Inspiration 5: Kindness

kindness
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The idea of kindness as inspiration has always facinated me. The concept of being kind to another acts as inspiration for all who see.
With the school year rushing up on me I think back to the past year of my teaching. The kindness of my fellow educators both in my subject area and out; the suprising kindness of my students -- those select few who let me into their lives and opened their hearts and minds to me. I just hope that I can continue to send and recieve such kindness in the future.

This school year I change locations and age groups but my desire for educating is the same and hopefully I can bring with my the inspiration of kindness.

YEAH for three day weekends!

I feel like a bad blogger lately.

I havent painted in weeks. I have barely posed just to let everyone know that I am alive and kicking. But without creating.... I dont know if that is much of a life.

With the new teaching job everything is out of wack. my sleeping habits have changed drastically, my eating habit has also changed.. no more fast food but thank the gods for that one.

At least there is one thing I can be sure of... if i never leave my camera at home I can always find a picture to post here.

This one is part of a still life I set up for my all my art classes so that during a very hetic time in the school they would all have something to keep their minds off the fact that they couldnt get the classes they want or that they really dont have an actual class schedule yet. (the computer system is a really bad one and it just wasnt working correctly) but oh well.

In my painting and posting absence I have thought alot about my art and where I wanted to go next with it. I have decided three things:

1. I remembered that I really love to draw and havent done so in a long time. I am going to change that fact and begin drawing again. whether it is one drawing a month or one a week. we will just have to see
2. I love my mixed media artistic style but I also love my color and line based oil paintings.
3. so I will combine the two .... yup that is right... color and line mixed with mixed media collage and layering!

I cant wait to see where it will all lead and how it will turn out. I just have the finish the ballet mixed media painting I am currently working on and hopefully I will have a finished product to show you later on in the weekend.
Wishing everyone a happy and safe labor day weekend!