tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1717802852728045072024-03-05T10:38:17.816-08:00Erin Hardin: A Life of Art and the Art of LifeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09682681516384987333noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171780285272804507.post-52840165269778315072013-03-01T13:13:00.001-08:002013-03-01T13:13:21.342-08:00My Blog has Moved!Repeat: My blog has moved! Please come follow me at <a href="http://erinhardin.wordpress.com/">erinhardin.wordpress.com</a>. Hope to see you there!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09682681516384987333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171780285272804507.post-10010560445232904652013-02-26T12:22:00.000-08:002013-02-26T12:22:20.144-08:00Bodies in motion...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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This is what went through my mind the other day when, as I was running with my little sidekick in her jogging stroller a neighbor said, "You have so much energy!" I laughed (a sort of panting, half laugh), but the fact of the matter is that I exercise<u> in order</u> to have energy. It's a vicious cycle, but the less I exercise, the less I feel like exercising, so the less I exercise, so the less I feel like exercising, etc. I'm sure you all know what I mean. As I ran along thinking this it occurred to me that creativity is the same way. If I'm creating, I'm constantly inspired and ideas seem to flow. If, however, I sit around waiting for inspiration it never comes and my well runs dry. </div>
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In painting, as in exercising, there are days when I feel like I just don't have it in me. However, I've realized I very rarely feel better because I "rested." Instead I usually feel annoyed with myself, short-tempered, off-center. So, on the days when painting seems like a monumental task (because anything you're committed to will, at times, be hard work), I tell myself I'm just going to "show up." I savor the ritual of laying out my paints on my palette; I dab at my colors, mixing, experimenting; I touch up just this tiny section. Usually, by this point, either I'm feeling better and back in my element, or I've uncovered the real source of my resistance ("I hate this subject," or, "I'm bored with this size," or often, "I'm scared I won't be able to pull this off."). </div>
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*Note: I'm in the process of changing blogs. Please follow me at erinhardin.wordpress.com. Thanks!<br /><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09682681516384987333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171780285272804507.post-78088141123621901462013-02-10T20:40:00.000-08:002013-02-10T20:41:36.969-08:00Outside the easel<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #373737; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 300; line-height: 24px;"></span><br />
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Note: Currently this post is here, on blogger, and at <a href="http://erinhardin.wordpress.com/">erinhardin.wordpress.com</a>. For previous posts not found elsewhere, go to <a href="http://erinhardin.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-next-right-thing.html">this post</a> and earlier. </div>
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This past weekend I took an awesome watercolor journaling workshop with amazing artist <a href="http://www.brandenburgerstudios.com/blog" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #1f537a; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="Marilynn Brandenburger">Marilynn Brandenburger</a>. It’s been sort of a rough couple of weeks that have thrown me a little off-balance. So, time with other artists exploring a medium that I don’t normally work in a lot was just what I needed. Here are some pics of what I did during the two day workshop:</div>
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I’m a pretty detail-oriented artist (not that you would know if from other areas of my life… for example my messy sock drawer), but I am. So, these watercolor sketches were a great exercise in loosening up…</div>
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The simplicity of the sketches captures the moment in a way that words alone cannot do, however still allows time for added thoughts and feelings.<img alt="Image" class=" wp-image alignleft" height="146" id="i-74" src="http://erinhardin.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/img_8111.jpg?w=298&h=146" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; display: inline; float: left; height: auto; margin-bottom: 1.625em; margin-right: 1.625em; margin-top: 0.4em; max-width: 97.5%; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-left: 6px; padding-right: 6px; padding-top: 6px;" width="298" /></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09682681516384987333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171780285272804507.post-5381287953458709152013-02-07T09:14:00.000-08:002013-02-07T09:14:21.251-08:00The Next Right ThingWhen my husband and I were just a guy and a girl who kind of liked each other but weren't dating, we went running together a lot. These were our "dates." I remember one time when I was just about dying for the timer on his watch to go off, signaling the end of our run.<br />
"How much longer do we have to go?" I wheezed.<br />
"Ten minutes," Josh answered, looking at his watch.<br />
Ten minutes! I couldn't go ten more minutes! Overwhelmed by the thought of such an insurmountable amount of time, I stopped. Sure I probably could have gone a little longer, but not ten whole minutes longer, so why bother? Thirty seconds later his alarm went off.<br />
He had been attempting to motivate me to keep going by implying that we hadn't been running nearly as long as it had seemed. However, that's just not how my mind works. I'm not one of those that can look toward the summit as motivation to get up the mountain. I have to focus on this step, then the next, then the next, each in its own turn.<br />
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I've discovered this applies not just in running, but in other aspects of my life. Kitchen's a mess? Just do the dishes in the sink. Then just put away the clean dishes, clear off just this area of the counter, etc. I find it especially applicable to art where every creation is, in some way shape or form, unchartered territory. This painting is too huge and I have a deadline? Don't focus on the deadline. Just paint in this moment, just work on this square inch. I have a show coming up and I'll never get enough work finished? Just focus on this step. Go to the art supply store, sit at your easel, paint, clean your brushes, block off your painting time for tomorrow, and so forth. Julia Cameron, author of <i>The Artist's Way</i> and several other books on creativity calls this doing, "the next right thing." Last week when I wanted to cry constantly for the loss of my pet, "the next right thing" kept me moving through that initial pain to bittersweet acceptance and peace. From exercise, to art, to life and loss, taking one more right step will see you through. What is the next right thing that will take you one step further up your mountain?<br />
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Anyone have any overwhelming projects looming on the horizon? How do you handle them? Any tricks to share? I'd love to hear from you!</div>
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To see my last painting of a pine cone (which I also moaned over until the last coat, when I ended up loving it), click <a href="http://erinhardin.blogspot.com/2013/01/on-to-adulthood.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #134f5c;">here.</span></a></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09682681516384987333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171780285272804507.post-77986134815500710182013-02-02T09:51:00.000-08:002013-02-02T09:52:07.678-08:00Pockets of Joy<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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My dog died... I had three dogs, but this was THE dog. When we got him 9 years ago as a young rescue dog I had just gotten married, just graduated from college, my husband and I had opposite schedules, and my friends had moved away. He was my only friend for a while there, and remained throughout his life my constant companion. He wasn't just a good dog. He was a dog that loved you back.<br />
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I heard a quote by Edwin Markham when I was in high school, "Only the soul that knows the mighty grief can know the mighty rapture. Sorrows come to stretch out spaces in the heart for joy." I always assumed that meant that in comparison to the bad time, the good times seem really good. While that may be true, I think that there is more to it than that.<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/P-rLnGvUjsE?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe>The Magic Math (incredibly talented and quirky Birmingham band) is right. Their song "Living is a Miracle" is guaranteed to make you smile. Check it out (above).<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09682681516384987333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171780285272804507.post-74848802351553741912013-01-21T15:33:00.000-08:002013-01-21T15:33:46.368-08:00"Life I love you, all is groovy..."<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Rough"<br />Watercolor on paper<br /><br />"Slow down, you move to fast;<br />You got to make the mornin' last<br />Just kickin' down, the cobblestones.<br />Lookin' for fun and feelin' groovy."<br /><br />-<i>59th Street Bridge Song</i><br />Simon and Garfunkel</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09682681516384987333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171780285272804507.post-9935713884049759022013-01-18T12:08:00.000-08:002013-01-18T12:11:07.429-08:00On to adulthood<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I few posts ago I showed you picture of an "adolescent"painting still in its ugly awkward phase (click <a href="http://erinhardin.blogspot.com/2012/11/adolescence.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">here</span></a> to see). Here's the finished painting, all ready to be delivered to its new home. </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09682681516384987333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171780285272804507.post-45143526604775733932013-01-12T11:27:00.001-08:002013-01-12T11:29:19.963-08:00Exploration<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Sorry I've been M.I.A. I've been off exploring exotic and far off places. Like, for example, my backyard. Hanging out with a toddler is great for training the eye and soul to notice and delight in little things. On our explorations we picked up dozens of acorns, some with "hats" some without. To most of us, one or two of these treasures would have sufficed, but not so for my 14 month-old. She had to have as many as she could hold in her tiny hands and when one would slip out and roll away, she'd chase it down crying, "Oh no!" My favorite discovery was this cheap, cafeteria style spoon partly buried in the dirt with moss growing in the bowl. We live in an older house and finds like this always lead me to wonder how they got there. A little boy digging in the dirt? A family picnic in the yard? What do you think? Any ideas?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09682681516384987333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171780285272804507.post-44873828727804330262012-12-01T09:43:00.000-08:002012-12-01T09:43:00.363-08:00Drastic Measures had to be taken<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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You may remember this picture of two of my paintings at the Birmingham Art Association juried show from<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;"> </span><a href="http://erinhardin.blogspot.com/2012/11/brain-child-wins-prize.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">this post</span></a> and I told you<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;"> <a href="http://erinhardin.blogspot.com/2012/09/put-brush-down-and-step-away-from.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">here</span> </a></span>of some of the struggles I had with <i>New Beginnings</i>. However, I don't think I ever shared with you the kinda scary measures I had to take to complete New Beginnings II. <div>
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I was having a REALLY hard time getting the shape of the egg right. It was turned at a sort of awkward angle and I just couldn't quite get the curve. One of the things I love about painting is that pretty much everything is fixable. Just paint over it! This time, though, more extreme measures had to be taken. I felt the need for a clean start in that area (a "new beginning," Ha!). So, I sanded it down. Yep! It was a little scary. Look below-<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sorry for the kinda awful photos. My husband had the good camera with him. Do you see the really shiny halo around the egg? That's where I sanded it back down to the bare aluminum. Then I turned both the painting and my reference photo upside down (a good little trick to turn off that voice in your head that says, "An egg looks like this,").</div>
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I've written a lot about letting your paintings go through their ugly stage and not giving up on them prematurely (see<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;"> </span><a href="http://erinhardin.blogspot.com/2011/09/work-in-progress-day-1-work-past-ugly.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">this post</span> </a>and <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=171780285272804507#editor/target=post;postID=3248666062422628940" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">this post</span></a>, for example). In this case, it just took a little more extreme parental involvement!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09682681516384987333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171780285272804507.post-32486660624226289402012-11-28T09:18:00.000-08:002012-11-28T09:18:00.307-08:00Adolescence<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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You remember that age- the awkward tween years when suddenly your body didn't fit you right, your skin started doing weird things, and you forgot how to talk to anyone over the age of 12 or any member of the opposite sex of <i>any</i> age. It was rough. It was embarrassing. But you got through it, and look at you now! Wearing clothes that fit, understanding how makeup works, and talking to bank tellers and grocery store clerks without stuttering or blushing. </div>
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Well this is just a reminder that brain children go through the same awkward phase. They start out as beautiful, pristine canvases (or lumps of clay, or in my case, sheets of metal) full of potential. Then, as they develop you may reach a point where you say, "Is this really going to work?" and you fear that your poor little creation is destined to forever be an ugly duckling. See it through. Nurture and love it for what it could and will be. Like I've said before,<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;"> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=171780285272804507#editor/target=post;postID=4305484036457271199" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">you gotta work past the ugly</span></a> </span>(click the link for other works in progress and the source of that quote)! </div>
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Any of you ever given up on a project because you just couldn't stand the ugly phase? It happens. Any of you ever pick that abandoned project back up and see it through? I'd love to see the results and hear your stories!</div>
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Stay tuned for follow-up pictures in the development of the painting above.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09682681516384987333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171780285272804507.post-86593641435022323882012-11-25T08:45:00.001-08:002012-11-25T08:45:55.199-08:00Brain Child Wins a Prize!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>New Beginnings</i> at the Birmingham Art Association juried show</td></tr>
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Guess what! My painting,<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;"> <a href="http://erinhardin.blogspot.com/2012/10/new-beginnings.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;"><i>New Beginnings</i></span></a> </span>won Best in Show at the<a href="http://www.birminghamartassociation.org/" target="_blank"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">Birmingham Art Association's</span></a> annual juried show. I was very excited just to be involved the show. I felt that the work this year was especially beautiful, so I'm all the more honored by the award.<br />
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My dear friends (and fellow members of the art group, Eclectic Art Social Club) <a href="http://dailypaintingsmarylizingram.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">Mary Liz Ingram</span></a> and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/people/darianad" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">Dariana Dervis</span></a> also each received second place ribbons in (respectively) "drawing/printmaking" and "mixed-media" for their work in the show! Way to represent!!<br />
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You may remember New Beginnings (and my struggles completing it) from<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;"> </span><a href="http://erinhardin.blogspot.com/2012/09/put-brush-down-and-step-away-from.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">this pos</span>t</a>. Just goes to show, the brain child is worth the labor pains. So proud :).</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09682681516384987333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171780285272804507.post-43562096007970992222012-11-17T13:33:00.000-08:002012-11-17T13:33:00.455-08:00Sweet Little Feet<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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There is no making a 1 year-old sit still for a portrait, however I did manage to catch her little crossed feet at she sat in her high chair. Ah, the magic of graham crackers to keep a toddler still!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09682681516384987333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171780285272804507.post-33195138464527028702012-11-13T13:36:00.000-08:002012-11-13T13:36:00.295-08:00This Thursday!The Birmingham Art Association's annual juried show will be held at Christopher House Antiques this Thursday night from 5-8. Come out to see fantastic local art in a very cool locale. Nearby Pepper Place will also being having an open house for the evening. Come see me!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09682681516384987333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171780285272804507.post-28266887336021616762012-11-12T13:31:00.000-08:002012-11-12T13:31:09.633-08:00What's catching my attention<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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But how could I resist? They're all different! When such beauty is throwing itself at your feet, you have to accept.<br />
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Whew! Y'all. This last month has been crazy! Good crazy, but still, crazy! With the <a href="http://erinhardin.blogspot.com/2012/10/upcoming-events.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">Eclectic Art Social Club show at Parkside</span></a> October 19th, my daughter's (kind of big) first birthday party October 28th, and Moss Rock Festival this past weekend (which I realize I didn't even TELL y'all about!), I feel like I've hardly caught my breath. Throw in normal, everyday life and needless to say, things like home-cooked meals have taken a backseat.<br />
I'm aware that not everyone feels this way, but I actually <i>like</i> to cook. Especially if I can take the time. So that's what I'm doing- taking some time. Slowing down. Getting my house back in order. Spending time with my husband, baby, and dogs. And making chili.<br />
I have some new projects on the horizon. Ideas are simmering in the back of my head for new subjects, new techniques, new formats and I know I'll be back in my studio in just a couple of days. But for the time being, like my tiny <a href="http://erinhardin.blogspot.com/2012/06/everyday-beauty.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c;">summer herb garden</span></a>, I'm lying fallow and regaining my strength.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09682681516384987333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171780285272804507.post-89023899408118786932012-10-21T08:45:00.000-07:002012-10-21T08:45:39.405-07:00New Beginnings Hi all! I was excited to see some of you at the show the other night at Parkside. It was a really fun night- good turnout, relaxing evening. All in all I'd call it a success!<br />
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A <span style="color: #45818e;"><a href="http://erinhardin.blogspot.com/2012/09/put-brush-down-and-step-away-from.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #134f5c;">couple of posts ago</span></a> </span>I showed you an area of a painting that I had to just leave alone for a while. However, I never did show you the finished painting! Here it is! <br />
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<br />These are actually kind of big paintings for me. I typically work rather small (around 10"x10" size). These are both 20"x24" inches. I really enjoyed doing some bigger work, however, and I think I'm going to continue experimenting with size and scale. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09682681516384987333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171780285272804507.post-26643487260206655282012-10-17T14:06:00.002-07:002012-10-17T14:08:14.335-07:00Upcoming events!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wow, everyone! Sorry I've been m.i.a. lately! I feel like life has gotten crazy! Ironically, it is art related things keeping me from art and all of you. I have two shows coming up. This Friday, for one night only, Eclectic Art Social Club (that's me, Mary Liz Ingram, Dariana Dervis, Chi Roach, Cecily Hill Lowe, and Sunny Carvalho) presents "Eclectic Cool: The Colors of Calm" at Parkside Bar in Avondale, AL. Then, November 3-4 I'll be at Moss Rock Festival in Hoover, AL. I'll post more info on that later. Oh, and in between those 2 shows my sweet baby girl turns 1! Can you believe it's been a year!? I can't!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09682681516384987333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171780285272804507.post-17133136043006922742012-09-16T08:59:00.000-07:002012-09-16T08:59:25.778-07:00Put the brush down and step away from the painting!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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I'm not perfectionistic in most matters. My house is not spotless; I floss most nights, but not all; and I keep my hair short so that it's allowed to be messy. However, with my art there are times when I get a little too tied up in the details. I'm sure you've all been there- one bit of your painting just won't come out right and the harder you try the more frustrated you feel and the worse it gets. That's when it's time to put it down. I had one of those moments yesterday with this spot here:<br />
It had been an infuriating morning with computer problems and all sorts of other hang-ups so my attitude when I came to the easel was rushed and angry. Not the best mindset for art to flow.<br />
I don't know about you, but I feel like when I look one of my own finished paintings I can tell whether or not it has been forced. So, I put it down... way down (or up, rather)... like on a shelf to dry for a good long while. I'll come back to it in a week or so, but in the meantime I did this:<br />
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prepared a new piece of metal for a companion piece to the one above. By the way, I can't wait to show you the finished painting above. I really do love it. It's a very calm piece, which is why working on it in a tense state of mind just won't do. Stay tuned! I'll keep you posted on both these pieces as they come along. </div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09682681516384987333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171780285272804507.post-208109088559326872012-09-15T08:50:00.000-07:002012-09-15T08:50:35.477-07:00To the early birds...<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For all of you super responsible people out there who are already preparing for the holidays, I have good news! Prints of my work are now available from Fine Art America.<a href="http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/erin-hardin.html" target="_blank"> <span style="color: #45818e;">Here's the link</span></a>. The images are available in different sizes and formats including greeting cards, canvas prints, and prints on metal (which I find particularly cool since the originals are done on metal). Not only will these make great gifts, but this will also give you a chance to own a copy of a painting like <i>Watery Rocks</i> that has already sold to a collector. Happy shopping!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09682681516384987333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171780285272804507.post-30073063835434345882012-08-21T14:32:00.000-07:002012-08-21T14:32:48.112-07:00Nesting<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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At long last here it is, my latest painting depicting a <span style="color: #45818e;"><a href="http://erinhardin.blogspot.com/2012/07/lovely.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #45818e;">tiny speckled egg</span></a> </span>nestled in a what I imagined I would use for a nest if I were a mama bird held, of course, in a silver bowl.<br /><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09682681516384987333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171780285272804507.post-81557535927732697402012-08-18T14:12:00.000-07:002012-08-18T14:12:00.099-07:00Because of a ducky...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So this morning I was cleaning the bathtub and I noticed my baby's rubber ducky sitting on the side of the tub. Inspiration struck. I would write a song about a rubber ducky! Just kidding. But, I would take some PICTURES of a rubber ducky! So I got the tub as clean and shiny as I could manage and started my bath toy photo shoot. I was having so much fun I decided to move the party to the sink, which meant I needed the sink clean and shiny. Then I moved on to the kitchen sink. When it was all said and done I had cleaned two bathrooms and the kitchen, all for the sake of pictures of a rubber ducky. Hey! Whatever works! It may be silly way to clean, but it was definitely a lot more fun!<br />
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I've had a sort of interesting experience with the last couple of paintings I've started. I've cut, prepared, and mounted my copper or aluminum, I know what I'm going to paint, however when I pick up my brush I'm struck with a sense of, "Wait... how do I do this again?" You may think that the idea that it's not all automatic would scare me, but it doesn't. Instead it sort of thrills me. I love that even after all this time and all the paintings I've done, nothing is rote. Despite the fact that I'm confident in my ability to face any challenge there's still a little spark of, "Will it work this time?" that makes painting feel a little like magic.<br />
I have a newly finished painting I can't wait to show y'all. Stay tuned! All it needs is some drying time before its big debut.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09682681516384987333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171780285272804507.post-2026693626301699152012-07-31T10:04:00.000-07:002012-07-31T10:04:00.281-07:00Bi-State Art Competition<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I am excited to announce that two of my paintings, <i>Bright Idea</i> and <i>Shine</i> have been accepted to the 39th annual Bi-State Art Competition at the Meridian Museum of Art.<br />
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Currently they are on their way to Meridian. Please join me in wishing them good luck, God speed, and safe travels!<div>
You may remember <i>Bright Idea </i>from my series of "<a href="http://erinhardin.blogspot.com/2011/09/work-in-progress-day-1-work-past-ugly.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #134f5c;">work-in-progress</span></a>" posts. You were a part of its birth and development! Now don't you feel proud of our little painting going out on its own? ;-)<br /><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09682681516384987333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171780285272804507.post-6721544119698808512012-07-27T09:01:00.000-07:002012-07-27T09:01:50.103-07:00Rock Garden?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My latest painting. I'm still working on a title, but I'm thinking "Rock Garden." </div>
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I was reminded with this painting how much I really love realism. I love looking at something like a brown rock and seeing not just brown, but all the myriad of colors that make it <i>appear</i> brown. If you look closely, nothing is ever just the color it immediately seems. I'm not sure I'm ever more content than when I'm gazing at something beautiful and teasing out the unexpected colors that make up its highlights, shadows, and contours.<br />
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Sometimes the most random things catch my eye...like a canister of cheerios (always handy to have close by for a snacky 9-month-old).</div>
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"<i>The quality of life is in proportion, always, to the capacity for delight. The capacity for delight is the gift of paying attention</i>." Julia Cameron<br />
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