bust my buffers mommy is drawing!!

the house was a wreck, but I got to draw for 30 minutes! it's not done and it's tight, and already i want to go over it with pastels and lossen it up a bit. make it jump.

it's a horrible photo, but see the orange crayon scribble on the lower right? that' my 2 y.o. who felt it needed more. and he's right!

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studio sunday

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when I finally find just the right time to stop and draw, the boys decided they want to draw with me and next to me. how can i say no when they want to be creative?

short of one easel, so off MY easel goes to my 2 y.o. the family room transforms into an art studio, a flurry of crayons and play-doh. i let them draw where their wildest imaginations can take them. we are happy and content. i am energized by their spontaneity. i spend most of the time cutting, changing, and taping drawing paper for the boys.

i look at my own drawing now sitting on the floor, with a light sketch and my 2 y.o.'s sneaky crayon scribbles on the corner, and I think...i NEED to get to my own drawing before the day ends. it's mommy's turn.

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studio sunday

when I finally find just the right time to stop and draw, the boys decided they want to draw with me and next to me. how can i say no when they want to be creative?

short of one easel, so off MY easel goes to my 2 y.o. the family room transforms into an art studio, a flurry of crayons and play-doh. i let them draw where their wildest imaginations can take them. we are happy and content. i am energized by their spontaneity. i spend most of the time cutting, changing, and taping drawing paper for the boys.

i look at my own drawing now sitting on the floor, with a light sketch and my 2 y.o.'s sneaky crayon scribbles on the corner, and I think...i NEED to get to my own drawing before the day ends. it's mommy's turn.

See the full gallery on posterous

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five lives of an artist

via ted.com

artist raghava kk talks about his reincarnations as an artist on ted talks. it's about living life, living fully with every moment, embracing change and allowing change to transform you as an artist.

i came away fascinated and inspired by his evolution as an artist. about how his art is driven by what surrounds and consumes him. and he gives his all every time. tangential art. i like that. life is dynamic, after all.

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staring at the sea, staring at the (white) sand...

it's not that i'm making excuses. my day fills up unexpectedly, and i am being pulled in twenty directions. so I am lying here looking up at that big white sheet of drawing paper. and instead of feeling creative, driven by my inspirations, i am as blank as the sheet of drawing paper and slowly sliding into sleep.

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almost there

nothing is more intimidating than a blank piece of drawing paper.

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the first step

with my last two boys in tow, I pushed passed the silk flower displays to take that first step.

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