Blue Moon mail art project

BLUE MOON

MAIL ART PROJECT

ROMANIA

 

by Jean Hart

 

It's time to send out my paintings for the Blue Moon mail art project in Romania.

What is a blue moon exactly?

I looked it up and here is what it said:

 

A blue moon is an extra full moon that appears in a subdivision of a year, either the third of four full moons in a season or, recently, a second full moon in a month of the common calendar. Metaphorically, a "blue moon" is a rare event, as in the expression "once in a blue moon".

 

My little painting are only postcard size and perfect for sending through the mail.

Please enjoy my artwork.

Be Inspired,

~Jean

www.zazzle.com/jeanhar1*

 



These are only a few of the many I'm sending.

Live to Inspire

Live to Inspire
Ideas and Concepts
acrylic by
Jean Hart
Inspire. ...
What moves you to the point that you must do something and then share it with someone?
Inspiring is doing something bold or courageous and then passing this high energy along to someone else.
How do you know if you are the one inspiring or being inspired?
I moved completely away from home at a tender age of 18. With no friends to a new city, college and barely no money.
Was that inspiring?
I married at 21 and again moved far from home to a city with no family or friends, with only $100.00 and no where to live.
Was that inspiring?
Being brave, vibrant, and as authentic as you can in living your life.
Yes, I think that's inspiring.
Telling how I left a job as a baker when I read a fortune cookie that said,
"Move in a different direction to begin your dream life".
Yes, that was inspired!
I hope that I don't just tell people about being inspired, I hope they are inspired by watching how I live my life. How sometimes taking a risk works out, being bold is exciting, taking chances makes your heart beat faster, by picking yourself up after a disappointment and moving forward after a good cry.
Keep moving forward...keep up the curiosity....keep the ideas and concepts coming.
I love this little abstract painting. It was my first attempt at painting concepts. Every time I look at it I see something new. It Inspires Me.
Show yourself to the world.
Breathe in, breathe out.
Be Inspired,
~Jean
www.zazzle.com/jeanhar1*

Minimalism

Minimalism

 

So what is the point of minimalism?

I went to Seattle and saw some of it at the Seattle Art Museum.

Looking at the one line drawn through a background of blue. I'm thinking, What's this all about?

Am I suppose to be transported to another realm? Am I using this art form to look deeper inside myself? Well, actually, I thought, as an artist, "I'm working too hard if this is whats getting into a serious museum."

Frank Stella once said of his paintings, "What you see is what you see."

Oh, okay, that clears it up.

When and where was minimalism popular, 1960-1975 USA.

Minimalism, because of its very form for having no subject or focal point to keep the viewer interested moved on to Conceptual Art.

Minimalism was a gateway to jump into Abstract and Conceptual artwork. It's place was needed for the cerebral movement to begin. Once people started to view the bold, daring, and emptiness in its simplicity. The viewer could easily move past it on to a piece they then could relate to in abstact form.

Some of the Minimalism artist you may want to look for are:

Carle Andre, Dan Flavin, Eva Hesse, Donald Judd.

http://www.theartstory.org/artist-stella-frank.htm

Be Inspired,

~Jean

www.zazzle.com/jeanhar1*

September's Blue Moon

owl blue moon, jean hart

September

This month took its name from its earlier position in the calendar. September, Latin for seventh month. It became the ninth month when Julius Caesar changed the calendar and made January the first month.

Full moon: Harvest Moon

Universal event: Autumn Equinox, nature comes into balance

Message: To create, to prosper, to appreciate

Activity: Arts, crafts, courting future mates

Healing properties: Prevention through tonics

Color: Brown

Tree: Hazel

Flower: Aster

Creature: Snake

Gen: Sapphire.

September comes with lots of learning for me this fall. I have signed up to take classes at my local college.

My Blue Moon mail art program in Romania is due by the 15th.

I'm still working on my studio...on going project......but each day brings clearing, cleaning and making room for new creations.

Enjoy September

Be Inspired,

~Jean

www.zazzle.com/jeanhar1*



Rainbow Forrest

 

Jean Hart Artworks,

Door prize for the

Elements

art exhibit

Northeastern Nevada Museum

reception

Aug 23, 6-8 pm

Rainbow Forrest, watercolor, Jean Hart

After days of looking through my artwork to come up with a door prize for the Element show, I have decided on this painting. The original Rainbow Forrest, A promise of wonderful things to come.
Rainbow Forrest
watercolor
~Jean
for me it encompasses, hope, encouragement, joy and love.

A Shifting Propective

A Room With A View
 

Shift, yes, maybe it's time to shift your prospective.

Imagine all the possibilities in your day that you may not see if you didn't shift your eyes.

move your head,  balance on one foot, and turn around.

Perspective is a shifty thing. All the lines can be measured perfectly but something may feel off.

Check where are you standing. Do you need to move?

Art is funny that way too, just like life. Sometimes everything seems perfect, a good fit, lines are  straight, and just like that, everything is off balance.

Mindfulness, too is like that. Sometimes you feel like you have all you need, or too much or simply not enough. Yes, too much of a good thing will put you off balance to.

When my routine is disturbed, I get a little off balance.

Sometimes I have even had to do a do over in the morning, only it's later that day. Go back to what I missed in the morning that threw me off.

The crazy thing is that there are no two days the same. Not even if you do the same things each day.

You are not the same person you were yesterday that you are today.

It is truly up to you how you handle shifting.

Be Inspired,

~Jean

www.zazzle.com/jeanhar1*

Have you ever dreamed so hard that when you awake you were exhausted?

Have you ever dreamed so hard that when you awake you were exhausted?

drawing from my health journal, Jean Hart
 

I have been "told", that God didn't create any illness without also creating the remedy.
As I look at this "healing" path that I'm on, I have to wonder.
Is every experience a blessing? Does my own healing exists within me?
I am certain that the Universe and spiritual traditions have many things in common and teach us everyday.
But still, I have my moments of doubt. Not to say that I have given up on prayer, meditations, gratitude and thankfulness.
It just feels like sometimes doors are closing and I'm crawling to find a window.
This week there has been a back slide on my knees. I found a new joint supplement at the health store called, Instaflex, I have started to take that too. Along with so many other supplements my pill box barley closes.
I am clearly feeling like the ugly duckling right now. My last visit to the salon left my hair a greenish brown!!! and my exercise is non existed so I'm feeling exhausted.
So, now begins the "pick yourself up and get on with life anyway", part of blogging.
I have two month to pull myself  together for Matt's wedding.
Along with a family reunion.....so many people my anxiety is already going up.
So, for now, lets begin:
1. no sugar, that I am aware of.
2. no extra carbs, NO lets make that NO MORE CHIPS!!!
3. PUSH THE KNEE EXERCISES I GOT FROM PT AT HOME.
4. water, water, water.......
5 add some positive thoughts to life, just to remember that everyday is magic.
OK lets just start with that.
"the secret of life
is not to resist,
But to ride the tide
In search of your bliss"    Michael Dooley

and I say, this too will pass........lets hope I find my legs soon and get out of this funk!!!
Be Inspired,
~Jean