Acrylic Interlude

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Between hosting Ukrainians, and meeting with community members to ensure supports are in place, I take the odd pause to hide away in my art room. My son graciously converted our downstairs guest room into an art studio for me and gave me all his paints and canvases. It marked a new chapter in my art exploration.

At 65, I have no illusions about talent, and no desire to make a show of my work. I just crave the outlet. I squirt a few colours on a palette – whatever I am feeling – throw it on the canvas and play. The thing about acrylic, is that I can use the same canvas many times.

I hate to waste paint, so any leftover blobs get added to a new, smaller canvas, and smushed around. (Technical terms, I know, lol). These two are examples of what might happen sticking to one colour palette and having no intentional direction to begin with.

Don’t worry, I won’t be trying to sign you up for art lessons anytime soon.

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Permission to write, paint, and imagine are the gifts I gave myself when chronic illness hit - a fair exchange: being for doing. Relevance is an attitude. Humour essential.

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  4. Love them both, VJ but I am especially impressed by the reflected birches in the water. I took an abstract art class online from St. Ives in Cornwall and the teacher worked from a limited palette. I like the effect…

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  6. Oh my this is every child At 65, I have no illusions about talent, and no desire to make a show of my work. I just crave the outlet. I squirt a few colours on a palette – whatever I am feeling – throw it on the canvas and play. The thing about acrylic, is that I can use the same canvas many times.

    Isn’t it wonderful to play! I have been painitng my best work because I’m proud ofit all.

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  9. This is wonderful V.J. Don’t sell yourself short, you do have talent. I’m a little like you. I love to weave but haven’t any aspirations to become a textile artist. it is for the creative outlet and the joy of working with fibre.

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    1. Lol. Thanks Lou. Really, there is no feeling like being surrounded by your own creativity. Good or not. Maybe I’m reliving my kindergarten years.

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