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7/4/2012

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This week I took a walk through all of the pictures that I have taken this month in order to find the one that I wanted to link to Kat Sloma's monthly Photo-Heart Connection.  I look forward to linking a picture that I took during the month as well as looking at all of the beautiful and inspiring photographs taken by photographers from all over the world.

If I do say so myself, this was a rather unusual choice for a photograph to share but as I looked at all of the pictures I took this one seemed to speak to me the most.  It is a picture of a pastel that I painted this month.  I love to draw and paint and I have just recently fallen in love with pastels.  But when I look at something I have created I can be very critical of it.  If I look at the work of others, I always find something that I like about it and if I met the artist I would be sure to say something nice about their work before leaving. But I am not always so kind to myself.

So this picture is a reminder to me and to all of the other artists who also have a strong inner critic.  It is possible to learn and to grow and to stretch as an artist while still appreciating your own work.  I always say that I love the process and the journey but when I looked at this picture I realized how much fun it is to appreciate and enjoy the final product as well. 
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Gina link
7/4/2012 12:58:34 am

This is a wonderful choice for your photo-heart connection, Ginny! It is a lovely pastel. I wonder why so often we are kinder to others than ourselves? Those negative gremlins in our heads have to be ignored!

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Joanna Paterson link
7/4/2012 02:08:21 am

It's a beautiful image, and thanks for the reminder to enjoy our own work :-)

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Sandra link
7/4/2012 06:39:56 am

I love pastels, they are so vibrant and luminous. I like the way you've worked the background which sets of the colour of the flower so well!

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Becs link
7/4/2012 07:39:09 pm

Wow, this is so beautiful. It is amazing how critical we can be of our work, isn't it? Great reminder to appreciate our own work.

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Sandra link
7/5/2012 01:11:54 am

Thank you for visiting Reflections and Nature! You left your footprints behind! LOL!

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Marji link
7/5/2012 04:13:08 am

So beautiful. I love pastels and how the colors mix visually on the paper. So true, our inner critics are our own worst enemy when it comes to our creativity and art. Its like dodge ball - keep dodging, keep creating and stay in the game. Beautiful for PHC

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Paula link
7/5/2012 12:11:52 pm

Beautifully done! At first I thought I was looking at a piece of crewel work or some sort of stitchery. Gorgeous texture!

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Elsie link
7/6/2012 03:33:33 am

I love your photo-art and like your post

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Minnemie Murphy
7/9/2012 11:15:33 am

Beautiful! Fluid with just enough detail. Yes, there is joy in the final product!!

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Kat Sloma link
7/14/2012 09:37:48 am

It sounds like this image had a lesson in it you needed to learn, or maybe better put, a truth you needed to recognize. Many of us love the process but there is something wonderful and amazing to end with a final product we love too. This art is beautiful and a perfect Photo-Heart Connection. I love it!

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