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I am no artist. Don't get me wrong: I'm a photographer, and feel pretty comfortable with my ability to capture a pretty picture, but ask me to draw a face, and you'll wonder how I ever passed Kindergarten art class. It's really quite stunning to me that I'm able to take pictures from all sorts of angles and perspectives, but ask me to draw a building from any sort of perspective other than straight on, I'm at a loss.
A week and a half ago, however, I went on a short retreat with several women to the Oregon coast -- and many of them were actually bona fide artists. One of them, Kelly Rae Roberts, guided me through making my own canvas -- and I have to say, I love the result. The piece now hangs in my studio with considerable pride.
As a result of my little artistic renaissance, I've found myself playing with canvases back at home; also, I've been scouring the internet, searching for new artists to follow and become inspired by. Happily, I've found three (all members of Studio 1482, a collective of artists), so I thought I'd share them with you:
Despina Georgiadis -- I love the sketches by this talented artist; in particular, I love her sketches for various holidays from around the world. It's been instantly added to my feed reader.
Margaret Hurst -- Not only do I love her sketches with its judicious use of colour, I'm intrigued by her new book, Frog Sex. I may have to purchase this book (authored, edited and illustrated by Margaret) just to see what the hubbub is all about.
Michele Bedigian -- Another talented artist, who uses vibrant colour to enhance her line sketches.
Enjoy!
Karen is a writer and a photographer in Houston, Texas. You can read/see more of her work at Chookooloonks.
