Wise words

Roz Stendhal is an artist who inspires me - I love her human and dog portraits. I love her approach to art. And I love the 'Fake Journal Month' challenge she sets every April - always a good way to get into my creative gear as I emerge from winter!

This article she wrote a while back caught my eye, as her wise words are very relevant to me in my current pursuit of a better focus in my art.

It's a long article (I get the feeling she speaks fast, draws fast and writes fast!), but well worth the read:

https://rozwoundup.com/2018/07/limited-choices-lead-to-successful-projects.html

Update on Fake Journal

Finally finished International Fake Journal Month!
Full details on its own blog: http://mhbdifjm.blogspot.ie/

Fake Journal Month

1st of April is fast approaching. April is International Fake Journal Month. Fake Journal Month is an idea brought to life by a wonderful artist called Roz Stendahl. Basically, you draw, paint, journal, as a character you have invented. This will be my third year of participating. And yes, Odile will be back. But which one? Young Odile from the present day? Or old Odile from the future who's escaped back to the present and met her younger self?

I haven't planned much. So I probably will be using old art supplies again. At the moment, I am interested in practising drawing and painting the human face and body, but if a nice tree or a dramatic sky presents itself, I will be flexible. And maybe I will let Odile play with my watercolours...

So, if you don't see much activity on this blog for the next month, come and join me and the Odiles on mhbdifjm.blogspot.ie!

Let International Fake Journal Month begin!