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Day 26 of 30 : 30 Days in June

26/6/2014

 
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Well.. felt like quiting this challenge this morning, allergies to who knows what, probably the washing
 powder am thinking at this point have me going mad 
with itchy eyes, nose and throat instead of sleeping.  

So I took my sorry self down to the beach for a gorgeous dose of sunshine … This is a piece I said I started yesterday.., is on water colour paper.. I put some kind of white wash over it today (in progress still) and then . . .

turned my attention to a very coloured square canvas 
that was begging for something on it.  It's not quite finished.. but my time in the studio is pretty much 
done til Monday … I'll take a notebook and pen or something to keep 'something' creative being done 
each day… gawd.. I've come this far I HAVE to 
complete this challenge for my own self satisfaction!

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… Just How Tall Are Those Effen Poppies? is my current working title for this one.  I've had one hellova battle today getting myself out of a funk… so this freakin well saved my life with it's ENERGY that came through only after hours and hours of NOT.
so.. that. is. all. for today.


love Denise x

Day 21 & 22 of 30 : 30 Days in June

22/6/2014

 
Yesterday I didn't have much time for art.. this was a quick play on an altered book page.
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and today… has been pretty much a write off and one where..  I  began a project that I've been wanting to do for a while 'just for the fun of it'… and I'm realising all too often how.. that is not necessarily easy when you 'think' you ought to be creating proper stuff… and any and all playing and experimenting is wasted time. 
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This creating every day in June challenge is making me realise what a freakin battle I create/live-inside-of sometimes… I'm aware to not make it WRONG… but just being present to it can be damb painful…  and as I was struggling with the fact I just don't want to paint today . . . I simply brought my honesty to a page…
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. . . it's not requiring me to fix it, make it pretty, perfect or better.
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That's all I got… one thing I can say.. I'm really satisfied how this image captures how I'm feeling… and it's not requiring me to fix it, make it pretty, perfect or better.
There is something profoundly comforting even in that.
love Denise xo

Day 20 of 30 : 30 Days in June

20/6/2014

 
A special day of remembering… 
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artjournal today… venting on the page first… then colour over the top… then.. played with a wet brush with white and this being kindof arrived… as they do.. I guess.
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on a Friday 17 years ago today we got the bitter and very twisted news that our sister had been killed.. it was an horrific tragedy that has had an irrevocable impact on her children.  I guess I reached acceptance many years ago.. but remembrance is deeper.. and has a sacredness to it.
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love Denise xo

Day 19 of 30 : 30 Days in June

19/6/2014

 
out all day in a meeting.. only time for this quick 'Womandala' tonight …
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hopefully… time to paint tomorrow.
Denise x

Day 18 of 30 : 30 Days in June

18/6/2014

 
Today started well… quite special really… 
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I made a beautiful circle 'blessing symbol' as I sat out in some morning sun… I wrote more about that over on 'asipofmytea.com' … little aura in her disney chipmunk suit 'her sister' Alex bought her. :)
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then… the day progressed in to shitville… and just because I'm 'creating something every day' to keep true to this challenge… you get to see my shitty journal page.  Luckily I know … 'this too will pass'… and now it's time to go and cook dinner.
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I guess it's what might be called a classic mix of the sacred.. and the profane… 
bye for now,
Denise x
later that night,
I played with some golden open acrylics on a tiny wee canvas that I'd sort of started earlier in the day but had given up on… and this happened…  
trying out a new-to-me product .. was very satisfying after earlier feelings of 'meh'.
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Day 17 of 30 : 30 Days in June

17/6/2014

 
a whole lot of wondering and not much painting went on today… this was done over the top of some writing in a large journal.. a Woman arrives from who knows where… she seems African.. and the under paint was magenta pink.. and over the course of the afternoon it's gone sooo pink!
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realised the studio has turned into an energy sucking tip… so… cleaning out is desperately needed.
D x

Day 15 of 30 : 30 Days in June

16/6/2014

 
aaaah.. I'm late to post… but.. want to keep them in order.. so here's yesterday's 'efforts'.
consciously wanting to break out of old patterns that no longer serve.. a desire for letting a little more wildness in … if not on the canvas… where?  Surely.. I can allow any emotion to show up.. it's only on paper.. or board… let.. it… be.
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lower right is now she 'really looks' others are fab app's on iphone.
bye for now,
it's Monday!.. I have to get on with that!
love Denise xo

and… HappyAnniversaryToPhillip&Me24YearsToday :)

Day 14 of 30 : 30 Days in June

14/6/2014

 
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top left came after bottom right… same page… it seems to be changing to more angular.. masculine.. but probably not finished.
A bit of a melancholy start to my day.. pondering how it would have been my sisters 58th birthday (she died in '97) … and having a go with the loose style I've learned a bit from Misty Mawn.. so I keep trying it in my art journal.. funny how I can be much more free on the page sometimes…. maybe because it's not 'fraught with added expectations' . .. and as an astute artist I met said… "oh.. and you can hide it". 
Day 14… and I am still keen to keep this thing going.. and  w a n t  t o  f r e e  u p   s o m e  m o r e


bye for now,
love Denise.

Day 10 of 30 : 30 Days in June

10/6/2014

 
Nooo.. I've almost got 'nothing to show' for today… sigh… I just did a bit of work on computer.. and 'wondering allowed' on yesterdays journal page.  The result was quite helpful and profound to me… I am just LOVING the look in this woman's eyes.. and it occurred to me how well these figures can encompass how I am feeling sometimes.. and also the ongoing benefit and self care gift to myself that art-journaling continues to be.  
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and some fun on 'hipstamatic app'
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til tomorrow,
love Denise xo

Day 9 of 30 : 30 Days in June

9/6/2014

 
limited time to create.. so I did do a page in my art journal.. an inquiry… I'm working with the vibe of Gypsy.. for my upcoming weekend workshop in July.. Wild Gypsy Rose… so here's another aspect of her. … I might add some designs to the page later with fine marker… it's time to cook dinner now.
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It's really feeling like a Sunday today for me… complete with breakfast in bed from my lovely man this morning. Clearing out our room for a new kingsize bed arriving tomorrow (I know.. trivia.. but I'm pretty thrilled about it.. I've been 'visualising a bedroom like a luxury hotel'ish feeling for the longest time…) … which means.. I've not had a lot of studio time this weekend.. my lovely sister was also visiting.. she's having a little trip.. reminsincent of a real gypsy.. complete with a little 70's caravan!


bye for now,
love Denise.
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