If you bounce around the blog
world or have ever been to
where I have a shop
you've met my friend,
Or you've stopped by because you bounced
over from Molly's "Market Monday" link party where she encourages us to share our latest projects!
This is the first time I
have participated, so thank you
for stopping by!
Molly, also part of Chartreuse,
is an incredibly talented
artist, a really good friend and
one of the two people in the world
that makes me laugh the hardest!
Take a look at some of what
Molly has created and you'll see
what I mean:
But more than anything,
Molly has been an inspiration to me.
She encourages me.
She believes in me.
I never thought I had any artistic
talent, but Molly taught me to
believe in myself, to reach deep
and draw upon
that which defines who I am:
the pain, the joy and the sorrow.
So, I may not have the same talent
as Molly does, but I am thankful to her,
because without her encouragement
and her faith in me,
I never would have picked up
a Sharpie marker and created this:
I know, amazing, isn't it?
And to think I have had
absolutely no formal training!
Incredible!!
Can't you just feel the JOY
coming off the "canvas"?
The sense of flight,
the raw emotion,
the realistic portrait of
an American family on
a summer day!
Juxtaposing with
the oppressive, down-trodden
emotion of the dog, so
clearly haunted by
being defined as
"pet quality only"
his entire life!
I really do think I nailed it
on this one!
People often say to me,
"Gail, how do you define your art?".
Am I an impressionist, like Claude Monet, a surrealist, such as Salvador Dali, or a realist along the lines of Da Vinci?
My answer?
I'm not sure.
My art career is still in it's
infancy, I don't know where it will lead, therefore,
I hesitate to define my style.
What do you think?
I know what Molly thinks:
The girl's got talent!
(Now, go back and tell Molly I said hi!)
(Limited edition prints available this weekend
in my shop at Chartreuse and Co.)
