This week the Diva's Weekly Challenge is about creating more drama by adding more black than you normally would. I love challenges that push me out of my comfort zone. Those so often become my favorites works!
This tangle started life as a few practice strokes on a scrap of paper and then miraculously evolved into a piece I really loved creating. This reminds me of some advice I picked up from an interview with painter Robert Burridge:
He talks about using high quality paper even in his sketchbooks from 5:58 to roughly 7:55 if you want to skip right to it, but the whole interview is pretty interesting if you want to learn more about how a prolific artist generates and keeps track of ideas. He also shares his art-making knowledge very generously, which is how I first encountered his work.
The belief in using quality materials as a way of showing respect to your creative journey is also part of the Zentangle® philosophy, which is why the kits and accessories come with archival ink pens and tiles made of such fine paper.
I love, love, LOVE art supplies. I want to try everything when it comes to art. (Why, yes I did pin those DIY instructions for making a kiln in my backyard, thank you very much!) When I go into the art supply store, I want two of everything. And when I get a sale catalog from Utrecht in my mailbox, hold me back!
But sometimes I find it a challenge to justify spending the money on the good stuff when it comes to my art addiction, despite how passionate I am about learning more about making art and how good I feel when I've spent time doing it.
That's the inner critic showing up again.
And while I do need to pay attention to my budget, I also need to protect and nurture my creative spark if I want it to keep growing. So take that, inner critic! (insert karate chop here) I'm very glad that even though I was just experimenting on a "scrap" I was still using the best materials I currently have, and I love what I created.
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| Nebel with Gems ink, colored pencil on paper Julie Bazuzi (c)2016 |
Always use good materials
because you just never know when
a great piece of art will appear!
He talks about using high quality paper even in his sketchbooks from 5:58 to roughly 7:55 if you want to skip right to it, but the whole interview is pretty interesting if you want to learn more about how a prolific artist generates and keeps track of ideas. He also shares his art-making knowledge very generously, which is how I first encountered his work.
The belief in using quality materials as a way of showing respect to your creative journey is also part of the Zentangle® philosophy, which is why the kits and accessories come with archival ink pens and tiles made of such fine paper.
I love, love, LOVE art supplies. I want to try everything when it comes to art. (Why, yes I did pin those DIY instructions for making a kiln in my backyard, thank you very much!) When I go into the art supply store, I want two of everything. And when I get a sale catalog from Utrecht in my mailbox, hold me back!
But sometimes I find it a challenge to justify spending the money on the good stuff when it comes to my art addiction, despite how passionate I am about learning more about making art and how good I feel when I've spent time doing it.
That's the inner critic showing up again.
And while I do need to pay attention to my budget, I also need to protect and nurture my creative spark if I want it to keep growing. So take that, inner critic! (insert karate chop here) I'm very glad that even though I was just experimenting on a "scrap" I was still using the best materials I currently have, and I love what I created.
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| Julie Bazuzi (c)2016 |
Oh gosh, I feel this one! I remember buying supplied at Daniel Smith's and thinking 'why would they sell these things to me? i'm not a real artist'... So much self-judgment.
ReplyDeleteHigh quality supplies for the win! (And when budget allows.)
We all start somewhere, right? That "I'm not a real artist" self-doubt hits me a lot too. I'm just trying to remember that impostor syndrome is a thing that happens in every field of work and more often to women. Let's not let that stop us, sweet friend. <3
DeleteBeautiful tile! I also have that addiction of wanting two of everything.... :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! It is a bit of an addiction, but a better one than most I think!
DeleteVery nice combination of orange and black. That is already a brilliant dramatic choice, and then these little black pearls; just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ria!
DeleteLike Ria said, the orange and black are GREAT together!!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful tile! I like the combination of black and orange, too!
ReplyDeleteThanks for checking out my tile :)
Deletewonderful combination and contrasts!
ReplyDeleteThat bit-o-black challenge really encouraged me to amp up those contrasts. Thanks for stopping in and saying hello. :)
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