this moment. also, super hyped that you have moved to the 845 area, as i have seen in your posts that you frequent a lot of the places i do as well! always so happy to have more funky artists in the area, truly. not really sure of the intent of this comment, but just wanted to share that wow, intuitive art making is sick as hell, and im glad that you wrote about it cause i hadnt really heard of it prior, and its been such a fun discovery
hey thanks so much for this comment! I remember that painting! I'm glad it's in a good home. Remind me your name?! I love that you've been following along and that this has been somewhat helpful. It lets me know making this newsletter is worth it! I definitely understand what it's like to be as busy as you are, it's TOUGH! Finding some time to just be silent is so valuable for resetting. Art making, meditation, a walk in the woods—all are super helpful. Like you, I've also been avoiding big paintings and have recently (this year) been loving painting on construction paper. It seems more low stakes/less pressure. Anyway, hope to see you around the area sometime. Be well!
my name is deli! and i too have been loving using construction paper! and just various bits and bobs that will accept paint. it absolutely does feel lower stakes compared to starting on something more concrete and solid, in a way
met you this past year at the pine bush UFO fair, and was lucky enough to get your "ladies is pimps too" painting, which now sits right above me as I write and draw every day. For the past year and the half i have been a full time college student, who also holds way too many official positions lol, and have definitely felt that my brain is too overworked to have the mental space to go hogwild and do more intense bigger paintings like I can have when i am not so busy, and have been definitely missing some of the artistic freedom that i felt like i once had more of an ability to fully embrace. i have been super enjoying hearing you write about intuitive art making your emails the past few months, and it has been something that I have started to do pretty often. for me, its a really beautiful half-way point (but less directly in the middle, its in a place thats constantly moving) between not making anything, and making like, the super mind and time consuming big paintings that I love to do, but just dont have the mental space for right this moment. also, super hyped that you have moved to the 845 area, as i have seen in your posts that you frequent a lot of the places i do as well! always so happy to have more funky artists in the area, truly. not really sure of the intent of this comment, but just wanted to share that wow, intuitive art making is sick as hell, and im glad that you wrote about it cause i hadnt really heard of it prior, and its been such a fun discovery
hey thanks so much for this comment! I remember that painting! I'm glad it's in a good home. Remind me your name?! I love that you've been following along and that this has been somewhat helpful. It lets me know making this newsletter is worth it! I definitely understand what it's like to be as busy as you are, it's TOUGH! Finding some time to just be silent is so valuable for resetting. Art making, meditation, a walk in the woods—all are super helpful. Like you, I've also been avoiding big paintings and have recently (this year) been loving painting on construction paper. It seems more low stakes/less pressure. Anyway, hope to see you around the area sometime. Be well!
my name is deli! and i too have been loving using construction paper! and just various bits and bobs that will accept paint. it absolutely does feel lower stakes compared to starting on something more concrete and solid, in a way