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Our Wabi-Sabi terrace #loja #retro #españa #iphoneographer...

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:14:19 -0500

Our Wabi-Sabi terrace #loja #retro #españa #iphoneographer #spain #photoart #iphoneonly #retrogram #stilllife (Taken with instagram)

COMING IN…AND GOING OUT!Artwork-a-Day 2011-4: Coming In 2...

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:52:56 -0500

COMING IN…AND GOING OUT!
Artwork-a-Day 2011-4: Coming In 2 30 x 40 cm, mixed media on board. (C) Cherry Jeffs

Some of my 365 babies are setting off for new homes abroad this week. I love to travel so it’s natural that my pictures should like to do it as well ;)

The most serendipitous traveller is this painting, “Coming In 2”, because as I painted it I was remembering a perfect trip with my partner to Venice a few years back and now, a year later, it’s heading off to start a new life in an apartment in Rome :)

I seem to be haunted by this journal spread I did a while back...

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:27:00 -0500

I seem to be haunted by this journal spread I did a while back so here it is again re-incarnated as a digital collage. Claim your Art (c) Cherry Jeffs 2012

Winter Walk - Digital collage (c) Cherry Jeffs 2012 Tooooo...

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:07:57 -0500

Winter Walk - Digital collage (c) Cherry Jeffs 2012
Tooooo cold to go in my studio so using my virtual iPhone/iPad studios instead :)

"All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. ” Pablo Picasso"

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:04:00 -0500

“All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. ” Pablo Picasso”

- http://www.pablopicasso.org/quotes.jsp

Last night I dreamt that I was watching myself paint with all the confidence and freedom that 365 brought me.

I thought to myself that when I was a child I was encouraged very early on to be careful and adult-like in my art-making but now, as an adult, I have finally learned to make art with the joy and spontaneity of a child :)

How will you bring joy to your creative endeavours today?

MY DEVILISH INNER CRITIC SNEAKS IN AGAIN… “If you were a...

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:57:00 -0500

MY DEVILISH INNER CRITIC SNEAKS IN AGAIN…

“If you were a REAL artist you would keep a proper sketchbook! Not a messy, bursting-at-the-seams, collage-journal with stick-on-bits but a sleek, pristine thing with classical sketches of REAL things in it.” My Devilish Inner Critic

If you are wondering what happened to my ‘Sketchbook Project’, it turns out that the ‘project’ had been subtly manipulated by my wily inner critic who, not content with — or perhaps, downright irritated by — my having sold lots of paintings during my 365 exhibition (and still selling), was looking for a new and novel way to convince me that I am not a ‘REAL’ artist.

My I.C. sneakily changed by original proposition – “to beat another artistic phobia - that of keeping a sketchbook” – to “…overcome my sketchbook phobia and more specifically, overcome my reluctance to fill it with drawings from life…(I can easily fill a sketchbook with collage or abstract drawings so I won’t concentrate on those for this project or there wouldn’t be a challenge…)”

Oh fiendishly clever Inner Critic! You almost got me! You had me dismissing all my cherished, joy-filled sketchbook-journals as useless and unimportant. You cast a spell that made me forget that through these I re-connect to my creative source.

Long live altered books, home-made journals and abstract drawings!

Long live the way I create a series of quick paintings that serve as ‘sketches’ for the more polished, refined ones that follow!

Long live the REAL-Artist-Me and death to the I.C.!”

Consider the ‘Sketchbook Project’ aborted. After all, I already do keep a sketchbook – in my own inimitable fashion!

What sneaky tricks has your Inner Critic been up to lately?

Where we walk #loja #spain #trees #andalucia #España #iphoneonly...

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:56:00 -0500

Where we walk #loja #spain #trees #andalucia #España #iphoneonly (Taken with instagram)

"There’s a piece that was torn from the morning, and it hangs in the Gallery of Frost"

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:15:10 -0500

“There’s a piece that was torn from the morning,
and it hangs in the Gallery of Frost”

- When my muse is tired, I often turn to music for inspiration and Leonard Cohen is my chief musical poet.

This line in his song ‘Take this waltz’ gets me every time, but only today did I discover that it’s based on a poem by Federico Garcia Lorca who, of course, came from a town about 20 minutes away from where I live.

You can see both sets of lyrics here.

#Seville #Sevilla #photoart #retro #retrogram #iphoneonly...

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:54:29 -0500

#Seville #Sevilla #photoart #retro #retrogram #iphoneonly #iphoneographer #spain #stilllife (Taken with instagram)

On Being An Artist

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:26:00 -0500

On Being An Artist:

“What exactly does it mean to be an artist? Does it simply mean you produce art? Or is there someone more to it than that?” Roberta Murray

One of the stumbling blocks in the process of coming to maturity in our self-perception as artists is our inability to pronounce ourselves as such. Canadian artist, Roberta Murray gets to grips with this in her post. Worth a read!

I hadn’t intended to re-blog other people’s posts but I kept finding posts I really liked today so I succumbed :) Quality insights deserves to be shared.

Is there a dragon in your basement?

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:36:00 -0500

Is there a dragon in your basement?:

What do you do when you have two heavyweight projects fighting for your attention? My friend over at Reflections and Rotations shares her take.

Open 365 days a year (C) Cherry Jeffs 2011

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:12:00 -0500

Open 365 days a year (C) Cherry Jeffs 2011

insidethetortilla: Yogi Bear : ¡que noble! #loja #yogibear...

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:02:27 -0500

insidethetortilla:

Yogi Bear : ¡que noble! #loja #yogibear #iphoneonly (Taken with instagram)

Yup, I get to live with him :)

Accessories: Wooden Beads as Decor Alexa,...

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:48:17 -0500

Accessories: Wooden Beads as Decor
Alexa, remodelista.com

Noticed lately: wooden beads as decor. Here are a few examples of stylishly arranged wooden strands; we’re inspired to try this ourselves.
Above: A “home necklace” spotted on Annaleena’s Hem.
Above: A strand draped in a ceramic dish…

As a former jewellery-maker this selection of beads-as-decor was irresistible… http://flpbd.it/YXVZ

Dali and Walt Disney! Strange bedfellows? Perhaps not…

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:26:55 -0500

Dali and Walt Disney! Strange bedfellows? Perhaps not…

artandopinion: Sirin and Alkonost – Birds of Joy and...

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:49:52 -0500

artandopinion:

Sirin and Alkonost – Birds of Joy and Sorrow

1896

Viktor Vasnetsov

Thanks for reminding me - one of my fave artists!

Rebalance your body after festive excess with a bit of raw....

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 11:17:06 -0500

Rebalance your body after festive excess with a bit of raw. Caesar salad al Andaluz: Apple, avocado, strong cheese and croutons on a bed of mixed leaves. Serve with a dressing of home-made garlic mayonnaise jazzed with a splash of Worstershire Sauce & 1/2tsp mustard. Zing!

insidethetortilla: Bridges over the Guadalquivir 3. #skies...

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:30:14 -0500

insidethetortilla:

Bridges over the Guadalquivir 3. #skies #iphoneonly #andalucia #seville #bridge #river #water (Taken with instagram)

I was there :)

Photo

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 15:50:00 -0500

Best Fino in town #seville #sevilla #spain #andalucia #sherry...

Sun, 25 Dec 2011 15:32:00 -0500

Best Fino in town #seville #sevilla #spain #andalucia #sherry #still life (Taken with instagram)