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Wonderful illustrative work from San Francisco-based artist Lindsay Stripling.

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Journey down the Yellow Brick Road Part 1

Jan 23

This month I began participating in a 5-week workshop hosted by one of my favorite Bay Area artists, Lindsay Stripling. The workshop is called Yellow Brick Road 2 (YBR2), which is a sequel to the first workshop (YBR1) that I took back in October. Essentially the class is a studio class where Lindsay provides mentorship and a framework for us to not only create a series of paintings but to get a better understanding of what makes us an artist, what makes us unique, what messages we want to convey, and how to bring those to life in a work of art. You can get more info on YBR and the other cool workshops Lindsay offers here.

YBR2: Week 1-2

Unlike YBR1, we kicked off YBR2 with diving into our first paintings pretty quick. To me, this took minimal prep, however I realized that I kinda prepared for this series during YBR1 — I am familiar with my materials, I know what colors make up “my world”, I generally know my artistic voice, I’ve gotten comfortable with diving in and getting paint on paper — so diving into these paintings wasn’t too scary.

For this workshop, I already had a series in mind which centers around community, quality time, and tea. This series was inspired by a piece that I made for the 2021 staff show I participated in while working at Rare Device. The theme for the staff show was “Tiny Moments”, which showcased tiny moments, be they habits, routines, objects of daily use, or unexpected occurrences, during the pandemic that brought us comfort or kept us grounded during a time of big changes. For me, the strawberry teapot I bought during a trip to Placerville, CA served as a very important thing in my life during early 2021 (and even now in 2022).

I wasn’t a tea person until I went to college. Unfortunately my body can only handle 1 cup of coffee, which I always start my days with, so tea became a comforting treat during moments of relaxation or focus. And so, when we walked into the Placerville Hardware Store and stumbled upon the huge display of teapots, I thought to myself my tea game is about to get real. The strawberry teapot immediately caught my eye and instantly brought me joy. It was the best impulsive pandemic purchase I’ve made so far.

Soon after, I developed a daily routine of making myself a cup of tea when winding down my day, during that time in the afternoon where the work day is just about over and the evening is just about to begin. Making tea is such a ritual - you heat up your water, you choose your cup and your tea, then you get your tea set up in your infuser, you let it steep, you pour it into your mug and add sweetener if you like. Finally (at least for me), you post up on your comfy armchair that’s in a perfect little sunny spot in your apartment with your dog and watch the the sun begin to set while people bike or walk on by. The act of making tea became so grounding for me that it became a part of my self-care routine. It calmed my anxiety, helped me slow down, and gave me a moment to spend time by myself without distractions and spend time with my dog. I maintained my sanity during the pandemic because of tea (just like I function day to day because of coffee). That is how the original painting of the strawberry teapot was born.

Since I created the first strawberry teapot painting for the staff show, my mind was buzzing with ideas for a series of teapots. I thought about painting different fruit-shaped teapots. I thought about painting different picnic scenes that included teapots. I thought about painting a series of teacups. And on and on it went. As much as I thought about painting this series and bringing it to life, the less I wanted to actually do it. I wasn’t motivated. Until I started YBR2.

During the first week of YBR2, we spent some time reflecting on previous work and what concepts showed up in our work and how those relate to what we’re currently interested in or excited about painting. While the strawberry teapot brought me joy and helped me appreciate the “small things” or the “small moments” in life, it also represents something to share with others. Although this teapot mainly supported me while I was alone and reminded me of the time I spent with others, it helped me appreciate moments of solitude. I value spending quality time with others and having conversations over food, and that’s something I deeply missed (and still miss) while living in this pandemic. But this time taught me how wonderful moments of solitude can be and how they are just as important as spending time with others. By using watercolor and gouache as texture, I wanted to convey comfort and solitude in this series of paintings.

From there I created a series of thumbnails for my paintings in Procreate, made color mocks, and put pencil to paper to make the underdrawings. To be quite honest, these steps are something that I do not usually incorporate in my practice, but we were encouraged to do them by Lindsay so I thought I’d make an effort and do them. When painting, I usually just go into it without a plan or underdrawing and see where it takes me. I like the freedom of winging things and not having to worry about changing the story as I go. However I was pleasantly surprised how much planning the thumbnails and color mocks helped me with not only getting the paintings started and making significant progress, but also help me feel confident and feel like I know what I’m doing.

But now as I am writing this, I realize I could have included 2 tea cups or mugs or other elements in the paintings that can represent “community” and “connection with others”…guess I’ll save those for my next series (;

Once I drew out and erased the underdrawings, I began to paint.

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I’m not gonna lie, I made great headway with the strawberry and yin yang paintings and was really challenged by the last painting. I think I struggled with getting the third one going and making progress for two reasons:

I had done the other two before as paintings or sketches on Procreate so I already knew what it would look like compared to the third teapot, and

I got a bit sidetracked with answering deeper questions about my art and what kind of artist I want to be (based on some prompts within our worksheets)

This past week we were prompted to think about questions and our artist statement. And although this put me in a bit of a slump, I feel like it came at the perfect time. Some questions that came to mind this week were:

What kind of “things” or “concepts” or “feelings” are these paintings trying to convey? What do I want them to look like? To feel like? What do I value about my art practice? As an artist? Where do I want to go?

I value being honest in my paintings, having freedom of expression and expressing what I mean/feel. I also value sharing art with others. Currently, I think my work conveys these things. But I worry that these values might get lost with my ambitions of becoming an artist who sells their work or may even make art on commission. For now, I really want to make art for art’s sake, for the sake of creating. I feel like I do want to share my art by opening a shop or selling at craft fairs, but I’m worried. Will this feeling get lost with pursuing more? Will my practice become something other than just a practice? While I have some answers drafted, I think I have to sit with the thoughts and feelings I am having a bit more and think about it.

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Concept sketchbook: Daily Practice

Concept sketchbook: Daily Practice

I blog daily to hold myself accountable. I have not attended art school and probably never will (although…never say never)!  My primary goal is to exercise creativity in a positive way and in writing my third book I want to try something new. I learned about this from creativebug.com’s Lindsay Stripling’s daily practice lesson.  My subscription to creativebug.com is the BEST $8/month I’ve ever…

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Lindsay Stripling - Spring Picnic, 2021

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I’m totally in love with these very bizarre, intriguing paintings that vaguely recall fairytales and myths by San Francisco-based artist Lindsay Stripling.

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