I have still been working with the AARP online class, and for the past month we have been exploring ways of expressing ourselves with self-portraits, not in a realistic sense but in abstract form. At the same time, I have been trying to find my "artist voice" as I have had a problem in the past actually defining my work. I love to explore new options and go with the "what if" questions, but I am beginning to see that I can only be myself. I may admire the bright colors and bold statements of others and want to do that kind of work, but in reality, I am a quiet, reserved kind of person who values a more subtle approach. I think that is why no matter how many bright colors and strong values I start with, I end up covering up a lot of it and am left with suggestions of what is there. For me, I don't feel the painting is right or working if it is not refined to a more calm feeling. A breakthrough???
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