Day 11 | TURNING POINT with @taraleaver and #21daysinmyartworld ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ There was a turning point in my evolution as an artist that was very unexpected. I took a class with mixed media artist, Traci Bautista in Hampton, VA, where I was teaching at an art retreat. Up to that point, my style was very vintage and lacked color and vibrancy. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Traci taught me how to embrace color in a way that stopped me in my tracks. My world was literally exploding with vibrant color and after class I filled my hotel room with works of saturated color. Every surface in my room was covered with drying art pieces. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ That experienced changed how I viewed color and myself. I realized that I had been shying away from the use of color as I felt that was the domain of “real artists.” My fears and presuppositions were erased and my confidence grew. I became a different artist that day, embracing both color and my talent in a new way. It changed everything! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #makeitclaimit #makeitclaimitart #techsavvyartist #artjournals #robenmarie #mixedmedia http://bit.ly/2Hd0Wjy