Awkward, Brave, and Kind
Brené Brown—researcher, storyteller, and (currently enraged) Texan who’s spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy, often closes her podcasts, articles, and conversations by inviting all to be/stay awkward, brave, and kind.
That’s the spirit with which I approached my art journal during the first half of June while vacationing with Dave on Watts Cove in mid-coast Down East Maine.
What I brought for my art explorations:
sketchbook
index cards
Stabilo woodies
grease pencils
charcoal pencils
pastel pencils
water-soluble colored pencils
Neocolor II water-soluble wax pastels
pan watercolors, gouache, and a few brushes
cray-pas
chalk pastels
graphite crayons
a roll of washi tape
a bunch of ink pens—Uniball, Micron, Sharpie, Gelly Roll
scissors
soft gel gloss medium
white gesso
spray workable fixative
Comfort zone go-to’s I did not bring:
acrylic paints
oil pastels
Well, Brené, I got my groove on with awkward.
so as to do something/anything to get started
2024
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6 responses to “Awkward, Brave, and Kind”
MaryAnn, thanks for the welcome home greeting! I’m definitely in a transitional space as I return to at-home responsibilities and routines. Our time away was a magnificent gift of new vistas, explorations, long days of light and birdsong, delights of all sorts.
Your feedback on my charcoal sketch offers encouragement and food for thought—has me reflecting on multiple aspects of my creative adventures. Thank you!
Roseanne, I LOVE your use of the phrase les grandes vacances! That encapsulates our time away perfectly!
I did feel awkward with this first sketch in my art journal—kinda clumsy and without sea legs, wondering how I might create a micro makeshift studio space, what rhythms we might create in our time away, and what form of visual self-expression I might engage in.
What fun to see my work through your eyes! Your comments and MaryAnn’s have me energized. I think I might go play further with that sketch!
Thank you, Roseanne!
Hidden sketches of a master—OH MY GOODNESS! Lola, I’m grateful for the brilliance seen through your shining eyes!
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