{"id":703,"date":"2018-01-05T16:36:36","date_gmt":"2018-01-05T16:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lydiasteeves.com\/lydiasblog\/?p=703"},"modified":"2018-01-05T16:36:36","modified_gmt":"2018-01-05T16:36:36","slug":"happy-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lydiasteeves.com\/lydiasblog\/?p=703","title":{"rendered":"Happy New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy New Year!<\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n

A new year and some new beginnings! I don’t usually do the resolution thing (do you?) although I always have set goals for my artwork. But this year seems to be different. Maybe I hear the clock ticking and I still feel I have so much I want to accomplish. Perhaps it is the biting cold weather we are having and what better way to spend a cold winter day except in the studio. I have a house full of cats to keep me company and the best day always includes art supplies and kitties in a studio!<\/p>\n

So this year I will be concentrating on my own artistic growth (No that doesn’t mean I won’t be hanging out with you guys, too. Check my calendar!<\/a> I’ll be around!) I just thought you might like to join me on a new part of my artistic journey.<\/p>\n

There are two main areas I want to explore. I discovered soft pastels a year or so ago and I am loving the rich colour and the vibrancy you can get with them. Time to pull them out and actively USE THEM! I did buy a little set of Senneliers when I was in France last fall and they are just gorgeous. \ud83d\ude42 I have joined a pastel group with weekly challenges to get me moving. So much to learn with a new medium but art is art.<\/p>\n

Here are a couple I’ve done so far. Little Bosley is representing the sparkle of the Christmas season and the line of pillows is from a photo I took in a little village on Santorini. I also hope to diversify my subject matter now and again. Yikes! Can I do it? I don’t know….a kitty in the warm sunshine might just perk up the painting!<\/p>\n

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The second area is to get my drawing skills back up to snuff and the only way to do that is to draw everyday. So the other challenge I have set myself is to do a sketch a day. I braved the cold yesterday and went off to my art shop for some sketchbooks. Had to come home for a cup of tea and what better place to start than my tea cup……but those darn kitties are everywhere!<\/p>\n

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It’s not that I know where I’m going you understand….just that I need to start the journey.<\/p>\n

Wishing you a wonderful 2018!<\/p>\n

Lydia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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