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My approach to artwork as a source of healing has just been published as an article on 1stAngel Arts Magazine's blog. This is an internet arts magazine headed by artist/author, 1stAngel editor and founder Elizabeth Edwards. 1stAngel has attracted a large following not only in the UK, but internationally, due to Beth's dedication to spreading the word about the arts globally. See the full article here. I used my dragon as an example of my artwork, but my philosophy as detailed in the article applies to everything I create. I always feel better the next day after spending a large portion of my time immersed in creating artwork. Sometimes it's a challenge juggling life with the "Work", but I've been blessed that no matter what else happens, nothing ever really interferes with my drive to create. I move between mediums. During different phases, I might paint pictures on canvas, create 3D objects of clay, design and make wire wrapped jewelry, or study and practice at some new medium which captivates me. This keeps the flow of creative inspiration fresh. Ideas flood my mind faster than I'm able to carry them out. I keep many sketches and notes so that when a new block of time arrives, I can refer to my records if I need help deciding which creative direction to take next. Elizabeth Edwards, or Beth Edwards, as she's known to those of us happy to be among her many friends, is a very gifted artist. She has been a respected leader in the field of internet arts promotion for many years. 1stAngel was recently cited as one of the United Kingdom's top Arts information resources. Its main function is to connect artists and people interested in the arts. Its content is very diverse and entertaining. In it, you will see "News, Reviews, Interviews", pictures of artwork, artist biographies, and articles on a wide range of subjects. Here is 1stAngel's Facebook page. Beth has been a very active member of Fine Art America's (FAA's) website for many years. Her deep commitment as a moderator on the FAA forum eventually led to her securing a post on FAA's professional technical support team, where she currently serves all visitors to the website.
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I have assigned Merit Awards as sole juror to artists who entered their work in my Fun Fantasy Fine Art America contest. Public voting ended October 31, 2012. Thanks to all for your participation! Here are the winners: Honorable Mention Awards
The Troy, NY Bella Vita Fresco voting is now open to email votes. Please vote! For anyone wishing to vote, you can email your vote to Andrea Daley at diyrestoreit@gmail.com. You can only vote once. Here’s the info on my Fresco in downtown Troy. Joyce Jackson -Fresco #14 Email your vote by September 8th with the following information: Fresco #: Your name: Email address: Phone #: Indicate whether you would like to get emails on the Bell Vita Fresco Project. Please forward this blog post URL to all your friends & family and ask them to vote. I didn’t do much about getting votes early on. Troy is so far from me, it was difficult and very tiring to continue driving there. I didn’t go there to solicit votes, which other artists who live closer were able to do. Maybe this will boost my numbers a little, up from zero anyway. LOL These contests are never fair, but a good effort was made to make this one fair. Here’s my finished version. The person who took the photo cropped off the entire left side, so it’s hidden. I think it looked better before she cropped it. If I’d been asked permission, I would have said no, don’t crop it. Also it looks more faded than it actually is. It really looks a lot better in real life, but this will have to do. http://www.flickr.com/photos/79188077@N05/7160284800/in/set-72157629640098174 To see more, find out more about the Bella Vita project, Troy, NY. If you want to see mine in person, last I knew it was at Kayla’s Kitchen 39 Hill St., Troy, NY. Thanks for voting!
I'm very pleased to announce I've added a link to my Visionary Art Group at the art web site Artwanted.com. A permanent link has been added to my Links page here. But for now, use this link to get there from here. Currently, we have 8 members. Our numbers are growing. Spend some time taking a look at our fabulous Visionary Art and give our great artists some support. You can do this simply by leaving a comment at our pages. Or more as you desire. Be sure to bookmark us in your Favorites. You can get many types of quality products beautifully illustrated with our artwork. Also please read the guidelines on the first page you open to. I've added more detail on what is acceptable in this group in my post entitled "Guidelines". If you can't accesss it to read it, you may need to join Artwanted.com. Hope you can join us!
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