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| The first of 25 little portraits for this year... |
After drawing all day, when I closed my eyes last night, my mind instantly filled with beautiful, flowing shapes and colors and I felt very contented, capable and confident, not at all like the hanging-from-a-cliff-by-my-fingertips feeling that I get when thoughts of school enter my mind...
Is my subconscious trying to tell me something? Is it time? Is thirty years long enough to spend in the classroom? Maybe I should stop trying to hold onto the edge of the cliff, and just let go and see if I can fly...
Anyway, here is my updated WIP, after about 28 hours. The graphite portrait above is one of my students, of course!.
Hope you're staying warm and snug this winter. I'm still waiting for that early morning phone call, "Snow Day!".
Wishing you happy snow days! This might be speaking to you. "The reason to paint is not to produce a painting. The reason to paint is to live at a level of existence that is unavailable to most human beings. Robert Henri"
ReplyDeleteIt is so easy just to say 'follow your heart', but of course not always so easy to do.... Your work is incredible, but please tell me what media you are using.
ReplyDeleteYour art is so very impressive and from what i can gather from your post, you are an incredible teacher too --So, I wish you more snow days -that will let you do both :)
ReplyDeleteThis painting/drawing is looking fantastic, i can't wait to see it finished. Lucky you being able to retire. I get the impression you uwont sit back and do nothing though, I think you will be far busier and hopefully this will be more artwork, until you make your decision, I hope for snow, unfortunately i still have to work but it is usually qquieter on snow days.
ReplyDeleteThese are fabulous. Retirement already you are so young. Keep painting and drawing it's so good for the soul.
ReplyDeleteLovely graphite and the WIP is progressing beautifully.
ReplyDeleteWhatever your decision will be, perhaps your mind was telling you that you need to keep up your creative side. xx
The portrait is beautiful Katherine.. I know how exactly you are feeling.. from what I have observed through your posts, I guess you are a fabulous, lovable teacher.. so if the body permits, the mind may want to explore further!
ReplyDeleteGreat post Katherine, and this wip is a true masterpiece,so much detail and I for one look forward to seeing it finished.
ReplyDeleteHi Katherine, after having read your thoughts I said to me: these are very similar to what I was thinking before my retirement! When I was working most of my thoughts were work oriented (too much probably)and very often I thought, as you, I should stop being tied to a rock and try to let me fly.... But, these were the thoughts that I was doing between a dream and the other...... I waited years and years, keeping my foot on the ground, before leaving my thoughts to fly.
ReplyDeleteYour work is progressing fantastically! Hug.
Not only will you fly, but I suspect you will soar. Your art is always stunning, Katherine. I love your student portraits, always, and this one with the book is especially heartwarming. Your color piece is coming along beautifully!
ReplyDeleteThis is clearly something that begs some thought. Perhaps it really is telling you something.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the drawing of the child - so sensitively drawn. And the WIP is coming along beautifully too :0)
First, thank you so much for kindly stopping by my blog. Secondly, I love the quiet moment you captured of your student reading and I can't wait to see more of your work in progress. Often, I also daydream about painting and feel very restless when I can't spend more time doing it.
ReplyDeleteNice portrait of your student! And I'm curious of what will be the second work...Arianna!
ReplyDeletethoughts unbidden. oh my, don't they just play havoc with out peace. you'll know when it's time. imagine waking each morning with nothing before you but blissful creating! the drawing is simply lovely and your WIP is coming along so incredibly beautiful i had to take a few minutes to study it some more. amazing!!
ReplyDeleteGreat portrait Katherine and good to see your work in progress
ReplyDeleteYour WIP is amazing!! And the painting is beautiful. Let go of the edge of the cliff, Katherine... flying is so wonderful!!
ReplyDeletenice pictures and interesting post...
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing...
The portrait is wonderful- and I love the post about signatures. I must admit I never thought about it that much even though I have seen Norman Rockwell's many times!
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