Living On Purpose » art

Maskmaking party

Jessica — Tue, 25 May 2010 03:38:15 +0000

In my last post I was thinking about doing some soul searching, emotional healing work with real masks. This post isn’t about that. I hosted a party this weekend. It was in celebration of my 40th birthday, though it wasn’t my actual birthday; it’s still coming up. I’m not a party person. Not a hostess. …

Our various masks

Jessica — Thu, 20 May 2010 18:24:51 +0000

During January this year I was attending watercolor painting classes. Currently I’ve been compelled to create papier mache masks. I’d like to start the next sentence with “It all started with…” but in truth, I just don’t know how far back down memory lane to go in order to pick a starting point for my …

Figure painting in watercolor class

Jessica — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:42:21 +0000

The following post contains images that may not be appropriate for the youngest viewers. Figure drawing class consists of both clothed and nude models. I had years of previous experience with figure drawing in pencil and charcoal before I entered this class. Results not typical if one has never drawn before! Honestly, I chose this …

Living on purpose my way

Jessica — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 03:03:25 +0000

Happy 2010. Near the end of 2009, a momentous year of change and growth for me, I decided to join my local Art Students League. It felt like such a spur of the moment thing for me to do. There is a yearly fee, and members pay for the art classes on top of that. I wiffle-waffled …