Friday, June 26, 2015

Lifebook Week 6 : Seeds of Love



In my first post on this blog, I mentioned my deep desire to learn and focus and improve on art this year. As I have no real experience in art  and had no clue how to go about it,I decided to take advantage of the immense amount of information and instruction available through online art classes. I am hoping this will provide some structure and rhythm to my learning.



One of the classes that I am taking this year is the Lifebook hosted and organized by Tamara Laporte which includes a year round mixed media instruction. Each week we have a new lesson and a host of very talented instructors.Till now I have been suffering from serious bouts of self doubt and fear and did not attempt any of the lessons, but the atmosphere and the gentle encouragement from all the teachers and the community has slowly convinced me to give it a try.

I also was not sure whether I wanted to follow the lessons to the letter or take my own individual approach. I have still not decided, but for now I am going to focus on imbibing the lessons as they are and then who knows maybe one day I will be confident enough to give these my own spin.



Having said that ,I am not really following the exact sequence of lessons.My first art work is based on Week 6 lesson by Tamara. This was called Seeds of Love and was a wonderful exercise in learning about colour and contrast. I am not into really bright colours but this was a lot of fun.

And just for fun, I played around in Picasa and created this.:-)


Hope to be back soon.

Cheers
Pallavi

Submitting for Paint Party Friday

31 comments:

  1. Your work is beautiful, and you have already learned a lot to make something so well. Happy PPF, hugs, Valerie

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    1. Thank you so much Valerie.I have a long way to go.:-)

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  2. Your work is so beautiful as Valerie says!

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  3. What a gorgeous piece Pallavi!! There are so many wonderful colours and patterns, I could stare at it for hours and still find something new!! Stunning!! hugs :)

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  4. Beautiful textures, colors and lines!!

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  5. Stunning work...I am in love with this piece and the digitally changed colour too!! Wow they would make gorgeous cards!! You are very talented... kill the self doubt!!! I love your work!!

    Hugs Giggles

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  6. Your piece is lovely, and don't be shy to show it off. My best advice is to not holding back your ideas, make your own twiists as soon as they turn up. It will help the your art spirit to grow.

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    1. Thank you for your kind advice and for visiting my blog.

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  7. My best advice would be to just jump in, don't be afraid to experiment and make mistakes. The more mistakes you make the more you learn. You cant improve if you don't practice! I love your pages, take advantage of those lessons and practice! Can't wait to see your work!

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    1. Thank you for taking the time to visit and wonderful advice and encouragement.

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  8. Love the whimsy in your artwork. Very nice!

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  9. Your original piece is spectacular! I love the softness of the colors and the whimsy design. Happy PPF

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    1. Thank you so much Susan.Happy PPF to you too.

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  10. I like your work, especially the original. Lots of whimsy.:)

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  11. It is hard to believe that you have no experience in art. Your sketches are fantastic.

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  12. It is hard to believe that you have no experience in art. Your sketches are fantastic.

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  13. Your work is lovely - and we are all filled with self-doubt no matter how long we have been doing this.

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  14. I'm also part if lifebook. Love it. Keep up their good work

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  15. I'm also part if lifebook. Love it. Keep up their good work

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  16. This is such a beautiful page! I love the subtle colours and the way they blend so smoothly into each other. The patterns and texture are gorgeous too...I think you're fantastic already!

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  17. i love your art. Very colourful and full of life. Sometimes, it's a good thing to have no 'experience' in art. :) As long as you are making art as often as you can, you are on the right path. Beautiful work. xx

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  18. looks so beautiful,wonderful colors you used,love it so much.
    happy ppf.

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