This time of year can sometimes feel very busy and hectic--schedules are filled with get togethers and to dos in preparation for holidays and the end of the year. It can all pass by in such a blur (like most of the year has!) so I really wanted us to embrace the idea of slowing down and being present. Art is such a good space to get lost in and to be in the moment as we focus on each stroke, line, and image we are trying to create. I hope this prompt helps you set the pace for the month. (I chose the photo above because I feel like this cat knows how to take it slow--he or she will slowly wake from their slumber when they are ready :)) |
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- Slow Art Experience Follow this 5 minute guided looking experience to start off your brainstorming
- Create Slowly Try these tutorials, don't rush, take your time and enjoy the process. See how you can add your own touch or apply your favorite mediums to these techniques.
- Elegantly Knackered Style This YouTube channel follows a couple as they renovate their cottage. Their approach is a slow DIY renovation. If you enjoy antiques and home reno, check out one of their videos.
- Meditate Follow along with this 20 meditation for inner peace, stillness, and grounding
- Slow Living Quotes Read through these words and see if any speak to you. Write the phrase in your sketchbook and begin from there. You can layer and cover it up or make it the focal point.
- Mona Caron’s Murals of Weeds Slowly Overtake Walls and Buildings
- Get Lost Set aside some time to get lost in a magazine or book, a garden, your backyard, listening to your favorite album, daydreaming in your room. See what comes up for you and how that inspires you.
- Slow Drawings and What To Do With Them
- What Does Slow Mean To You? How do you like / want to slow down? How can you express slowness and presence on your page? What colors remind you of slow? What shapes? Or does the opposite, “fast”, resonate with you more?
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I'm doing something a little different for this month's art movement. Instead of picking one, I'm choosing different paintings that reflect our prompt of slowing down--scenes of serenity--and sharing those along with the art movement they are from. Find inspiration in these scenes and strokes or the movement they belong to. |
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Hudson River School, Luminism |
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Happy November, take your time in easing into this new month! |
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