Day 1 of Bloom True with Flora Bowley! So excited to let it all go and paint freely and intuitively.

Over the course of me taking this class, I'll be sharing as I progress

Obviously... not literally.  But still.  I hate waiting.  This feels better than Christmas morning.  Can't wait to start painting.  And learning.  That's what I'm hop

Painting class starting tomorrow.  I can't wait.  There are so many other immensely talented artists doing the class as well I am feeling really inspired.  And the good thing is it's not one of those types of classes where one would need to be intimidated.  Everyone seems really nice and very encouraging of each other.  They're at all stages of experience.

I will be posting progress photos as I have them taken.  My first painting starting out in this course will be one of the largest paintings I've ever done.  Got a 30" x 30" canvas to start on.  I have one large canvas that was completed, with Stand Out.  And a 2nd one that was started called Thunder, which is not yet finished.

Thunder is a whole different story.  I got inspired by the Boys Like Girls song Thunder.  Had an idea in my head.  And it was one of those cases where I got frustrated trying to get the idea in my head to translate onto canvas the way I'd like it to.  I wasn't happy with the progression the last time I worked on it, which is why I haven't worked on it since.  Hopefully this class will be just what I need to get me out of my head a little bit so that I can get that painting back on track. 

Oh shit!  Now what? 

Committed to 6 months of hosting.  And pushed the button.  Making this thing go live.  It's a work in progress and it will change as I go.  As I grow. 

Thanks, in advance, to those who come along for the ride.

I've made the "dreaded" trip to the art supply store to make sure I have the supplies I need for my upcoming adventure.  When I say dreaded I mean by my bank account.  Art is not a cheap endeavor, by any means.  Especially painting.  So many supplies. 

So much going on in life, these days its hard for me to stay productive.  Have a few things weighing on my mind, which distract me from the mountains of things I'd really like to do.  I'm hoping I can keep pushing myself in a positive direction.  I can't change the other stuff that's going on.  All I can do is take care of me, do me.  And hope that in the end it all works out and everybody is okay.

So I'm going to try to do positive things in my life.  In hopes that some of that positivity will flow into others' lives as well.  And in the end we'll all be doing what we should be doing.  And things will be okay again.  I'm sure I'll have my days when I'm not feeling quite so positive about the whole thing.  It's a battle.  That's for sure.

Still have lots to do.  Time to get busy.

Starting a new journey for myself.  Having struggled almost my entire life, with trying to find the artist inside me and let her out.  I jump started that a few years ago, after being encouraged by a good friend and started to come out of my shell.  I just signed up to do a 5 week painting course to help me further along in that process.  It's not a class about learning how to paint, but learning how to let go.  Which is something I need to do more of.  I'm excited to see where this takes me, and how it affects my art going forward.  We'll see.