Work I did when I wasn't doing any?!?!!

[WildCherry]

From Abstract Drawings / Bocetos Abstractos

Just found six coloured concept drawings I did one after the other in the Jan-Feb period when I thought I wasn't making any art at all...

Dan's right as usual: Do more of what's going right!

[WildCherry]

I'm promising myself one of these days to do an exhib of just these sort of abstracts on black backgrounds...It will have to wait for a bit though as I have another project on the boil at the mo...

[Camille]

Yes, Valerie, I see those element references also!!! A lovely thought!

[Valerie K]

I just love these...they could be the four elements, plus two!

[WildCherry]

The line between work and play in art is almost invisible these days...in fact I would say it exists only in the mind...but that has only come about by self-acceptance and continually reminding myself that if it feels good it is good...BUT there were some moments in the Handless Maiden when I really had to force myself to continue but that was mainly at the beginning. It got easier as I went on and by the end of the series I felt I had begun to really find my self-confidence...And then all the positive feedback I got about the series - both here on CCS and in the local community where I live - made me feel, somehow, that now I have a license to make any art I want...Why I didn't feel like that before? Complex! But now a new, free, experimental phase with no preconceptions. Feels Good!

[WildCherry]

Hugs to you too Camille, my always inspirational friend :-)

[Camille]

Oh, Wild Cherry, I forgot to note, that these abstract drawings look like creative play and that sure is less confining than work!!! LOL! After seeing your collage paintings for the RED Shoes series, I know that there was plenty of work in them...but I also saw playfulness in lots of them...even in the emotionally darker ones! They were just too stunning and filled with complex imagery to be all work and no play...Just a thought...semantics in art...between work and play?

[Susan Hosken]

WC...sorry you have bad RSI. I didn't realise. Glad to see you here when you can.
Lots of love from Susan in Australia

[Camille]

Hi Wild Cherry! I am so sorry to read that your physical challenges are flaring up again!! Cherry, the drawings are full of life, musical, expressive! You used what you had! You did what you could...look at the beauty and joy that came out of your creative resources despite limitations!! This amazes me my friend! Many blessings and
hugs from Camille

[WildCherry]

Not busy, Susan, just limiting my computer time because of repetetive strain injury :-(

[WildCherry]

Julia, I cannot live without black paper but its strangely difficult to come by in these parts! I just bought a new pad when I was away at Xmas :-)

I do love Kandinsky. One day I'll get to see some of his work in the flesh so to speak...