Finding my Calm

Living with a creative practice has brought balance and harmony

Art Supplies, Color, Inspiration Diane Aka-Bashorun Art Supplies, Color, Inspiration Diane Aka-Bashorun

ADDICTED TO ART SUPPLIES!

So, when I started doing art, attending classes, learning new techniques, color combinations, working with different mediums...I simply had to have all these supplies. Could I really be an artist without all these supplies????

Graphite pencils, TwinTone Tombow, Faber-Castell, Micron, Uni-ball-Signo, Sharpies....that is only the pencil and pens and only half of what I have!

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Art Supplies, Color, Inspiration Diane Aka-Bashorun Art Supplies, Color, Inspiration Diane Aka-Bashorun

Color! Color! More Color! Pleeeeeaaaaase.

There is just something about color that lifts me up, changes my mood and allows me to feel explosive! I get happy almost instantly. Not sure what it is, but I start a painting and it's overrun with color. Once my background is done.....It's color OVERLOAD. Is that possible? Just too much happy? Too much of anything just is TOO MUCH.

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