Aisling's Podcasts

Today's message is simple:  Don't postpone making art, because you have to buy the supplies or tidy an area in which to create art. Work with what you have. I've heard that Matisse, the famous painter, developed severe arthritis as he aged, and he could no longer hold a paintbrush.  So, he created art with kiddie scissors, cutting out big areas of construction paper.  Gluing those areas of color in interesting patterns, he launched an entirely new period in his art.  Today, many people are more familiar with those works than his paintings. If you don't have acrylic or oil paints, work with watercolors.  If that doesn't make you sing in the shower, try working with cut-up magazine pages... or even torn paper collage, as I created in some of my artists journals. The point is:  Don't put off creating art.  Express yourself with something "artistic" today!