Another month, another theme.
‘Sky’ was our theme in May. I don't know about you, but I found it a tricky challenge despite seeing sky every day of my life in some or other form, clear or covered, or wild or whispy, or dark and distant. I found it so difficult to replicate artistically.
Wide sky, dramatic sky or tiny sky - these posts were some of the inspirations reflected in the #2021_creativegrowth challenge in May that I loved and why.
Laura @laurariverowilson painted this bold, bright coastal scene with the loveliest blues.
And then on the other side of the country, Ann @ald65walks posted an azure sky with white blossoms - such synergy with Laura's painting above, and the blues so reminiscent of a bright, spring day heralding the promise of warmer days to come.
Rose @roserobertswriter brings a calm to your feed through her #mydailydoseofcalm tag. Rose celebrated sky and nature with her reel. Her soothing voice read Mary Oliver’s poem ‘When I am among the trees” which was lovely interlude in my feed.
Sofia @fishearring, once again, invites us into her stories. This time with a peep of sky and bluebells to frame her carefully constructed collages, using a combination of text and images so perfectly positioned. Collages are harder to create than it seems, but Sofia manages the balance, colours and words, just right. And then pops them into beautiful surroundings.
And so onto the theme for June. Can you believe that we are nearly halfway through the year?
This month’s theme is ‘sea’.
What will be your inspiration? Will a poem inspire or a visit to the beach? Or a moment of emotion you remember, that brings back memories of the sea? The pandemic has affected our lives in so many ways and not being able to walk along the ocean during lockdowns was something I sorely missed and don’t take for granted.
Some Insta artists I’ve gathered to inspire for the sea theme this month are for:
- moody sea art @toritiptonart
- realism @evejuliet_art (and who also does beautiful botanical paintings)
- 3D style resin art @amywalkerart
- fabric art @karolina.bkraft
Have a great creative month, but don’t stress if you can’t create regularly. Even a little attempt goes a long way.
Art on.
Claudia x
