tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872712733955065437.post5008626067616293873..comments2023-11-05T05:10:04.199-05:00Comments on With Michelle Armas: November 8th Artist Talk at Gregg Irby Fine ArtMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09022819745626507951noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872712733955065437.post-31540561462366739042013-11-06T07:55:40.547-05:002013-11-06T07:55:40.547-05:00Hi Maggie, thanks for your comment! I have been sp...Hi Maggie, thanks for your comment! I have been spending a lot longer with each canvas, and letting them linger in my studio for longer too. Its not very different from how I normally paint, but the difference is that I have so little energy compared to what I used to have that I need to nuture my energy instead of spread it around and use it up every day by painting as much as possible. Have you tried instagram? Its easier to post quickly there, just a thought. Good for you for choosing the right priorities for yourself and directing your energy where it will be used best. No, the anxiety doesn't stop, you have to make it stop by telling yourself again and again that you are on your own right path and not compare yourself with anyone else! Its a constant struggle:0<br /><br />I feel very good lately! Most days are great, some days are just ok, only a few days, like once a week are terrible. So, I am "on the road to recovery" I am going to write a blog post about it, but its so loaded, this issue, b/c it deals with doctors, and it has taken so freaking long to diagnose, and my fertility struggle made me sicker/made more infirtile..its such a freaking emotional and hot topic to talk about. Plus...I am tired of hearing myself say I am sick, so I need to find a way to end up on top of the situation, and I don't want to write about that until I am actually really on top :)<br /><br />I have some very new, and very different work coming out soon too. I am excited and fearless about trying new things. Do you find that if you are struggling in life that it changes your art? I am sure it must!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022819745626507951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872712733955065437.post-37108135546347800562013-11-05T20:25:12.730-05:002013-11-05T20:25:12.730-05:00Oh Michelle these are stunning. It feels like the ...Oh Michelle these are stunning. It feels like the extra space and time you were able to give these really led to lovely ideas -- but not in an over-bearing, whoa-you're-over-working-that-idea kind of way. It feels just right. It feels deeper, richer. I love this new attention to detail, particularly the little orange-encircled bubblies in Bubble Tea. I can't tell if I'm at the mouth of a cave or under the ocean or scaling a glacier, and I want to look and look and keep on looking until I find out. Wonderful.<br /><br />I have been trying to pull back on POSTING so much (i.e., weed out the crap, only post the good stuff) but it leaves one feeling anxious, like I'm not "getting out there" enough. But then I'm also posting less stuff so I can put together promos and pursue editorial, so I guess I'm "getting out there" plenty, just in different ways. Does this non-stop anxiety-o-matic ever stop? Or slow down? <br /><br />I'll be curious to see how your recharging phase has gone for you. From the looks of things -- from my outside vantage point a way out here -- it seems like it's gone well. Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17708526348612155627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872712733955065437.post-15479440974040526962013-10-30T08:41:52.467-05:002013-10-30T08:41:52.467-05:00Wow, love your art and I would love to hear your t...Wow, love your art and I would love to hear your talk.Mihaelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00160704798465189168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872712733955065437.post-6785612615106915362013-10-29T08:29:54.566-05:002013-10-29T08:29:54.566-05:00Vapor. I need Vapor in my life! And a webcast in...Vapor. I need Vapor in my life! And a webcast in my life would be super dope too. ; )ModernSaucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993930835985764220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872712733955065437.post-15007651054872099632013-10-26T07:08:46.847-05:002013-10-26T07:08:46.847-05:00julie is full of the brilliance. you SHOULD do a w...julie is full of the brilliance. you SHOULD do a webcast. i know O can make this happen. <br />also gorgeous paintings as usual. MFAMBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01306236596066786755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872712733955065437.post-88057917424537582312013-10-26T06:54:26.679-05:002013-10-26T06:54:26.679-05:00love them all but obsessed with #3!!! you are amaz...love them all but obsessed with #3!!! you are amazing with your colors. such an inspiration.LUCY WILLIAMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16275949752874404459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872712733955065437.post-71609567629013972932013-10-25T13:56:07.583-05:002013-10-25T13:56:07.583-05:00I want to hear your talk! Webcast please. :) L...I want to hear your talk! Webcast please. :) Love the paintings. I agree with Kris, never enough Harry Potter.Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11657813110377917661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872712733955065437.post-53744691467155143212013-10-25T13:06:21.566-05:002013-10-25T13:06:21.566-05:00I heart you. Cake patronus!I heart you. Cake patronus!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022819745626507951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872712733955065437.post-36095225049009484422013-10-25T12:49:35.244-05:002013-10-25T12:49:35.244-05:00Trick question. There is no such thing as too much...Trick question. There is no such thing as too much Harry Potter.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14462243804515032968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872712733955065437.post-47057823970384030252013-10-25T10:12:36.748-05:002013-10-25T10:12:36.748-05:00Julie. Great idea. I will look into that!Julie. Great idea. I will look into that!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09022819745626507951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8872712733955065437.post-11908867083183034842013-10-25T10:11:17.407-05:002013-10-25T10:11:17.407-05:00I really like 'Dennis'...any chance there ...I really like 'Dennis'...any chance there will be a webcast of your talk?julie hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247106336939452102noreply@blogger.com