Judith Monroe Posts

 

Too many things have been keeping me from my main task lately, but now I’m done with taxes, classes are underway, and Intersections Art & Faith Conference is nearly here. Now it’s time for me to get back to creating, and for me to get ready for the live painting I’ll be doing on Sunday at Bridgeway on one of my favorite subjects. Yes, it’s a dead bird with flowers kind of thing…

 

 

If you want to see this completed live, join me this coming Sunday, February 22nd, at 11:15 a.m. in Onsite Rocklin at Bridgeway Christian Church.

 

 

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Somehow the down time I was supposed to have between the holidays and the start of the new semester has vanished and I didn’t manage to get as much done in the studio as I was hoping. I’m into the second week of teaching classes at a local community college (more on that in a future post, I promise,) and now it’s the press of annual taxes that keeps me away from art making.

 

 

If all goes as planned, I’ll have my share of the tax prep done by the end of the day and then I can make art making the priority again…

 

 

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You might think that since I show and sell and teach in the visual arts that I wouldn’t take classes or seek instruction in my field, and sometimes there is a temptation to think that I don’t need that. I am very much the kind of artist that will research and try different techniques with little or no outside instruction. I actually started learning that way in college with an independent study course, which I think everyone should try, because it taught me how to teach myself. But I have also learned that taking workshops from other artists, especially from those who have different areas of expertise, can be incredibly beneficial and yes, even fun. 

 

So this month I have enrolled in a thirty day online workshop offered by Randel Plowman, a collage artist that I came across via social media. I certainly can collage by myself, but I though it might be cool to get another artist’s take on it, and I must say, I am enjoying the projects and I’m looking forward to what each week will bring.

 

 

 

So here’s a little peak of my smaller worktable, where I play in my journal and I’m working on this week’s project involving the power and use of color. And you never know, some influence from Randel’s workshop might find its way into my work in the future. Only time will tell.

 

 

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This past weekend I painted live on stage at church (I attend Bridgeway Christian Church in Rocklin, Ca.) It’s something I do regularly, maybe two or three times a year, and I love it. This time, like most, I painted for the whole one and a half hour service, for all four services in our main sanctuary, two on Saturday and two on Sunday, producing four new works over the weekend. Today I was working on finishing the edges of two of them, no matter how they’re created, I’m not happy unless my pieces have the image continue around the edges.

 

 

All four will be finished and hung in the community hall by Thursday – I’ll see if I can’t manage to post more about them all by the end of the week.

 

 

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Wow, I had no plans to take time off for the holidays, but it certainly happened. I had a busy but wonderful time with family and friends and I’m ready for a bright new year! I’ve also been busy with new artwork and ideas for more on the horizon. I’ve been working alot in my art journal, working out new compositions using several photographs at a time. 

 

This new work is an extension of my Specimina series, but a little different and more narrative. I’m not sure what I’m going to call it yet, but all of the symbolism of Specimina certainly applies. The first piece I’ve done in this series hasn’t even been properly photographed yet, but I’ll give you a sneak peak here.

 

 

This is when it was on my worktable, and pretty nearly finished. It’s titled, “Land of the Living.” I’ve got a couple more smaller pieces on my work table right now, and I’ll get them all onto the website when I’ve got them finished.

 

For now I’ll leave you with a couple shots of my art journal, as a preview of things to come.

 

 

 

 

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My Open Studio this past Saturday was quite wonderful! I am so thankful to all my friends and supporters who came and visited and especially to those who purchased artwork. May you all be blessed and enjoy the love and care of others this Thanksgiving week.

 

 

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And GO in just five days! Getting these little works going so they’ll be ready for my Open Studio on Saturday…

 

 

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And in I go…

 

 

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