tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80392801722444748892024-02-14T23:06:41.193-08:00Special by SimJaTaMy Creative LifestyleAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564223797753282932noreply@blogger.comBlogger191125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039280172244474889.post-6015483787374709422016-03-31T07:25:00.001-07:002016-03-31T07:25:51.948-07:00face a day challenge (almost) 74 - 79<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><i>I have had to add the 'almost' as although I do art everyday with commitments and the slower medium of colour pencil I am having a bit of a struggle to manage a complete face 'every day' I could give it up but would rather just extend my time, rather than finishing on 31st December 2016 it may well be January or even February 2017, but so what?</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><i>I have fallen in love with the coloured pencil, so after all these years of effort I have finally found what I like the best, and still do daily study from various sources to learn all I can about how to perfect the art.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><i>When getting too far behind I break out the watercolour as also enjoying them since they have been the theme for this months 'New Obsessions' class with Gulfsprite.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><i>I have also been using marker pen as a base and to blend with. Today my odorless paint thinner arrived though which gives me another method of blending to try, who would have thought there was so many ways to use the coloured pencil?</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><i>Above is my favourite piece to date. All colour pencil and at last my faces are beginning to have a bit of shape, as you see I am also trying to add some flowers in the background.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><i>Lastly I used some oil pastel and watercolour on this one so a bit more of a mixed media. Aside from all the wonderful pencils there are out there on my wish list I still long for more free hours in the day, would love to do this all day and every day.....</i></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564223797753282932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039280172244474889.post-3703026320085319692016-03-22T08:46:00.000-07:002016-03-22T08:46:44.800-07:00Keeping up with the face challenge 67 - 72<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #b45f06;"><i>Keeping up a little better this week, for once. Although not easy when its pencil work. Above is the first lesson of March with 'Gulfsprite' on her Patreon. Watercolour and collage. Enjoyed this, as though I do like watercolour I am not that great with it, enjoyed the practice.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;"><i>This one was an experiment on my part, really must try it again. Colour pencil and soft pastel pencils on Mi-tenes paper.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;"><i>Watercolour and coloured pencil. This is a medium I do like to play with, all pencil work.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;"><i>Not my finest hour I know, not quite sure how I went so wrong on this one but I did. Still, enjoyed the shading practice with watercolour pencils and dry colour pencils.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;"><i>Must have been a short on time day, so all graphite here, bit of an odd hairstyle but again, all practice.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;"><i>Finally for this week my Mum's favourite, she thinks I should put this up for sale - trying to explain though it is good for me, still not quite good enough a way to go yet. All colour pencil, mostly derwent but others used too.</i></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564223797753282932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039280172244474889.post-34286115001413308122016-03-16T05:18:00.000-07:002016-03-16T05:18:18.986-07:00Face a Day Challenge 60 - 66.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><i>Still having that love with the coloured pencil, and thanks to a recent art lesson with 'Gulfsprite' in watercolour enjoying that too, so much so I have just ordered some 'how to' paint flowers in watercolour to go alongside the faces, inspired by one of the other students in the group.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><i>Above is a mixed media piece from one of the weekly lessons with 'Gulfsprite' Loved this one and enjoyed working with my fave colours.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><i>The girl was all with 'Derwent Coloursoft' pencils (background in watercolour) as I read these were a great pencil to use I had an old set lying around and thought I would have another try with them, yes I am hooked, also bought a small set of 'Derwent Artist' as I have asked for donations for artist pencils for my birthday in a few weeks, I would like a tin of 120 pencils, they are not cheap but look amazing.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><i>Again, all colour pencil and was inspired by a lovely card I bought with art work by 'Jane Winton' a great folk art artist, look up her work its fabulous.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><i>This was me just playing with some of the techniques taught in above art course, I love doing these.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><i>Lastly a 'not so great' pencil drawing, this is what has convinced me I have a lot more to learn to stop my girls being so 'flat' I have taken steps to learn more about shading in the hope to improve.</i></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564223797753282932noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039280172244474889.post-59125045692501304082016-03-07T11:10:00.000-08:002016-03-07T11:10:31.344-08:00365 faces challenge - random 41/60 something<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><i>Sorry for absence. Family drama got in the way of my art work, so in truth I did miss 3 days. Above is 46.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><i>49. So, as I am so far behind now I am just going to choose a random 6 that I like best so I can catch up.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><i>I am still very much enjoying learning colour pencil work and how best to blend, using different tecniques. (and one day I will learn to spell too!)</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><i>I do try when short on time at least to manage a pencil sketch in the moleskine, but for a few days there was either no time available or I was just wiped out with the stress of it all.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><i>I even got behind on my art lesson with 'gulfsprite' but think I have caught up with that now. Above was one from the class.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><i>This one is just from a few days back, and I loved it. Though nobody else did, so I got the worst reception ever on instagram with this one - funny when we dont all like the same things.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><i>I hope to be back on track now, and trying to keep my back seat from the on-going drama. I hate drama, much prefer peace and quiet and pencils and paint.</i></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564223797753282932noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039280172244474889.post-7237694551435278732016-02-15T07:46:00.002-08:002016-02-15T07:46:24.136-08:00365 faces of 2016. 36 - 41<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><i>Seem to have had a real struggle for time this week, found it hard to keep up with the daily practice. But I have still managed it. Been working with colour pencil again which I love, my valentine/anniversary gift was a box of 72 artist colour pencils, I love them.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><i>Quite a few graphite faces creeping in due to my lack of time, but it means I can still manage to get one done.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><i>This one was from watching the speed video from Gulfsprite, I loved her piece so much I had to try it on my own before watching the 'actual' instructions.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><i>And then I loved the lesson so much I did it three times, and I am still doing variations of it now.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><i>The pieces are very textured, the camera does not pick this up so well though.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><i>Hoping this week will give me a bit more practice time.</i></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564223797753282932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039280172244474889.post-17912713377940026752016-02-08T10:53:00.001-08:002016-02-08T10:53:53.087-08:00Face a Day Challenge - Day 30 - 35<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>mmmh, Day 30 - I think it is Acrylic paint and pencil on mixed media background.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>Day 31 - This one is all coloured pencil, I am really loving this medium, still need a lot of practice but do enjoy.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>Day 32 - Another in coloured pencil.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>Day 33 - This one is soft pastel, she does look a bit scary first time I have tried black pastel paper, think I need to use lighter colours for this, when I used the fixative it went very dark, lesson learnt.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>Day 34 - Colour pencil again, tried a different pose to give more interest. Used kraft paper to practice on.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>Day 35 - Lastly done in my art journal, mixed media background, including collage and face shaded with colour pencil.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>Still on track to do my 365 faces this year, days when time is my enemy its just a pencil sketch. Also do a lot of study on art video's to watch how things are done. Of course also loving my art course with Gulfsprite 'New Obsession' found on Patreon.</i></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564223797753282932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039280172244474889.post-14487040675168489922016-02-02T07:37:00.002-08:002016-02-02T07:37:58.297-08:00365 faces personal challenge. Day 24 - 29<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>Hopefully my next entry I will have caught up. Still managed one a day, just about.. not always easy but still determined. Above was the latest Art Geeks Lesson, done with mostly markers and a small amount of pencil.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>Above was inspired by Gulfsprite livestream, available for you to watch on YouTube. Mixed Media.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>One of those 'short on time' days. So a quick pencil sketch with background of pastel and water.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>My first with my new pastels and pastel paper. Very happy with both purchases.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>Another with the new pastels, I do like this medium.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>Lastly was the last lesson of January with Gulfsprite at Obsessions on Patreon. Mostly soft pastel with water added. This takes me almost up to the end of January. I do think I am improving with the disciplined daily practice.</i></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564223797753282932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039280172244474889.post-37720304525485272322016-01-29T07:32:00.000-08:002016-01-29T07:32:22.336-08:00365 days of Faces Personal Challenge. Day 18 - 23<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><i>I really do need to keep up with these, its actually day 29 now and I am still a week behind.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><i>Above (face 19) was a bit of fun in an Art Geeks lesson. Drawn and coloured with markers, and a very tiny bit of pencil.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><i>Above is mixed media and that weeks Obsessions lesson with Gulfsprite on Patreon. There is even collage on this one.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><i>Day 21 I do remember as I was sick this day, just had one of those 24 hour bug things, lucky for me I was better the next day so could continue. I am proud though to keep going even when I dont feel like it, I am teaching myself a little discipline too.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><i>This looks very much like colour pencil only, I am doing a lot of practice with this medium, not quite getting it yet but trying.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><i>Day 23 another with just colour pencil. I should catch up on my next post, when hopefully you will see an improvement.</i></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564223797753282932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039280172244474889.post-7588439074501168602016-01-27T03:35:00.002-08:002016-01-27T03:35:33.142-08:00365 faces personal challenge - day 12/17<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>Although I am behind on my blog updates, thankfully I am not behind on my challenge. I am now on day 27 and still keeping up. I do show daily on my instagram which is @simjata.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>The problem with being behind is I forget the medium I used, I think above was watercolour and pencil.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>I know this one (above) this is mixed media and taken from my classwork with <a href="https://www.patreon.com/gulfsprite?ty=c">Gulfsprite Patreon</a>. Loving this class, great value for money too, with a lengthy class each week and one bonus at the end of month. Learning a lot on this one.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>Above looks again like watercolour and pencil, with pastel and water as background. I am getting quite an addiction to the coloured pencils.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>Looks like a mixed media piece. I know it was done in my art journal as the green flecks are from a stencil I had cleared off on the page.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>Lastly, looks again like watercolour and pencil - I am doing other medium now, but very taken with the pencil and also with soft pastel, just invested in new paper too so from today (day 27) there will be improved paper for each medium.</i></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564223797753282932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039280172244474889.post-3013894564952608552016-01-15T11:16:00.001-08:002016-01-15T11:16:23.383-08:00365 Faces, Day 6 - Day 11<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>So far so good, still doing the face a day and still busy learning a lot.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>Day 6 (above) was also last weeks lesson with 'Gulfsprite' with her new 'Obsessions' Class - loving every minute of this and learning a lot. All mixed media and finishing off with soft pastel shading.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>I enjoyed the lesson so much I had another play with the pastels the next day in my journal.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>This one was one of my own new techniques which did not turn out as well as I had hoped, but still good practice.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>This was done using a mirror to try improve the shape of the features, I thought the nose and mouth were improved but still not the eyes, and in truth even my hair is not quite that messy, most of the time.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>I think this is mostly acrylic paints with some soft pastel shading.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>Lastly a quick sketch on a day were there was not so much available time.</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>Having a great time doing this, this week I have been learning more about colour pencil a medium I have always loved but never quite understood, I have ordered a new blender which has been recommended by Gulfsprite and a small set of portrait pencils, and blending fluid. Very excited to use them, I have already started some pencil practice, not an expert yet but having fun learning.</i></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564223797753282932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039280172244474889.post-92099764319617074772016-01-12T08:56:00.001-08:002016-01-12T08:56:58.012-08:00365 Faces - New Year, new me<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>So, looking back it seems it is June 2015 since I last wrote a blog post. Needless to say it was not the best of years and I am not sorry its now over. I did very little in the way of art to speak of, but gradually started getting back into it and at last finding what I would like to do with my future. In order for this dream to become a reality I have to work at it, I do not have a natural talent, having only started to teach myself to draw at all a few years ago and I am now in my 50th year.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>I decided to set myself a challenge - I have been sharing this on my instagram account since the beginning of the year (@simjata) to draw/paint a face every day this year. Other commitments mean I do not always find the time to paint each day.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>But there is no excuse for not finding a few minutes to reach for a pencil if time is short.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>Today I am making a start by sharing my first few days of the year - it is of course now day 12 so that gives me more to blog about too, so I can share on here and on my facebook page.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>Some days I do more than one, and if I am happy with the attempt I will share that too, above is numbered 3a, as I did two on day 3.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>As I can only put 6 pictures on per post I am sharing my first 5 days - my next post will be the next lot and so on.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>Idea also being I get to blog once a week, which I 'should' manage to stick too (you would think). I hope to improve each month, and my ambition is to be able to do portraits that might actually resemble who they are meant to be in time. I have a book on hollywood actors which is great for beautiful faces, and also on on hairstyles which gives me a few models to practice with. Thank you for reading, and those wonderful artists on instagram, thank you for all your encouragement.</i></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564223797753282932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039280172244474889.post-50568560621998614002015-06-14T03:57:00.000-07:002015-06-14T03:57:15.476-07:00Doodle Art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><i>Doodle Art, have you seen this stuff? its amazing, there is so much talent out there. I am just starting and still have an awful lot to learn, but I am hoping to combine my fantasy art idea's into this style too, alongside actual paintings, gives me plenty of interest.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><i>I am enjoying doing so much drawing and I am starting to improve as I am practicing daily, also with doing some pen work and more detail I am learning to take more time. Here is my first pen work doodle.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><i>working with pen is a real disciplin, certainly focus's the mind. I am working on the roses and flowers I really want to get better at them, so been doing a lot of them to try get it right, I think they are coming on now, and I still have a lot of drawings that are awaiting the added doodles and paint to finish them off.</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d;"><i>This last one was the most popular on instagram (@simjata) I am following many talented artists and learning a lot, also getting encouragement from other great artists on instagram.</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #20124d;"><i>When I did this I was suffering from a nasty case of sciatica, it was a struggle to do much so I tried to focus how I felt into my art work.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><i>Hope you like viewing my new idea's and thank you for reading..</i></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564223797753282932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039280172244474889.post-27895909925579181702015-05-28T02:43:00.001-07:002015-05-28T02:43:39.241-07:00Art Books for Sale<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #990000;"><i>As I mentioned in my last post, I 'REALLY' need funds in order to move forward with my art at the moment. So... I took the decision this week to offer many of my art books for sale on Ebay. Took me many hours yesterday to list them, I have 24 on offer, here are a few of the popular and most useful titles that gave me a lot of help and encouragement.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><i>I studied the prices both on Ebay and Amazon and have offered ALL my books at a cheaper price and hope to find them good homes at the same time as funding my passion further.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><i>You can find all these great Art Journal and Mixed Media book by following <a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/simjata/m.html?item=371337166294&ssPageName=STRK%3AMESELX%3AIT&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562">This Link</a> to my Ebay shop.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><i>They are all in great condition (unless stated) and come highly recommended by me and many other mixed media artists.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000;"><i>Before I leave, thank you to Jen (Miss Bohemia) for taking the time to post and encourage me on my last blog post, much appreciated.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;"><i>I have been adding some art works to my Etsy shop recently. Trying to develop my new art style comes at a cost, and the dog walking day job is not making enough after the necessary eating thing is out of the way. Extra paper both professional and practice comes at a cost, and reference books to learn from all mount up too. I have lots of great comments but little else so far.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;"><i>I quite liked the above painting, so intend to offer this up as original art work too, alongside the prints. I only do 5 each of prints as I do so much art and hope to have so much more to offer in the future.</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d;"><i>I did have a big downer this week when I made the HUGE mistake of showing a family member my art, should have known better. I can take critisism and dislike from the public fine, but just a little support from close family I would have thought would be freely given? how wrong I was. Seems if you do not draw and paint like one of the master's you cannot call yourself an artist. Luckily I have some good friends, and some great 'Instagram' followers who gave me a lot of support to drag me out of the place I fell into.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;"><i>After a weekend so far of family, and friends in need I am about to go pick up those pencils and hopefully paints and get started on this weeks wonders.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;"><i>On the right of page is a little showcase for my Etsy shop, just one click will take you there.</i></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564223797753282932noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039280172244474889.post-48109722662021428262015-05-11T07:31:00.000-07:002015-05-11T07:31:13.199-07:00Been Learning new things<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>So............. here is my new style!!! Part of our lesson in Painted Faces III with Gulfsprite has been some teachings on surrealism, which I have found I love. This makes me so happy all I want to do these days is draw, I do paint too but I worry about spoiling my drawings when I paint them, I am getting better with this though. The above painting I have made into prints and added to my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SimJaTa?ref=hdr_shop_menu">Etsy Shop</a> today.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>Along with surreal art I am also studying 'Steampunk' as I am a fan of that too, always was but a bit too long in the tooth to follow and dress that way, but to draw and paint.........oh yes, now that is a lot of fun. I now only paint with watercolour as find that to give more of the effect I like, never could get it quite right with acrylics, I now know my problem was too much paint, less is more for sure in the case of painting.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>I am just starting to design my own little creatures after learning from books how to draw dragons and other mythical beings, so as above they do not come from anywhere else but me, which is worrying my husband greatly.. I am trying to learn to draw without distraction and what just comes from within, this is taking more time but is interesting.. I have a sketchbook upstairs away from any other influence which is becoming very interesting indeed.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>All the above will be made into prints and added to my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SimJaTa?ref=hdr_shop_menu">Etsy Shop</a> in the future. I need to start adding more as I need so many art supplies to continue and they are not given away. I go through an awful lot of paper, and most of it is artist quality. Also like nice brushes and graphgear pencils.</i></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564223797753282932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039280172244474889.post-78362541283677449012015-04-26T03:36:00.000-07:002015-04-26T03:36:25.497-07:00Why do I paint?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><i>Art is to Console</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;"><i>Those who are broken </i></span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;"><i>by Life.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><i>Vincent Van Gogh</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><i>Art Allows us to FIND ourselves</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #274e13;"><i>and to LOSE ourselves</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><i>Thomas Merton.</i></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564223797753282932noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039280172244474889.post-68022719614072852012015-04-20T04:08:00.000-07:002015-04-20T04:08:01.687-07:00And Still She Paints<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>My first piece is one I did yesterday in my visual journal. I am totally hooked on watercolour now and love everything about it. Also learning a touch of surrealism within the great art group I am in - I am loving this new style.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>I also try to do at least one crayon page a day too, as the practice is invaluable and learning how to make this medium work better is a lot of fun.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>The art course I am doing is totally amazing I am learning so much, I have never painted so much and never had so much fun. I just love it. Although the background inks did not really play the game so well for me, I made the pages too dark, but carried on regardless, must do better at this one.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>I think we start week 4 this week. So half way through which I find so sad as I am enjoying it so much. Though eager to start each lesson as it appears. I have even purchased more palette's so I can mix my own colours and have more available.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><i>Just a short blog post today as I am eager to get back to painting. Dont forget I do have some of my earlier art on sale in my Etsy shop, all helps to pay for supplies that do not come cheap - <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/people/SimJaTa?ref=si_pr">My Shop</a></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><i>One of the best things about my journey in art is all the learning to be done. Each day I am learning more about how to progress with my art which is the most amazing of experiences. Okay it does take a bit longer later in life, but I think is more appreciated.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><i>I love doing the faces, but have never been all that thrilled with the hair on my girls, or that sure on what to do in the backgrounds, always wanting them to have a bit more of an interest. This weeks lessons in Painted Faces III and in Art Geeks have been teaching more about the face and how to enjoy creating your own version of the hair, and in the group we have been discussing surrealism and how to include more into our background pieces.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><i>I think I am getting quite an addiction going on, I have a head just full of paintings waiting to get out, and as usual not enough hours in the day. Also my little dog was neutered yesterday so she is needing quite a lot of care right now, having said that she has slept most of today which has allowed me to complete another page.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><i>I just finished this one. Also the majority done this month have been in watercolor, I think I am starting to actually prefer this, after so long fighting it and not really understanding how it works, my next task is to put away my desk full of acrylics.. not saying I wont use them as sure I will but need more space for my watercolors, inks and of course my crayons.. still having a lot of fun in my sketchbook with the crayons.</i></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564223797753282932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039280172244474889.post-32269488099046362562015-04-10T08:05:00.001-07:002015-04-10T08:05:43.894-07:00keeping up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><i>Really struggling to keep up with everything at the moment. Determined to keep a record of my art works here on blogger as I feel its important to see my own progress and I also hope it may be of help to others. Above is the second journal page lesson in Painted Faces III with Gulfsprite. Many have said how lovely the page is, which I agree but .. it is with the help of an excellent teacher.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><i>In our facebook group (Gulfsprite class group) we were discussing the use of other mediums, one of the girls has broke her hand and having to try using her none dominant hand for her art - this started a discussion on adult colouring books and the use of crayola crayons, so some of us went off and had a try at art using just crayola crayons, above was my first attempt. Not the easiest things in the world to shad with, but I have seen some true masterpieces done, so I have another book on the way to tell me more. Using crayons is just a wonderful experience.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><i>We were also discussing marker pens, which is something I have previously not got to grips with. Seems the secret for me is to just 'go for it' with no thought at all and play, this has to be the best thing I have ever done with just markers... It took me about half an hour.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;"><i>Finally is today's art lesson and journal page. Not really sure about this one, I do like the face I did but the background is bolder than it should be, I feel a softer approach may have been better. I have another two pages sketched out though when we were learning 'ears' so hope to find some time to develop those over the weekend. Though I have visiters tomorrow, and am out most of Sunday as its my birthday, so not looking that great time wise.. I may well be a bit slower next week too as my beautiful little dog is going to the vet to be neutered so I will be spending time caring for her till she is back to full speed.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>So, I have started my new on-line art course - you can find it here <a href="http://gulfsprite.com/learn/painted-faces-3/">Painted Faces III</a> and just three lessons in I am learning a lot, and I do think my style is improving.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>Alongside I am also still working on the People Pleasing book, and learning how to STOP this as it is not good for the health. Above was to copy down the 10 commandments of a people pleaser and then change them to a new and improved lifestyle, learning that it is okay to put your needs first, or at least to learn to consider them at all.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>My new commandments are written out above, not so easy to stick to them but I am trying hard. Of course the book does not actually 'say' to incorporate this with your art, I just like to do it this way.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>Above was just my playing around with my own style, after a lesson in 'features' on the course, I am hoping my facial features are starting to improve, still the lesson on shading to go and today's lesson (or yesterdays for most) is a very long one that I am about to watch. Certainly get your money's worth on this course.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>This last one was actual 'homework' from the art course, it was the first 'journal page' lesson, not like me to use so few colours so was an experience. We are going to learn more about jewellery and hair yet too, I did enjoy this page also with the collage element.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>Not had a whole lot of time for art with the Easter weekend. Intending to cram lots into today though, always happiest with my pencils and brushes.</i></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564223797753282932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039280172244474889.post-27909473745985816902015-03-30T09:04:00.000-07:002015-03-30T09:04:09.254-07:00Difficult Week but still Painting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #0c343d;"><i>It has not been the easiest of weeks, and although I have dated my paintings each day they were not in all honesty done daily. I did have at least two days of no art at all. I quite like this first one, I have started to use even more of my art supplies for improved effect.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;"><i>This dramatic girl was done on my paint palette page in the style of the paint palette Polly's I did, trying a new direction with them so I can continue at some point. I did find the drama of the piece quite uplifting.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;"><i>A similar style in my art journal, not one of my better days but at least I managed to throw some paint about and have a practice. I did like the colour palette.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;"><i>Right up to this morning, whilst some of my collage work was drying out I got out some soft pastels and a sketch book and did this one just from my head with no reference picture, she is quite interesting and I still do not really know what I am doing with pastels, would love to learn to use them correctly with the effects I have seen. But no pencil work on this, all done with soft pastels.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0c343d;"><i>Lastly I finished this one off this afternoon. Paint and collage to the back and she is painted and coloured using pencils, inks, pastels, oil pastels and paints. Hope to have time to try another tomorrow before again (hopefully) finding the time to start my new faces course with <a href="http://gulfsprite.com/learn/">Gulfsprite</a> on Wednesday.</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #0c343d;"><i>With Easter upon us I will probably loose more time, and its my Dad's birthday on Saturday so a family gathering for that and mine the week after.. I am hoping to go out then as there is a dog show at one of the local rescue's I support and I would love to take my pretty girl Rhubarb to the fun dog show. Also have the day job getting in the way from time to time too, but should not complain about that one, that is to keep me in art supplies so a necessary evil.</i></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564223797753282932noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039280172244474889.post-51645674745400126532015-03-23T12:43:00.000-07:002015-03-23T12:43:52.959-07:00keeping up the practice<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><i>It is harder than I thought to keep this up! But so far so good, I have managed to drag myself into the arty space every day and do 'something' not always a finished page but 'something' involving a brush, crayon or pencil.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><i>Not every face is perfect or 'great' but niether is every day, nor every face in reality. The good news is though there is a new course called Painted Faces III with Gulfsprite, starting on April 1st - and my seat is 'almost' booked.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><i>I feel sure there will be a marked improvement in what you see then. I need help with shading I know, and a few other of the finer details.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><i>As you see, above all a visual journal is a place to 'play' it really doesnt matter if each page is not a total 'delight' often they are not, and most people do not have to even show them to a soul if they would rather not. Must say I do have pages that are really 'bleugh' and even I dont own up to.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><i>Still working on the bodies too, not going so well as yet, but at least I am not shying away from them and having a go. Must say I do like this visual journal to work in, the paper is good as is the size (I think its 12 x 9) though I do prefer to work larger this is good too, really could not go much smaller though.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><i>Above was a page I finished off a couple of hours ago, it is the hair I was working on and I used coloured pencil on a lot of the face and hair alongside paints and inks. Yes, her nose and mouth are a bit dodgy but hey................ its a nice background... I even used my gelatos on this one, not had those out to play for a while.</i></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564223797753282932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039280172244474889.post-77592345336991398792015-03-18T04:20:00.001-07:002015-03-18T04:20:42.682-07:00Art Every Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>Still going strong and managing to do some form of art every day, even those days when time is so short I manage to do something.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>Not everything turns out the way I would like, but I do feel I am making lots of progress and at the same time having plenty of idea's of the direction I would like to go.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>The main thing is to enjoy what you do, and one of the BIGGEST lessons I have just learnt in my 'disease to please' book... is about seeking approval, this can be as bad for you as many other things in life. Luckily my Mum gives me lots of encouragement and approval, but learning not to seek it elsewhere is a very important lesson, and once that can be shaken it is another way of freeing up your anxieties and concentrating on pleasing yourself.. and why not?</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>Now my pages have been photographed I can see I do need to work on the shape's of their faces a little, they are reminding me of 'spitting image' puppets, LOL. I am enjoying this new journal too, its a Strathmore Mixed Media 9" x 12" so a nice size and the paper takes a lot of layers with no struggles too.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>I have purchased some great fashion books to copy my models from and learn more poses for them. Finally back to have idea's a plenty and not enough free hours to put them on paper, but rather that than a lack of mojo or enthusiasm. Those of us lucky enough to have found art are very fortunate, we can shut out the rest of our worries and live on our pages of colour for a while............ Bliss.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>anyone who suffers from this awful affliction of 'People Pleasing' I cannot recommend <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Disease-Please-Curing-People-Pleasing-Syndrome/dp/0071385649/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1426677508&sr=1-1&keywords=disease+to+please">this book</a> enough it shows you exactly what this can do to you, and explains why it needs to stop and you need to learn to start living for you!</i></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564223797753282932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039280172244474889.post-33945758120080160942015-03-13T08:38:00.001-07:002015-03-13T08:38:53.758-07:00New me, New Style<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><i>Starting as I mean to go on, with the 'new me' thing I have even managed to find the time each day since my last post to do some art. Above was on Tuesday, I had the idea I wanted to try some daffodils as spring is struggling to begin here, though we do have daffodils and crocus out and about which are a delight to witness. The girl is my version of one in a fashion illustrator book I am learning from, while I try to make my girls less 'stiff' and a little more movement in them, still a way to go I know but improving I feel.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><i>On Wednesday my new idea was developing slowly, not quite sure what prompted this one but I think she does have 'something' about her.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><i>Thursday I have very little time for art (or much else) I had already played with a background so just added a quick sketch in paint again with the help of the fashion illustrator book. Still developing the new idea's I have.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><i>Up to today which is Friday, back into the new journal. My husband is home today and he peered over my shoulder and said 'oh, still in dont give a sh*t mode then?' as he feels my work has improved as a result. See if I can keep it up now, nearly 49 years as a "People Pleaser" is not going to disappear over night it needs a lot of work. Fingers crossed again, I am enjoying my new works and new idea's, not helping much with the sleep thing though as I would rather be up and painting.</i></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13564223797753282932noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039280172244474889.post-32310080849709619032015-03-09T08:53:00.000-07:002015-03-09T08:53:32.877-07:00People Pleasing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #660000;"><i>Have you noticed how nice and friendly my blog has always been? never an opinion, or any phrase or offering that just 'might' offend somebody somewhere? This is part of the definition of 'People Pleasing'. I had no idea what this actually was until recently (actually this weekend) whilst reading <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Whos-Pulling-Your-Strings-Manipulation/dp/0071446729/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1425915390&sr=1-1&keywords=whos+pulling+your+strings">This Book</a> I read that the author had penned another book called 'disease to please' I have ordered this one too.</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"><i>I always thought that pleasing people was a good thing, it would make you a nice person and gain love and respect from those around you.... WRONG!!! it is very bad and take it from me it can also make you very ill.</i></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"><i>To learn more after some on-line research I found <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZm4B4foybM">this video</a> on you tube that tells you more and starts the path to sorting this out. As my daughter is often keen to remind me, I will be in my 50th year next year, and spent an entire lifetime trying to please, and trying to please two specific people in my life, who have always bullied and put me down, stamped on my confidence and near destroyed me. The above video just explained in no uncertain terms that I will NEVER make them happy or gain their approval, and why on earth do I find it necessary to seek approval from anyone? Now is the time to begin living for me....</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><i>Here is the new Strathmore journal I treated myself too. The first picture is my first page... When I purchased it last week it was to be my 'happy journal'. Hopefully it still will be my Happy Journal, but more likely it will be my 'honest' journal, I may share some of the pages here but not all - not because they might offend you, but to keep some things more private.</i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><i>Above is my 50/100 faces I am still working through with my arty pals on instagram. The background was not my idea but shamelessly stolen from Jenniebellie, its 'spirograph' I highly recommend this childhood toy, its just so much fun - I also got some stencils to match. The face was drawn in inktense pencil, which is why there is so much blue.. I think she has attitude, do you?</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000;"><i>Dont be like me, and try to please everyone. It is an impossible task.</i></span></div>
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