This has been one of the most fascinating and fun years of my life thus far. 2008 has turned out to be a year full of really learning more about myself and developing skills I never knew that I had. Not only rapping and bongos, but also art. You could say, that I this is the time of Renaissance Cindy.
Lately, my quest for personal creative development has lead me into the art world. Upon taking several "Sips N Strokes" classes, I realized that I did have a bit of paint flowing through my veins. While the instruction is always great, I can't seem to stick with the suggested painting and always find a way to make the paintings truly my own.
So, over the past couple of months, I have invested my time and money into building my own art studio. Acrylic paints, brushes, canvases, mediums, color wheels, pallets and books. To come home from work or to take my extra hours on the weekends and focus them on something so positive and fun has truly been a blessing in ways. The stress loads off and the positive flow of the paint sets in.
Above, please take a look at and feel free to comment on my very first original. Of course, as a fledgling artist, I do realize that I'll need names for my original creations so I am open to suggestions on this one.
I have also started on my latest painting. It will be my interpretation of one of my favorite pictures from our HoneyTime. The picture below was taken in Ravello, Italy. I'll try to take pictures of my painting thus far and frequently update my progress. I am also going to try to do some research on this building. For some reason, it always sticks out in my memory as one of the most fascinating and interesting buildings I saw while we were in Italy. Interesting, because, we saw a lot of buildings, which most people would have considered to be much more interesting!
