On just doing it, and sand art

No matter how much I moan, I won't make art until I make art.
Pretty obvious, right?
I can go through all the excuses in the world. But I have. to. get. off. my. arse. And DO IT!
I'm going to finish this post and then stick a sketch onto some wood and apply some gesso so it can dry overnight.

I don't have my art class in the morning. It's half term, so it's not on. Is it really bad that I'm quite happy about that? I mean, I do enjoy it, but it's stifling. I think I already mentioned that, so I won't go on about it. It gets me out of the house, which is good, because it was, after all, an exercise in just that...but I'm quite sick of the Impressionists now, and that's a sorry state of affairs. A week without it will do me good.

I enjoy my online Suzi Blu classes though. Even just watching her videos. It's meditative watching someone else paint, even if you don't do it yourself.

Talking of watching others make art (do you like my link? Good eh?), I came across this girl the other day. She won the "Ukraine's Got Talent" or whatever they call it over there. It certainly puts us and America to shame....because she does actually have talent.

Check her out. I've no idea how to embed video, but the link should take you straight there:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=518XP8prwZo&feature=related

So so moving. Tears to eyes. Goosebumps. That's what art is about.

I also love this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzfX7hsKY3Y&feature=related

I love how her medium is so suited to her subject matter - impermanence...life...death...cyclic.
Simply beautiful.
There are more. I really encourage you to take some time out to watch these. It's time you won't regret spending.
She's doing great things.