— SHARON KIRSH

sharon kirsh February 13, 2015

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This is where my finger painting got me to today. It’s 20x20. Loving this size. Small enough to accomplish something in a day but big enough to still take an entire month to complete. Sweet spot... .
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These might qualify as my smallest paintings, for the #21daysinmyartworld challenge. I’ve decided (only yesterday... I’m impulsive) to spend some time sketching and playing with colour away from the canvas. I’ve been frustrated. Yes, you are correct us artists are often frustrated, but this is deeper. As if this thing I want to do is somehow out of reach... Anyway, I think that taking some time to sketch will help me uncover that elusive “thing” I’m looking for while also inviting my hands to discover new shapes.. Cheers to something new... .
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Today’s #21daysinmyartworld Challenge (thx @taraleaver ) is describing how I name my paintings... and this work in progress is currently nameless. My paintings go through lots of transformations and typically look nothing like the early layers would suggest, so it’s a surprise ending usually, which is why I wait till then to choose the name. Then I sit and look, usually with a cup of coffee, and ask myself, What is this painting saying? There’s a feeling I’ll get or a thought I’d been playing with that usually crops up. Sometimes it’s a complete surprise. Whatever the answer, that becomes the title. .
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Works in progress... My process? So it’s sometimes a mystery to me. But here goes... The framework is loosely made up of the weaving between two ends of a spectrum. Going back and forth between realism and abstraction . Between rigid shapes and flowing softness. Between carefree play and careful control. If you believe in such things, I’m a Gemini. Which apparently explains it all. But really, I’m just a perfectionist who is remembering more and more to let that joyful child come out and play.. .
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What day is it on the #21daysinmyartworld challenge? This was tough @taraleaver I almost snuck out hoping nobody would notice...
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Being in Iceland was like walking through the pages of a dictionary. Instead of encountering new words, I encountered all this unimagined imagery. The experience changed me. Whenever I go through my photos I am reminded of the themes and motifs of rocks, waterfalls and moss. The way that the water carved out land and rock is particularly powerful. They seem to remind me of both strength and softness. They uplift me in unimaginable ways. .
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Thx to @taraleaver and the #21daysinmyartworld challenge. Considering #motifs is my fav prompt yet. .
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This is a work in progress. Which really fits todats theme. Today’s #21daysinmyartworld challenge asks me to share a turning point. But I’m going to be a bit oppositional. Sorry @taraleaver ❤️❤️❤️ Everyday is a turning point that pivots me in the direction I’m facing today. 10 years ago I began painting again, 4 years ago with wax, last year I discovered my voice and wow gallery representation, two months ago I showed up and painted even though I was feeling sick and depressed and last month I took time to observe the world and become inspired, yesterday I reminded myself to take time and draw. Everyday can be a turning point. No matter how tiny. It all adds up and leads somewhere special... Back to work! Not sure what I’ll learn today. .
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When starting a new painting this feeling of emptiness sometimes overcomes me. As if any creative impulse fears that certain death must exist upon the white blank canvas. Sounds dramatic and feels that way too. But when faced with a scrap of paper and a pencil my hand knows exactly what it wants to do. So it’s as good a place as any to begin a new painting #tinysketch #21daysinmyartworld #myhandsmaking #sketching #artisticprocess #sketcheveryday #artistoninstagram #justadoodle #creativeprocess #torontoartist #canadianartist #instaart

I think the room or space one is in really shapes the art. The window in this room faces another house and I face the wall with my easel most of the day... I find that I crave the feeling of spaciousness and of staring off into a faraway vista. I think that results in me creating spaciousness and depth in my work. The bottom two are complete. The top two are works in progress.
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Colour is my passion and obsession! Before each painting I’d study my colour wheel and create a plan. But last year I had a concussion and the strangest thing happened... I couldn’t make sense of it. It hurt my head to think about it. So I had to let it go and just play. I am completely recovered but my rigidity around colour is gone. I just go in and play. This corner of a painting reveals my favourite colour palette. I love the warm colours of autumn but need that balance of blue plus a neutral to feel balanced. This is part of a commission that gets better every day! Shout out to @taraleaver and the #21daysinmyartworld challenge! .
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