9 Years Ago

Growth Spurt As An Artist

As most us artist's know being an artist is usually a solo job where we do our art alone. Well I have been part of 2 shows in Taos NM. recently one being the Harwood Museum Of Art and went to the openings which means I have been around other artist's and soaking in other art and art lovers viewing art, haven't had that for a year since I am at home taking care of my husband full time and don't get out much. Well it really gave me a growth experience in my work and wish I could get out more for these things. Very stimulating. Here is my work since the shows and feeling so much growth since the shows last month :) ,or maybe it's just me seeing it

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Phyllis Beiser

9 Years Ago

Leah, I love your work and do see growth. I recently picked up an old painting that I painted about 12 years ago. OMG, was it bad! I could not even believe that I tried to sell it!!!! That was when I first started selling work. Since then, I am in galleries almost weekly soaking up the beauty and skill put into the work of fellow artists. I think that it indeed encourages you and you glean a bit here and there from studying others work.
Also, if you are devoting more time to painting than before, practice improves your work better than anything else. At least that is what I have found for myself.

Leah Saulnier The Painting Maniac

9 Years Ago

Thanks Phyllis, but I am always painting like a psycho lol hence the name painting maniac. But being around like minded others like a tribe and soaking it in like you said really got me out of a weird area I was in since my husbands stroke which was sooo welcomed. I soooo agree with you about old work when we first started or long ago, can't believe some of my work almost embarrassing so surprised I was so confident then and kept going forward. But it was that belief in myself and my ideas that kept me going and growing and I find it strange where I am now lol almost like I was delusional or something. But it's what I do full time for years now and glad I kept with it it was like a musician that can't get that song out of their mind that kept me painting my visions , glad I have that obsessed drive with art like when I first started :)

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