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Doodling... how it helps a creative mind and hand

4/15/2020

Doodling...
What is it? Why do it? When should I do it? How it helps grow my artistic abilities...

What is Doodling?
Think about when you were younger and you were bored in maybe a class or doing homework, or on the phone..... and you had a pen or pencil in your hand and your hand just started making marks. Your brain wasn't really engaged. Your hand just kinda swirled circles, drew flowers, lines, boxes or a mustache on a face. That is doodling!

Why doodle?
It is very relaxing therefore great for stress relief. It is very creative. It lets your brain wonder. You can completely check out and doodle or you can doodle intentionally. You can experiment with different pens, paints, or techniques. You can teach yourself how to draw straight lines, perfect circles, or practice your penmanship.

When should I doodle?
Anytime! You can doodle at your desk before you start doing art to warm up. You can carry a small art journal and doodle while waiting at the doctor's office or in the car waiting for your children. You can doodle at the park while the kiddos play. Doodling is much better for your creative life than staring at your phone.

How doodling helps my artistic abilities....
For me, my doodling took front and center in my art career for several years. Due to circumstances outside of my control I could not spend time in my studio (desk in my back room) as I once had. So I packed a small backpack with pad, pencil, small travel watercolor set and off into my life I went. I doodled in the car while waiting in between appointments. I doodled many hours in hospital rooms while keeping my daddy company. I doodled in the park because I needed to destress before going home. I doodled over coffee while gathering enough energy to face the day. Now I have many journals of my memories of helping my Dad, but I also kept my brain and hand in practice for continuing my art career. Doodling keeps your brain thinking in an artistic creative way. Doodling keeps your hand in practice to draw those lines, curves, and circles. I do not create a piece of art each day.... but I do doodle EVERYDAY.

My challenge to you...
Give it a try. Date your doodles so you can look back and see how much you improve.

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Balance in doing art...

4/9/2020

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With that title you may be expecting something about how to paint a balanced picture. But I want to talk about finding balance in doing art... The when? how much time? daily? weekly? etc. Some of us would like to do art every waking hour of the day, but realistically that's probably not feasible for most of us. What I find, just like everything in life, the more I do it the better I get. So as a part-time artist I try to find balance in doing art, running my art business, keeping up with my other part-time adventure (I also run a small nursery from my home) and of course I have my home to also keep in running order. I try to at the very least doodle on a daily basis. Doodling keeps my art skills up for when I want to actually do a piece of art for shows or sale.

I start my day out with devotional time. Incorporating a scripture journal allows me to study God's word and also create art. Does it take a little longer than just devotional time? Yes. Does the scripture I am studying come to life better? For me, yes. When I take a trip and artistically journal about it, that time gives me a moment to revisit my day, tuck special tidbits in a envelope page, and also to relax after a busy day. For me it adds to my travels. If I don't have time to journal on the go I take pictures and catch up on my journal on a quiet or rainy day.

I love to keep multiple journals. I create scripture journals to use for my devotional time, travel journals for my trips, daily journals that resemble a calendar to keep track of what we've done, garden journals of my plants.... you get the point. ALL of these are artistically created. In doing this I do art every day in the things I would be doing anyway. I even make my list making/planning into an art project.

I incorporate art into my day... at the very minimum of 20 minutes of almost every day.
Some people take a walk every day to start their day or bring themselves down from the day....
I do art.
Art is my balance.

Questions for you....
How can you incorporate art into your everyday? Even just some doodling.
When is your time that you could carve a little "me" time out?
Are there changes you could make to fit in a little art time?
What is your balance?
Let me know how you balance your artistic/ creative life with your have to life.

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What an artistic adventure!

4/4/2020

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Wow! What an adventure I have been on. I decided to take my art hobby a step higher and start sharing. I had no idea that I would learn how to put together a website, take pictures of my art, video stuff, not to mention learn computer languages (ok just terms, words, etc.) that I had no clue existed much less was important in this cyber space world I am exploring.
I am thankful for my husband's help, the many help files I have poured over, and don't forget Google search,
But I think I am getting it... who am I kidding! I am on overload! But if you are reading this I have accomplished something. My first blog post on my own website!
Who says you can't teach and old dog new tricks... I'm just a little slower and need a whole lot of help.
Thank you Handsome Hubby of Mine. You are the best.

Today's tip.
Art supplise are usually more expensive in a craft store than they are in an art store.
(Dick Blick's is my favorite.)

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Doodling... how it helps a creative mind and hand

Balance in doing art...

What an artistic adventure!

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