Hiatus over

I've been painting/drawing the last few days.  It's been...awhile since I've made any art, but I have decided it's time to start making a practice out of it.  As you can see, I'm just experimenting right now (on wood scraps) and will continue to hone in on my particular styles as time goes on.  Like I said, it's been awhile.  :)  But I'm having lots of fun right now, so that's good!

This first one was based off a photograph I took last Fall.  I started it at 10:30 the other night after deciding I need to stop be so lazy/unproductive.  I finished around midnight and was so excited I didn't fall asleep for about two hours.  I mean, it's apples, c'mon, who doesn't get excited about a pile of apples...But honestly, after such a long hiatus I wasn't sure what to expect (read: I fully expected to create something that I'd throw in the trash before ever letting it see the light of day) so after reworking this little painting for an hour and a half and ending up liking it, I was pretty thrilled.  As I type, I'm realizing no one else may find this interesting. 

This next one is just an experiment in non-objective art.  Line, color, shape, composition: the basics.  I think it's very sweet in person. I may come back to it and add some more.  Not sure.

This lady (if pictures had genders, this one would definitely be a girl) started as a still life of a jar of Ranunculus flowers (one of my favorites) I have in the kitchen.  Then it turned into an ink line-drawing-still-life, then came some stripes, then came a bird, then some paint, and more paint, and more ink...still not sure it's done.

On Wednesday I start teaching an art enrichment class for kids ages 3.5 - 6 (though most of them are in the 4 range) out of our home.  I am really excited and looking forward to getting this idea off the ground.  I think it's part of what inspired me to start making these last few days.  Can't wait to show you some pictures of the kids' art (including my lovely "assistant" Ellis').  We'll meet every Wednesday for 90 minutes in March to see how everything works best and then hopefully continue on after that.  This first class has 9 kids and I can't wait to see all of their ideas come to life.