2011: My art, and other decisions.

I understand the need to continue be involved with everything that makes you, you. But I need to be honest, here. I just can't keep doing that... I am an artist. I paint, sketch, use charcoal, batik, sew, knit...But, in art, there is not a lot of income. And income, is what will keep Matt and i, and whatever children we might produce, off the streets. I would not raise a family off minimal income, because I am selfishly pursuing something that might not even be great. Basically, what I am trying to say, is that I need to choose between two things that I, either, love or need. I have already decided that whatever career I go into, it will have both god's approval and art in it. I am assuming that since I have this talent in the first place, that god gave it to me for a very special reason, and that is not to be disturbed...so, that meant that I needed a job that would be lucrative, as well as using creativity as the main objective. The Career that I am going forward on, is Interior Design. And I will pursue it until God tells me otherwise.

I have decided that in each month this next year, I am going to produce a new piece of art, and by the end of the year, I will have 12 pieces. (I am always able to finish within two to three days, but I want to take my time.) I will decide, on these 12 pieces, and on prayer, maybe the right decision will be made. maybe if I had a little more confidence in my art, the way people do when they see it, I'm sure that it will be worth it in the end. Maybe, by this little experiment, I will learn self confidence and esteem, and learn that I can do anything I want to, just like my parents used to tell me when I was 5.

Below are mostly art pieces that won me a scholarship in high school. The common size of the pieces are 18x24.

This one was called 'Apples and Pears'. I used white charcoal on black paper, we had to use the white charcoal to make the shadows. We were not allowed to use black charcoal.

This is called 'Autumn Harvest'. I used Chalk pastel for this still life, and it is one of my favorites.

I just generally call this 'Ball Jars'. It really doesn't have a title on it. This is a pencil still life, and the first picture that I attempted drawing glass.

This is 'Bowl of Ornaments'. This was black charcoal on white paper.

This is Rose-N-Bull. Yes, you can see me in the cellophane. :) It was black charcoal on gray paper.

I attempted to draw some cloth, I don't think it turned out well. this doesn't have a title, I just call it cloth

'Converse Love'. This is a scratch board. I am 98% positive that i got this off of Google. I haven't done many copies of internet pictures, but this is one. :)

'Dinner-Time'

Black charcoal on white paper.

'Moses and the Commandments'

This is literally the real size of this picture. It was so small, i had so much trouble putting in the cloth and other details. this was 4x6

This is a crop of my portrait, from 'Self Indulgence'

'Pearls and Flowers' A still life I made, with oil pastels, on pink paper

This is a picture of my husband. He has natural red hair, so i chose red paper. He was wearing all black so i wanted to show him off. He had a black streak in his hair. i was so happy with this result.