{"id":356,"date":"2017-06-09T00:04:14","date_gmt":"2017-06-09T00:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jameswritinganddesign.com\/wordpress\/?p=356"},"modified":"2017-08-27T20:08:08","modified_gmt":"2017-08-27T20:08:08","slug":"creativity-does-not-just-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jameswritinganddesign.com\/content\/creativity-does-not-just-happen\/","title":{"rendered":"Creativity Does Not Just Happen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>People assume things come easily when you are &#8220;creative.&#8221; Not so.<\/p>\n<p>I am on a\u00a0mission to create a fine art piece for each of my children, and the first one didn&#8217;t go<br \/>\nas planned.\u00a0I decided to start with the kid that loves being in a photo shoot AND can hold a<br \/>\nposition\u00a0for a minute. The shoot was fun. We all had a lot of laughs. We collected leaves from<br \/>\nthe\u00a0front yard, and we threw them around the room and at the model. My then four-year-old<br \/>\nthought this was the best part.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the pictures didn&#8217;t come out well. I thought I would spend some time playing<br \/>\naround with the images I had, but I had to agree with my oldest, I would &#8220;have to trash it all.&#8221;<br \/>\nAfter a few\u00a0hours of playing around and fixing the pictures, I had an idea. The idea worked,<br \/>\nbut it leads\u00a0me to another problem. After numerous hours, I realized it would come together,<br \/>\nand work, If I spent a lot more time on it all.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Moral to the story &#8211; sometimes it takes a lot of work to make something, and if I would<br \/>\nhave given up, I wouldn&#8217;t have this piece to share.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1800px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-356-1\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1304\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jameswritinganddesign.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Child-2-L.A.James_.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jameswritinganddesign.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Child-2-L.A.James_.mp4\">http:\/\/www.jameswritinganddesign.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Child-2-L.A.James_.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Somethings you might be wondering:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am asked how I create my art, and I always have to start with the preface it depends&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some aspects of my art are created digitally.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some aspects are painted on a canvas, and I scan in that image to add to my digital work.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some aspects are created in Illustrator, and I bring that piece into a work.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some aspects are painted in Photoshop.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some aspects are painted in Corel Painter.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some aspects are created with traditional pastels.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some aspects are created with oil paints.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some aspects are created with acrylic paint.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some art pieces are a combination of a few of these techniques.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some art pieces are a combination of all of these techniques.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I think this might be a new sense of the word Mixed Media, but I enjoy it all.<br \/>\nThere is a misnomer that digital art is easier than traditional art. Having worked with both, I<br \/>\nhave to say traditional media is easier. You are able to blend and paint in a simpler manner,<br \/>\nand it only involves learning to paint. Digital art involves learning to work with a program, which<br \/>\nhas another set of challenges.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This video shows a tiny part of it\u00a0my process.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to see some of my other art pieces for sale, you can go to:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lajames-store.com\/\">http:\/\/www.lajames-store.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you have any other questions, please post them below, and I will gladly answer them.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People assume things come easily when you are &#8220;creative.&#8221; Not so. 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