Art of Taskin

Dealing with creative block is not the easiest and fun but it happens to all of us! What is a creative block ? So the dictionary version is .....When you can't find yourself to have a creative thought. My version is.....being very close to giving up but knowing that love for what i do will will get me through...the third eye or mind tends not to wander but go into an almost quiet pause or silence... and no painting starts or finishes for a few days...it has never been as bad as not picking up the brush for months.... but a few days yes!.... How do I deal with it? I don't!... i just let myself go through it... without getting worked up it helps to venture into a new method or technique.  Sometimes I will flip through some old art pieces or paper works I have done and other times I will  pick up an old favourite one, or start a few studies of a subject I am not usually doing. This really changes momentum and proves to most of the time spark some new idea or theme someti...

So here it was for 2015... The Kenya Museum Annual Art Show was back with a bang!.... Two of my pieces were selected for the exhibition and for sale. I was privileged to have The Sun & Fireworks oil painting selected. The display was large, vast & thrilling!.Several Artists from accross the world had their work displayed and the genres covered were really broad ranging from wildlife to still life, portrait to landscapes in abstract & realistic styles.In fact,  close to 250 pieces were displayed at the Courtyard of the Museums of Kenya and it remained a spectacle to see all the diversity of talent expressed from our Country and the world. I was glad to part of such a great event and  national show. It was definitely a real memory to keep in my art diary of memories of exhibitions! :)