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hello again :wave:

I thought it was about time I showed my face around here again. Three months away and I have a very full inbox but it has been a break I needed to gather my thoughts and make some decisions about my art. For the first few weeks I was still floundering, trying to sort out all he stuff that was still whizzing about in my brain. I tidied up, I rearranged my work space, I looked through all my sketchbooks and folders at all the work i've done, I tore up a lot of stuff, I finished a couple of craft projects that had been cluttering up my floor and rearranged my computer files. Anything to avoid actually thinking about the things I was supposed to be thinking about.

For me it's never been a case of 'I don't know what I want to paint' but more a case of 'there are too many things I want to paint, sculpt, draw, stitch and I don't know where to start'. Added to this is the fact that, for the most part, the art I make that other people seem to like best is not necessarily the art I like the best. I suspect it's a choice a lot of artists face at some point - do I paint for myself or for others? Do I paint mice for the rest of my life :lol: or do I paint the things that really inspire me? It sounds like a no-brainer when I put it like that, but in my cluttered mind it wasn't so clear at first and it's taken this quiet time away from everything to see it clearly.

I know, I have always known really (but often chosen to ignore), that I do my best work when I'm most inspired. I push myself more, learn more and enjoy more and as a consequence I'm happier with the results. I've heard many people, many artists, say that this will make you successful too. I have my doubts in this time when so much relies on networking and self-promotion (two things that I am utterly, utterly hopeless at). But you know what? I also know that IT.....REALLY.....DOESN'T....MATTER to me now. And that, right there, is the difference between now and 3 months ago.

So I'm working on some new paintings and drawings, and some new ideas that will take my art in a bit of a new direction (if they work, that is) but I'm not quite ready to share them just yet so in the meantime here are a few favourites from my inbox:

           
  • Mood: Content
  • Reading: Neverwhere
  • Drinking: lemon tea

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Shona M MacDonald
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Shona M. MacDonald is an artist working in the UK. She works mainly in watercolor and occasionally graphite. Her inspiration comes from a life-long love of folklore and myth, faerytales and the natural world, creating art that is about those forgotten places and creatures that live on the edges of our vision and our dreams.
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=Cosmic-Cherry-Tree 3 days ago  Hobbyist General Artist
Welcome to Fabularis :iconfabularis:

It's a great pleasure to have you with us! :floating:
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~N-o-B 5 days ago  Hobbyist General Artist
Thanks for the 'watch', Shona! Appreciated! :D
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*pebblepixie 3 days ago   Traditional Artist
You're very welcome :)
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*FrodoK May 8, 2013  Professional Traditional Artist
Thank you :)
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*pebblepixie May 9, 2013   Traditional Artist
You're welcome. :)
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~Black1993Storm Jan 31, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Thank you for the lhama <3
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=missimoinsane Dec 26, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Would you like 3 month premium membership or points or equal value? Please respond a.s.a.p and congratulations (again) ACG's Founder
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*pebblepixie Dec 26, 2012   Traditional Artist
I'd prefer the 3 month membership if that's okay. Thanks again for choosing my character :hug:
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=missimoinsane Dec 31, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Your 3 month membership has been awarded.
Sorry it's late I'm ill with flue...

Hope you enjoy it, congratulations again

and HAPPY NEW YEAR
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*pebblepixie Jan 1, 2013   Traditional Artist
Thank you :hug: Hope you're feeling better soon.
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