I have just realized that I haven't posted to my Moynahan Studio blog since November 2016.
I realized this blogging-lapse when I was applying for a one week residency in Quebec with the
Pontiac Artists' Association and they asked for my art website URL.
My thoughts were:
"Wow! I haven't posted on my art blog since November 21, 2016. Why not?"
I opened my sketchbooks and I
have been making art every day (almost). I have been posting some of it to social media (my twitter
https://twitter.com/cindiforeman and
instagram) but I haven't been writing any blog posts.
I reviewed my blog and noted that:
- in 2014, I wrote 55 blog posts;
- in 2016, I wrote 113 blog posts
- in 2015 I wrote 43 (nearly one blog post per week)
I also noticed that in 2015 I had a similar
lapse in blogging for a couple of months (March to May) and I wrote a blog post about it called
"The Essential Fallow Times".
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Robert Bateman - Critiquing Visual
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Ferme Lavender Ridge Our fifth session
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Since November, I produced a few more sketches for the
February edition of "The Wrench".
In January, I managed to sketch a little in Mexico while on vacation. I started a new sketchbook:
The Fabriano Venezia sketch book (and I am still not sure what I think about the Venezia).
March 2017 will be a busy month of sketching starting with the monthly
Drawing at The Rooster and some Cafe Sketching with the
Ottawa Urban Sketchers at the
*NEW* Art House Cafe (555 Somerset St West).
This early March weather is still cold, icy, and generally unpleasant. My recent self-portrait sketch below was created to express my gratitude for my warm green coat, but seriously, the truth is that I can't wait for the warm weather to arrive!
I feel that my blogging-lapse has now ended and I will aim to create two blog posts per month for 2017 as a minimum (and more if possible.)
If you would like to follow me on my 2017 art adventures, submit your email in the "Follow Me By Email" form on the right-hand side of this blog
Happy creating!
