Monday, January 27, 2014

Day 1 of Kickstart Your Art


One of my goals this year is to get involved in new arty adventures, to spread my wings, so to speak.  To say this is tough for me is the understatement of the year, but I'm taking baby steps.  Today is the first day of the "Kickstart Your Art" event at Smeared and Smudged, a week long set of art journaling challenges.  I'll be the first to admit, I suck at art journaling, so even the consideration of joining in gives me heart palpitations.  Yes, I belong to the Art Journal Every Day Group on the Smeared and Smudged Forum, but I'm a lurker and admirer, not a participant.  So, in case you can't read between the lines, I generally avoid things I'm not good at because I'm terrified of failure.  Still, no harm in looking. The first prompt came this morning at 9:00am PST and we have 24 hours to complete it.  There are daily prizes, as well as a fab Grand Prize for one lucky soul who manages all the challenges.  Can't promise that, but today's prompt of 3 primary color drips seemed pretty managable.  Titbelsoeur has a fab tut on the Forum using paint, but I went the Dylusions Spray route.  Now what?  Well, the drips to me sort of looked like tears.  What if our feelings colored our tears?  Would people see us more clearly, understand us better?  Those were my thoughts, anyway.  The rest is my own feeble attempt at doodling and the dreaded journaling. Phew!  Day One down!  I need a glass of wine.

14 comments:

  1. I love your take on the 3 primary color drips!

    I attempt art journaling and am no good at it....yet, I find it "freeing!" Have fun discovering your inner artist!
    :Dxx

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  2. I think your page is beautiful and moving. I love your take on this challenge. I'm so glad that you decided to participate in our Kickstart Your Art Challenge.:)

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  3. OH Donna, you did awesome! Love the deep thoughts and a beautiful page. Glad to see you join and an early congrats on you winning the grand prize (heheehe...)! Great eyes chica!

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  4. Hi Kate,
    That is so hard to believe...lol. We all have our weaknesses I guess, but one would never dream that you ... well, you are such a wonderful art and great at color! I cannot wait to see what you come up with. Thinking, I'll pop on over to see what the on goings is all about!
    Stay warm
    hugz
    Pam

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  5. Okay...sorry Donna...I was talking to my sister Kate...Anyhoo, I think you are very talented! It should be good...great start!

    hugz

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  6. Well my Friend - this is a fabulous start. A brilliant piece.
    I feel very much like you about the Journaling thing !!! I hope you enjoy your week of something new :-D xxxxxxxx

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  7. Donna...this is wonderful and you were so inspirational that I decided to join in.

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  8. Well you know I live under a rock and have never heard of this, but I think you nailed it! I love the spray drips and then the eyes drawn on the spray part!! You had such a great idea with this, I would have never thought to do something like this!! I love how it makes me think, ponder and realize that statement you wrote. Tears in colors, would ut make a difference on how people see us?! I don't know, but it sure is an eye-opener!! Good luck with the rest of the challenge, I know I for one will be checking back to see what else you do for this challenge Donna! You always amazed me!! Hugs, Brenda

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  9. Very cool and unique take on the three drips. I think if I cried in colors they'd be black or purple. Nice drawing of the eyes, too. Who knew you had so much talent in that teeny little frame of yours! Looking forward to seeing what's next...

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  10. Donna - I wanted to let you know, my post is up for the hop...i had publishing issued with the schedule. i pushed DONE and it didn't publish. i have to figure out what i did wrong. so i'm all up and visitable now! sorry honey bunny for mixing it all up :( please forgive me. now onto your fantastic art, which i am always mezmorized by in our IWC! i love it when i get to comment on yours. when i see your art - it makes me "feel" (just how you have done today's art.) i find your art very soulful, and vulnerable. it seems to me that you have such a knack for being REAL in the blog world, both in your comments AND in your creations. I love that about you Donna. you put it out there in a way that allows other people, and gives them permission to do the same. your coloring, your imagination, your ability to see into what people will be inspired by is uncanny. if you can email me at metaphysicalscience@gmail.com there is so much more i'd like to say but don't want to ramble more! love and huggiezz, samara xox

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  11. your interpretation is brilliant ! I love it ! thank you for playing with me ;-)

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  12. I think it's great and I love the idea of using a spray. My acrylics definitely needed to be watered down and got quite sloppy quite quickly which is fine for mixed media but wasn't quite what I was shooting for yesterday. LOL!

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  13. i finally got all the technical difficulties with my new blogs comment area ironed out. so sorry! xox

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  14. Donna this is a wonderful piece. I love your beginning and your thinking.
    hugs
    susan s

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Thanks for making my day!