Sometimes we get creatively stuck, kind of like writers block. It's always good to take a blank canvas, an opportunity, and friends get away from the work/studio environment and just do something therapeutic.
I was given the opportunity this past May to be a featured artist for the Urban Ocean Festival at the Aquarium of the Pacific down in Long Beach. I had just the right amount of time to plan and do something well thought out and prepared. BUT...life happens on the in between and several family emergencies occurred. I took one day in May just to process it all, I had no plan, and I had no ideas. I just wanted to face a blank canvas and see where my imagination, a different world would take me. With the community surrounding, kids painting, other artist indulging, and aquarium volunteers/staff helping. It was a good run. That place of tranquility was found in an array of colors, and the thought of snorkeling/diving by the pier.
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| unfinished |
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| just for scale |
That afternoon I wasn't able to finish the painting, but it was a start. Refreshing and the exact therapeutic exercise I needed. A few months later, I'm in transition again, grad school will be starting next week. So I thought I'd invite some friends who have been creatively constipated as well to come and unwind on my front porch. They say there not artistic, but I beg to differ. I'm glad they got to come over, had good conversations, good dinner, and of course topped it off with an amazing mural.
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| Diving by the pier, 5 ft. by 7 ft, acrylic. |
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| Thanks for joining in Avery, Charlene, and Claudia. |
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Art Miles Mural Project and the Aquarium of the Pacific. They're always in partnership in advocating for public art, community development, educational development, and family development. Always a pleasure working under these two non-profits.
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