{"id":602,"date":"2020-04-06T18:07:59","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T23:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tjford.art\/?p=602"},"modified":"2020-04-06T18:07:59","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T23:07:59","slug":"green-flash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tjford.art\/?p=602","title":{"rendered":"Green Flash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s 6 O&#8217;Clock on what I think is Monday.\u00a0 Both my girls are back to being freshman today.\u00a0 (One in high school and one in college.)\u00a0 Our new normal has brought insight to each of us as we navigate our days together; schedules aren&#8217;t necessarily parallel, but we&#8217;re making it work.<\/p>\n<p>My brain is in overdrive and I&#8217;m struggling to manifest ideas into reality.\u00a0 \u00a0My in-house makeshift studio table has officially cluttered the space between our music\/sitting and dining rooms with loads of &#8220;essentials&#8221; and mediums (from my studio) for small journal work, Acrylic April and mixed media playtime.\u00a0 It has been my outlet space for now.\u00a0 The word prompts for AA are producing introspective work, albeit they are only 8&#8243;x 8.&#8221;\u00a0 Even with all of this, I cannot completely immerse myself in the process; the distractions are abundant which try my focus.\u00a0 This week I WILL venture to my studio (In a building we own 30 minutes away) to get messy! I&#8217;m hoping it will help sort out the brain clutter a bit.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_559\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-559\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"559\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tjford.art\/?attachment_id=559\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tjford.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/FORD_01_Flash-at-DuskDawn.jpg?fit=640%2C316&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,316\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-HX80&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1583697112&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FORD_01_Flash at DuskDawn\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tjford.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/FORD_01_Flash-at-DuskDawn.jpg?fit=640%2C316&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-559\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tjford.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/FORD_01_Flash-at-DuskDawn.jpg?resize=640%2C316&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"FORD_01_Flash at DuskDawn\" width=\"640\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tjford.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/FORD_01_Flash-at-DuskDawn.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tjford.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/FORD_01_Flash-at-DuskDawn.jpg?resize=300%2C148&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tjford.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/FORD_01_Flash-at-DuskDawn.jpg?resize=416%2C205&amp;ssl=1 416w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-559\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Green Flash at Dawn\/Dusk&#8221;,\u00a0 12&#8243; x 24&#8243;,\u00a0 Original $285<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>My artwork is very emotionally driven, so all of this Covid chaos surrounding us has really affected me more than normal.\u00a0 Over the years I&#8217;ve learned to use meditation, stretching and deep breathing for focus.\u00a0 I go for a walk or bike ride to sort out my thoughts, sometimes listen to classical music hoping to clear out my head, yet there is an underlying feeling that I cannot seem to extract no matter what I do.\u00a0 It is troublesome not understanding what and why it&#8217;s out of reach.<\/p>\n<p>It is taking quite a bit of time getting my online store up and functional.\u00a0 I will update it with prints soon and streamline how it shows.\u00a0 What a learning process!\u00a0 The good news is I will be able to use that knowledge for my hubby&#8217;s business, as well.<\/p>\n<h4>I wish you all a wonderful Monday evening, may it be spent doing what you love to do.\u00a0 Stay safe, wash your hands and get creating (that goes for me, too)!!!<\/h4>\n<h4>Art HUGS to all you be-you-tiful peeps!\u00a0 ~Tammy<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s 6 O&#8217;Clock on what I think is Monday.\u00a0 Both my girls are back to being freshman today.\u00a0 (One in high school and one in college.)\u00a0 Our new normal has brought insight to each of us as we navigate our days together; schedules aren&#8217;t necessarily parallel, but we&#8217;re making it work. 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