Hello fellow artists,
When I originally planed this feature it was with the intent to pass on information to our “art family”, information about art supplies, art ideas, and art techniques. My last issue was focused on the idea of art practice; however, there comes a time when we have to perform! This issue is about my journey (both literally and figuratively) to find artistic purpose.
After 16 years running my business, focused on teaching, sharing my ideas about visual literacy; I found myself battling the process of creativity, content and conviction in my artwork. For me this journey starts with inspiration.
To get started and break me away from my business routine …. I needed a strong dose of inspiration and a significant dose of pressure. When Richmond Doors Open approached me to participate in “Doors Open”, my first instinct was to use all my other commitments as an excuse not to participate. Struggling to find the motivation to get back into my beautiful studio; I had a change of heart knowing I need a goal to kick start my creative process.
For the past 10 years I have been leading international painting tours to such exotic locations as Bali, Guatemala, Cuba and most recently Colombia just to name a few. Over the last 10 years these excursions have provided me with continuing inspiration and a plethora of reference sketches and material. Once I decided that my open studio event would focused on the last 10 years of Phoenix Art travel; creativity started to flow. I started with compiling my old journals, location paintings and sorting through reference photos and realized with each piece; what a big part these works play in my artistic journey. My inspiration was a pile of location studies, sitting in a box in my Studio. With ideas flowing, I now have the pressure I need to perform. EEEEKS be careful what you wish for they say!
I am very excited to share with you some of my location work and excerpts from my travel adventure, as well as my recent studio painting.
Please Join me for Doors Open in my Studio this June 7-8 as I share my journey and struggle to make meaningful art.
Open Doors Schedule
Saturday June 7th – Sunday June 8th, 2014
Open Studio
10 am – 5 pm June 7 -8
Saturday June 7th – noon 2pm
Painting Demonstration
Mark Glavina
“Creativity, Content and Conviction”
Saturday June 7th – 6:00-7:00 pm
Slide Presentation
“10 years a Travelling Brush”
Saturday June 7th – 7:30 – 8:30 pm
painting excursion ~ launch party
” Travelling Bush 2015”
join us to find out about our next painting holidays as we launch our amazing line up for 2015: including Greece and Turkey; Peru; Vietmam and Cambodia and a return to Guatemala for Holy Week!
Sunday June 8th – noon – 2pm
Painting Demonstration
Annie Tsai our 2015 instructor for Vietnam and Cambodia
presents this painting demonstration
” Reference and Reflection”
Studio location
3rd floor ~ 12211 1st Ave. Historic Steveston Village, Richmond