http://artzpot.com/blog Photography, Art and Gardening Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:36:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Usinging Photography as Art Photography, Art and Gardening Cherriza photography, photo, art, blog, mixedmedia, media no Cherriza cherrisa@gmail.com http://artzpot.com/blog/2009/10/marathon-mile-3/ http://artzpot.com/blog/2009/10/marathon-mile-3/#comments Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:34:35 +0000 admin http://artzpot.com/blog/?p=26 I’m really enjoying doing these paintings.  Making myself sit down and take a few minutes for myself.   I know some people will tell me that I bring things on myself and I create my own stress.  I do have a hard time saying no especially at work.  But with my job if I don’t do [...]]]> http://artzpot.com/blog/2009/10/marathon-mile-3/feed/ 0 <p>I’m really enjoying doing these paintings.  Making myself sit down and take a few minutes for myself.   I know some people will tell me that I bring things on myself and I create my own stress.  I do have a hard time saying no especially at work.  But with my job if I don’t do it the question is who will?  I also like my job and want to do anything I can to make sure I stay there for as long as I can.  The down side is sometimes I stress a lot. </p> <p>A friend of mine asked me “What is the point of these paintings?”  Why are you doing exactly the images she sends you?  I said because then I don’t have to think about it.  If you tell me draw a bird and paint it then my brain kicks into overdrive with questions and critism.  It’ll say… You can’t draw birds… that looks terrible…. why is your bird purple….  I don’t want that.</p> <p> I’m the kind of creative that if you give me direction I can come up with exactly what you want but if you say “just be creative”  it’s all downhill from there.  I am a mimic designer as I call myself.  It’ll have my spin on it but I can mimic a lot.  As Whitney said in the class I took with her ..”Painting takes practice.. One of the great painters had painted 400 painting by the time he was 14″.   I dont’ recall who the painter was. </p> <p>So along with photography workshops this year I’m finding painting classes and workshops to help me just expand.  I am creative but sometimes I need a boost.<br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/artzpot/3976897907/" title="mile 3 by artzpot, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2531/3976897907_2d5621ec76.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="mile 3" /></a></p> <p>I’m really enjoying doing these paintings.  Making myself sit down and take a few minutes for myself.   I know some people will tell me that I bring things on myself and I create my own stress.  I do have a hard time saying no [...]