Helga's Pink & Blue Challenge

Helga from ArtChix has challenged us all to play with Pink & Blue this week.

I've been behind in my artwork since I started my new job, but this weekend I did get about four projects done and felt like I could make some time to play in this week's challenge.

I haven't participated in Helga's Weekly Challenge for about a month and a half or longer. I miss what I learn about art and myself when I complete one of her challenges.

Helga challenges us to be better artists. To search deep within ourselves and create something that shows others who we are through our art. If eyes are the windows to our soul, then art must be the window to our being.

My Desire is to continue to create art to make myself feel worthy and happy. I feel great when my art affects others in a positive way. I hope they feel happy, which in turn makes me happy.

Dreaming

Lately I've been finding myself dreaming about art. I like to think about what I'm going to create and how I'm going to do it before I start the piece. I lay everything out and move it around, add to the base of the creation before I glue it all down. I hate to make mistakes, so that is why I take the time to play with my creation.

Sometimes I wake up and realize that I have had a dream about what I should do for a piece of art. I try to build on the idea and see how I can make it better. Sometimes I complete a piece and after I've taken pictures of it, I realize that I'm not happy with it and it needs something. So, I work on it a bit more and take a new picture.

I think my dreams are an extension of what I think during the waking hour. Uninhibited...without boundries....freedom....DREAMS

This piece is one that I dreamed about...it all started out with the moon.....this 4x4 stretched canvas was painted by me and then the ArtChix collage pieces were added to complete the look. I love the colors in this one.