Jess Boctor

Tag: Working

  • Pedipublic Commuter

    For the most part I am a pedipublic commuter. Pedipublic is just a fun word I made up meaning that I get around either by walking on foot or taking public transportation. For most people that really isn’t that special of a feat, but anyone who lives in Southern California knows that in general your life is determined by your car, especially in Riverside where everything is very far apart and public transportation…well…its public transportation.That being said I really enjoy being a pedipublic commuter. The long walks help me make sure that I am at least getting some sort of exercise during the week and I think traveling at a slower pace lets you open your eyes to the world around you and really see what is there instead of passing it by in the cocoon of your car. I wanted share with you some of the things that I see on my walks to work, so I left a little early and took my camera with me to capture a few sights. Enjoy:

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  • Spirited Dreamer: Painting in Progress 4

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    Spirited DreamerOriginally uploaded by marchenstudiosShe is coming along. I am calling the painting “Spirited Dreamer”. It is based on the idea that sometimes dreams and reality seem to blend together and that we can dream with as much of our spirit and passion as we live with. I think she still needs some work but I am going to leave her for a little while. I’ll come back to her when I feel ready.By the way, sorry about the lack of creative confession this week. I know many of you are very distressed about it 🙂 Its getting to be crunch time for our art party/sale/workshop/other stuff and so we really truly just ran out of time and didn’t want to make another confession about how we are tired and don’t have any time. But keep an eye out for us next week when we’ll be back.-Jessica

  • Evolution and Darwinism in Art.

    Today was a really good creative day. I am exhausted but it was a good day. Definitely an evolution day. What I mean is that every idea I had, every original concept changed into something completely different then the original vision. Most days I would get frustrated and yell at my stamps, paints, canvas and snippets of paper that float around my workspace. Not today though. Today , I just let it flow. If it wasn’t working I let it go and moved on to the next idea. It was a day of Darwinism in Art. Survival of the fittest, the best, the strongest. Those were the ideas that won today. It was a good day.Anyone else experience artistic Darwinism?

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