I didn't write a blog yesterday, so now I feel guilty about it. (God forbid I run out of things to feel guilty about.) I see that I have written 26 blogs: Imagine that! I had 26 things to say, or 26 ways of saying the same thing, which is the more likely.
I have turned out three decent paintings and have something else on the table as we speak. So far, it follows in the footsteps of the other turkeys, and I'm about to decide that this is the way I work. First, I have to make a mess. Then, I begin pulling myself out of the mess, or rectifying it. With luck, the thing can be redeemed with not-so-much effort; more than likely, it will take considerable effort.
There is much angst in this process, and varying degrees of fear, from mild concern to sheer terror. At this point, the current canvas occupies a holding pattern, waiting to be brought alive.
MORE WILL BE REVEALED!!
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About Me
- Priscilla Wallace
- My first attempt to enter the world of fine art was through academic painting at the University of Texas at Austin. I learned what painting was, and, disappointingly, that I couldn’t do it. I left painting as one would leave a failed marriage. It was some years later that I approached making art through making crafts. Since then, I have come to regard fine crafts as fine art: The difference between the two exist on a theoretical level only, because a line separating them cannot be drawn—at least, not for me. In a world made of both “art” and “craft” I have found my home. My artwork seems to best be called “Crafted Paintings.” Still mindful of the principles of design, they are part collage, part mixed media painting, part constructions. They are likely to run off in any of these directions, or others, as the spirit moves them. That spirit expands most successfully when it is beautiful, whimsical, colorful, and rich. These pieces celebrate life in one aspect of it or another, and they seek to create joy in the heart of the viewer. View my art at www.artbycollage.com
Places currenly showing Priscilla's Art
- Mountain Micro Systems (828-438-9456)
- Hair and Nails Unlimited (828-433-0894)
- Valdese Heritage Arts Center (828-874-1849)
- Urban Artware (336-722-2345)
- Full Circle Arts (828-322-7545)
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