circles

Haven't bogged in a while. I've been working on another blog about nutrition, but so far its all on paper and hasn't made it to computer land.

Spring is here and it has put a "spring" into my step and pushed the winter depression far, far away from my mind. Lately I've been focusing intently on school, thinking about future plans, running, and doing a little art here and there.  My passion for art mainly has been on the cartoons that I do, but recently I've fallen in love with the canvas.  I've found a place in my painting that I finally feel comfortable in.  Its a style that I finally feel comfortable in and that I can say, "Yeah, I painted that." rather than hiding it in a closet and being embarrassed about it.

I've always thought I was more inclined towards straight lines and squares, but as it turns out, I love circles. I love the fluidity of drawing them.  I get a weird satisfaction of drawing the perfect circle. The circle is symbolic of so many things. Really, you can make a circle mean anything...

 
A thought
Acrylic on canvas
24 x 30

 
Secret Thought
Acrylic on canvas
24 x 24

A while ago, someone told me that he considered my other paintings to be erotic.  I was dumbfounded by this comment because my nudes were always self portraits of myself and in no way sexual. They were a way of being free in my body that I could not be in my real life and, to me, were filled with sadness. Regret. Inhibition.  Self-loathing.  http://bozena.typepad.com/canvases/

Interpretation is an interesting thing.

I think I want to be a bit more vague in my art now. Retract into myself is something that I do well when exposed. So, circles it is for the time being. 

Comments

[krista]

Hi, I just saw this now.
I love your circles!

[Kyle]

Hey there. Did I spot you last Sunday near Victoria Park? Drop me an email, we should catch up.