For me, painting in egg tempera is soothing. It isn’t always easy, or even fun some of the time, but building layers of colour, looking at relationships, correcting, composing; they are all slow and contemplative processes, and as a person who is pretty much always ‘on’, painting in egg tempera is a counterbalance to my natural way of being.
I knew the lead up to the US election was going to be stressful, but it was even more stressful than I could have imagined. In preparation, I organized a focus: The JOY AND HOPE PROJECT. Everything post exhibition at Snape was about Joy and Hope. I don’t usually work this way, but I relished it.
As the last in the series, this one has plenty of Hope and Joy shoe-horned in. Cranes symbolize longevity, peace, good fortune, honor, and loyalty. Laughing Buddha is a representation of joy and happiness; laughing Buddha may alleviate feelings of stress and help to let go of worries. In this one, the cat is a good luck charm and the persimmon another talisman. Primroses and the oranges and yellows of the dahlias made me feel optimistic. Sadly the election didn’t turn out the way I hoped.
For me, painting in egg tempera is soothing. It isn’t always easy, or even fun some of the time, but building layers of colour, looking at relationships, correcting, composing; they are all slow and contemplative processes, and as a person who is pretty much always ‘on’, painting in egg tempera is a counterbalance to my natural way of being.
I knew the lead up to the US election was going to be stressful, but it was even more stressful than I could have imagined. In preparation, I organized a focus: The JOY AND HOPE PROJECT. Everything post exhibition at Snape was about Joy and Hope. I don’t usually work this way, but I relished it.
As the last in the series, this one has plenty of Hope and Joy shoe-horned in. Cranes symbolize longevity, peace, good fortune, honor, and loyalty. Laughing Buddha is a representation of joy and happiness; laughing Buddha may alleviate feelings of stress and help to let go of worries. In this one, the cat is a good luck charm and the persimmon another talisman. Primroses and the oranges and yellows of the dahlias made me feel optimistic. Sadly the election didn’t turn out the way I hoped.
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business.
Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world.
