Finally, I Have an Art Room of my Own

I finally have my own art room!

 

    Oh yes, it is exciting, but HOLY COW is it work! Moving things trying to organize and fight the desire to just jump into painting right away. Well I had the wonderful experience  of moving everything not once but twice! Let me tell you, it was work.

 

    It started with the small space between the kitchen and living room. Then my art supplies would be out of the way and I would be able to leave things out. Normally we have our glass table there, but with Christmas just passing we had to move it for our tree. I thought it would make a better art space than table space . . . make sense to me at least.

 

So the process began . . .

 

    I moved most of my items into the small space, luckily I have a lot of  storage cabinets. It looked good, I was able to paint a painting and enjoy the wonders of having my own little space. When I was younger I would play in my grandmas craft room, so I knew this feeling, but it was nice to remember. After learning my Sister-in-law would not be moving in with us, the second bedroom in the house was up for grabs. Now in all honesty the thought of an art room wasn't the first thing on my mind. My husband on the other hand jumped right on the idea. Not prepared to move everything after moving it originally I was a little slow. Mind you this was all with in a 48 hour time period lol so I was doing a lot of walking back and forth. Below are photo's of my art space, before moving into my new room.

 

 

Process begins AGAIN. . .

 

    Once I got everything into my room I was needless to say relieved. I have a bunch of my paintings surrounding me. A picture of my husband and I in a frame my great grandma made for me (only suiting for a craft to be in the art room). The hardest part was now everything was organized. It doesn't sound bad but normally I had an organized mess and can tell you where everything is right away, now I was searching for my stuff. A future project I intend to do is create my own little signs to help me out. Call it a crafty cheat sheet :)

 

    Last night I finally sat down in my craft room deciding I was going to paint. I was dying to paint all while moving everything, but clearly needed to get my room ready before I started painting in it. I was sitting there enjoying my room. I had started a painting but wasn't really doing anything to it. Just sitting there smiling at everything around me, when I heard a knock. It was my husband. "Permission to enter your fortress of solitude." Got to love him. But I loved the sound of it. Mostly because it was mine and I have a door xD - is that too silly of a thought?

 

    But I am finally settled in and will be painting, creating, and dreaming. I found lots of random objects that I am dying to put into a mixed media piece. I don't have pictures of my new room just yet, but will hopefully be posting some soon.

 

    If you want to know the latest with my art check me out on the following sites, and let me know how I am doing with this whole social media thing :)

 

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Goodbye Elephant

   In attempts to continue with my New Years resolution I have been sharing my art work like never before. Posting constant updates of my newest work in progress on Facebook and Instagram - Sharing these posts all over my own facebook page. I have been trying very hard to stay "active" in social media. I have started a routine. It involves posting on my art's page. Taking that post and sharing it with myself and an art group I am in then posting to instagram. It takes just a few minutes but it helps. My posts are receiving a lot more views and frankly my attempts are paying off.

I sold my first painting!

 

   It was a new feeling of pride that I had never felt before. Wrapping up the painting and packaging it safely, I couldn't stop smiling. Seriously the grin on my face wouldn't go away. Yesterday (Jan. 17th, 2014) I mailed it off to its new home. I walked in carrying that over taped box as if I had just won the lotto or something. Lemme put it to you this way - I had to go into work right after (on my day off) and still felt like a queen :)

 

   My art has always made me happy. It has helped me through the rough times and has kept me going through the good. But my art has never made me feel this wonderful. Sure I sold a painting - that's exciting - but now my art is bringing someone else happiness. Knowing that makes me swell with pride. My home is covered in my paintings. I love seeing them all over my walls. I hang the good and the one's that aren't really my favorites - But they are still there. Now I get to walk inside my home and see one missing. I walked into my house after mailing the package and my eyes searched for the painting I had sold. Just to be sure it wasn't a dream or something. It wasn't there. Happiness filled me because I know soon someone will walk into their home and see my work. It is making their day brighter.

 

   When I was younger I would always joke with my friends by writing "Save this for when I become famous" on a drawing or doodle I had done for them. I'm pretty sure I wrote that in a few year books as well. But I never thought I would sell my work. Back then I didn't want to. I felt it was to much of myself. I felt I would be giving away to much of my soul to others, which in a way I still feel is true . . . but I see it in different light now. I am giving away my soul but to help put a smile on the face of others.  I don't fear it anymore. I welcome it. It makes sense to me to make others smile if you can.

 

   I don't have many friends anymore and that is probably my (more than likely) fault. I am friends with my husband (Which I highly recommend) and my dog. I have others but you get what I am saying. So I look at my art facebook page as my art's friends. My art has more friends than I do and I am more than okay with that. When my art gains a new friend, I know it is because my art is making someone happy and call it selfish but I feel it is because I helped. Nothing wrong with helping. I would rather my art speak because I am truly odd . . . I am socially awkward . . . I will stick with helping.

 

So with all that said, I say goodbye to my Elephant painting.

I hope you make new friends and don't forget that I helped.



Welcome 2014 - Here's to the New Year

   I suppose it is a little late to say Happy New Year considering I am writing this on the 11th . . . But screw it Happy New Year Everyone. This year I have decided to get serious about my life as an artist. This blog being one of the many steps I am trying to accomplish. Things are different in today's world. You have to be connected and frankly. . . I'm not.

 

   Last year I began painting like I have never painted before in my life. It seems to have opened a door for me and this year I am going to stop being nervous or scared of where that door goes.

 

 Heck I am going to be painting anyways so I might as well right?

 

 

   So... Since this is my first blog I suppose I should introduce myself. My name is Kimberly Plympton. I am currently 21 years old and married to the best husband in the world. I share my life with him and our dog, Bear. We are all characters in our own way.

 

 

 So yeah, that's me . . .

 

   Now, about my art . . . I am a painter as I was saying earlier, but try to be a well rounded artist. If you check out my facebook page Plympton Creations, you can check out my paintings, drawings, and photography. When I paint I only use the primary colors. I don't really have a reason other than I like them and if I need a different color I can just mix it myself. I let the paint do what it wants to do and I try to find the creation within. In other words . . .

 

I like to make a mess.

 

   I am looking forward to what 2014 has in store. I am trying to be positive. I started an Etsy Store a few months back and hopefully that will get better as I learn how to work my way around the whole social media thing. In attempts to help my new years resolution I am also becoming more active with instagram. You can follow me kplymp730.

 

 

   So . . . Here is to the New Year

 

(1st painting of the year)

(Second painting of the year)