Freebird tagged me a few days ago. Its a kind of challenge that gets passed from blog to blog -- the idea being to tell you six random things about myself. So, here goes.
1. The picture I did, Seated Female, has been compared to the work of Aubrey Beardsley. I (sheepishly) admit that I didn't know the artist and actually had to look him up online, in Wikipedia. To save you the trouble, I've added a link to his work here.
2. Its only been recently that I've found the courage to actually speak to other artists -- being self taught, I've always felt as though I'm not good enough, unworthy somehow. Took me quite awhile to realize that this was my mother's influence in the background -- the voice in my head that's always said, 'yeah, but can you make money at it?' As though doing something I love wasn't reason enough.
3. I'm a bit of a perfectionist. More than a bit my family tells me. My 14 year old daughter, "She Who Must Not be Thwarted", takes great glee in taking and saving my mistakes so she can bring them out later and laugh at them. I look on it as learning humility. :-)
4. My teenagers actually prefer playing board games with my husband and me to watching television or playing on computers. This is new. I don't expect to last. Its awesome and fun -- and irritating all at the same time. Because all of that takes time that I need for other things as well, like art. Life is a balancing act. I remind myself that I love my children and childhood is not a permanent condition. That helps in the decision-making process.
5. There are absolutely no possibilities for art courses in my geographic area -- I have searched. So, I found a correspondence course which I investigated. I thought it would be laughed at, again taking a lot of courage to ask, and found out that its actually well respected and a good grounding. So, I'm doing it. Just sent the first lesson in for review. I'm hoping this will help me move over into painting. I'm very interested in portraits especially.
6. I have white hair -- started turning when I was in my 20's. Its genetic and what they call glass white -- which means it doesn't accept die all that easily. At team meetings, which we do by video conference, my hair is the brightest thing in the room -- how embarrassing is that!
Now the rules:
1. Link to the person or persons who tagged you. (done)
2. Post the rules on your blog. (done)
3. Write six random things about yourself. (done)
4. Tag six people at the end of your post and link to them. (really not sure I have the courage to do that!)
5. Let each person know they’ve been tagged and leave a comment on their blog. (see #4)
6. Let the tagger know when your entry is up. (done)
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3 comments:
I started getting gray hair in my 20s too. After coloring it for years I stopped a couple of months ago. So now I have a few inches of gray and white hair at the roots, followed by brown. It's annoying waiting for it to grow all the way out. I bet yours is beautiful.
Oh, and that's a great drawing of your lamp too!
I have experienced some of the same moments you have and for you to voice them was healing to read. It was also fun and insightful. I always enjoy your work, too.
Wow did you and I somehow have the same Mother? I too have totally white hair, and I don't color it, because... well I'm lazy and I always wanted to be a blond, and now I am ... sort of... My hair matches my face... so that's that. Your work is wonderful you have nothing to worry about on that score... wish I could draw as well as you.
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