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Week 17 Challenge: Red

Week 17 Challenge: Red

It’s no secret that I love using the color red in an image. Why? Because it’s evocative. It symbolizes so many things – blood, life, death, love, passion, anger…. No matter what it means to you, I hope to see it come through in your art! I’ll pull some of the art that I see this week to feature! Use the hashtag #PromotingPassionChallenge so I can find you! Here is some food for thought. Enjoy the challenge, and remember to…

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Soft and Strong: a look at anxiety

Soft and Strong: a look at anxiety

One of my friends, Heather, recently wrote to me “I see you as you are, soft and strong…” and those words really hit me. Soft and strong – how is that possible? I have often believed that to be soft is to be weak. I have massive issues in showing vulnerability to people I feel I should show command in front of. The problem is, I wrongly always see myself in a place of command, authority, and responsibility. Over the…

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Week 16 Challenge: Perspective

Week 16 Challenge: Perspective

Sometimes the best way to get out of your head is to change your perspective. Literally. If you work with a camera, use a different angle! That discovery was paramount to my growth as an artist. See what you can do to create from a different perspective or angle than you normally would! I’ll pull some of the art that I see this week to feature! Use the hashtag #PromotingPassionChallenge so I can find you! Here is some food for…

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10 Things I Love (dark edition)

10 Things I Love (dark edition)

It’s a freaky round of 10 Things I Love… and I wouldn’t have it any other way. My dark heart needs to be satisfied, and these are the things that make it swell: Andreas Mantegna and his forced perspective paintings Francesca Woodman (self-portrait artist) Hannibal (tv show) – Season 1, Episode 2 Francis Bacon (paintings) + Battleship Potemkin (1925 silent movie – a frequent influence in his work) Caravaggio (dark paintings) The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (dark fantasy book)…

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Week 14 Challenge: Self Portrait

Week 14 Challenge: Self Portrait

A self-portrait does not have to be the whole self. If you’re not there yet with that kind of work (and it is a deep, long-lasting work), only use a part of yourself. A hand, your hair – get creative! And if you feel like you can push yourself, create a full-fledged self-portrait! This means you are the one working the camera and in front of it. I’ve created over 500 self-portraits in the past 10 years. Whew. Jump on…

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