Well...I finished up my May 2016 'Dance' themed series. I have mixed feelings about the series. I like the overall consistency of color and for the most part the style- in the photo collage below the images aren't in order, but in chronological order there is a little bit more 'flow'. For the most part the images are full dancer forms, simplified with drips and fun watercolor spots. I included the 'yellow ribbon' in most of the pieces, again thinking to myself of that idea of dance connection people together, and connecting movement to music; Two that stand out a little bit are the ones I made when John and I were up north in Cocoa Beach and Daytona Beach to see Willie Nelson and just to get away for a bit. I was thinking about the beach, about pairing a pointe shoe and a flip flop in the sand for the ballerina beach bum...then a pointe shoe and cowboy boot for the gal that does the boot scootin' boogie on her toes. Two more that stand out a little because the colors don't stick with the overall color scheme are the two last pieces in the series, completed on Memorial Day and the day after. I went with red, white and blue for obvious reasons and then decided to complete one more in the same color scheme so the piece wouldn't be lonely; I ended up focusing only on ballet for the series, even though I did reference some contemporary dance images...I always ended back to the ballet. In some ways I wish I would have explored different forms of dance within the series...but then again I kinda like having thirty-one images dedicated just to ballet...with the option to go back into the series and create pieces based on more styles of dance...or even revisit the idea in an entirely new series...
I had also hoped to actually drop in on a dance class...something for myself during this month but with the end of the year...and some traveling...it just didn't happen. I did dance to some Willie Nelson, so I'll count that!
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A fun hashtag that I kept seeing on Instagram is #artvsartist ...I checked it out an made my own; The whole idea is that sometimes what we create as artist resembles, well... us. It isn't true for everyone...but looking through my own works I can see a little bit of myself (or the version of of myself in my head) present in my own works. It isn't intentional, it just happens.
One thing that I am kind struggling with a little in my own mind is my own style. I feel like, if left to my own devices, my work would be pretty much like what I have pictured above- big ol' head with huge, expressive eyes, small features, sculpted brows, winged eyes, tiny nose and mouth and thin, elegant neck. This is my go-to figure that I love to draw. This is my fifth year making art consecutively every day- today is 1600 days in a row. (I actually think it might be 1-2 days more due to leap years...but math isn't my thang, so let's just call it 1600.) I have not made a conscious effort to make every month and every series cohesive- and sometimes I wish I had. But at the same time, each month I have allowed myself to work with different materials, themes and styles and I do feel that within each monthly theme I have cohesion. The main thing that has connected the works from month to month is the focus on the female form, usually just the face or from the neck up. So far this year;
I'm an rambling a bit, but this is just something that has been on my mind. I think I will keep allowing myself the freedom to experiment each month for the rest of 2016...starting year 6 I may look at starting to develop one particular style more. It's not that the other styles are harder for me, or don't feel 'right', just thinking about the overall year as a body of work. I think my tendencies at this point are more illustrative, and I'm okay with that. I like telling stories with my art...even if it isn't always a chapter from the same book! So, I haven't had time to sit and write about the how and why behind my new series, #JustDanceJLG. I love to dance, and I love to watch people dance. Growing up, we didn't have money for extra things like dance lessons or gymnastics- and transportation was an issue, so I never took dance classes. I was always envious of folks that had dance recitals and fun costumes...but it just wasn't something that I could do, but in my heart I love to dance.
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