The epiphany of sorts from last blog is still burning in my Noggin' and has me questioning a lot of arty things. The piece I am working on will now become a was working on. Why? After all those hours put in am I scrapping it? Because it's not feeling right to me. It's not working the way I want it to work, it's just not right. I look at my pure abstract pieces, while loading them on Society 6 and think wow, those are really strong pieces. They don't give me that satisfaction feeling...it's hard to describe. The pieces that are more Zentangly do make me feel satisfied...and I'm trying to marry the abstract with the tangles...and so far I have not suceeded. That is fine, I will still try...eventually it will work. I find the pure abstract work isn't getting my creepy urges out...and my Beasties, aren't creepy enough...I'm in an art crisis of sorts. What I want to do is just not coming through to the canvas, or the paper...yup even tried doodling some of the ideas. I know I'll get there...I am certainly not giving up...I just need to find my place.
Funny that I had a place, pure abstract...but it just doesn't give me that feeling...of this is where I need to be. So, I'll be doing a lot of experimenting, trying new things to see where I do fit. I constantly shake things up and try new things, because I think as an artist, you have to. That when you think you fit, but you aren't getting that this is where I need to be, you need to shake things up. Shaking things up is what I'm going to do. It could very well cause a block, and I'm fully aware of that. I'm not sure where I'm going, or what I'm going to do...and that's okay. I have accepted the fact that if things aren't feeling right, then it's time to change it up. I'm not much of a feeling based person, in general, but when it comes to art, it is all about the feels. That's where I do struggle, because I am very logical...even when my logic makes no sense. So, I'll be scrapping the piece that has a lot of hours logged in and try and get in touch with my feels...and try the things I want to do, but can't? Who said I can't? I did...and that is where the core of the problem lies. The "cant's, the fears, the expectations" are what holds me back, and I assume a lot of other artists' as well.
On a brighter note...Today is the LAST day you can get in on the sale over at Society 6. I put three new pieces up and you can find them there or over at Deviant Art. I do plan on updating some pictures over at Facebook. Maybe I'll feature it with my link to Society 6 over there.