Taking breaks but always inspired!
By Annie Lynch
So, sometimes we take breaks from the creative process.
Usually there are reasons why but it just happens.
I haven’t painted for a while but I am constantly thinking
about ideas for future work.
I had the opportunity of taking two great trips recently.
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One to Cumberland Island off the coast of Georgia, and then a two-week trip to Croatia.
Cumberland Island is still beautifully wild with live Oaks
dripping with moss. The shadows and light coming through the trees would be
challenging but fun to paint.
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Croatia has given me endless images to draw from, the cerulean blue green waters, the mountains coming down from the sea, fields of wildflowers, live groves and vineyards and ancient ruins at twilight. I look forward to painting from these memories.
In between these trips I went to Delaware to see my mom. I often like to visit the Brandywine River Museum to look at the Wyeth paintings.
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| Helga Series |
I especially like Andrew’s watercolor and Jamie’s oils. It makes me think how a painting is constructed.
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| From My Travel Journal |
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| From My Travel Journal |
So, if we are taking some breaks from creating, hopefully we
are still learning, absorbing observing, appreciating and thinking about what
we might do next!
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| Jamie Wyeth |
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| Jamie Wyeth |
If we are taking some breaks from creating, hopefully we are still learning, absorbing observing, appreciating and thinking about what we might do next!
Now I can’t wait to get back in the studio.
