I thought I would treat you all with a bonus “after dark” mini blog. This is a bonus on top of the Blog I sent earlier. If you get a chance head on over and click here to check that one out to read up on my latest music endeavors! But for now, we're going to step away from music and talk about art and painting!
I've discussed in the past about the artistry that is engrained in my family. In fact that was the subject of a previous Blog of mine which was the “Part I" of this series. In that blog I mentioned how sometimes the artistic sensibilities of my family intersects. In that case it was my Brother's artwork which inspired one of my songs. And now it has happened again with my daughter and myself.
It started with a trip to Disneyland a couple of years ago. We were in the midst of the waining days of the Covid era and I decided to take this goofy picture of myself..
Yes… That is Grogu (better known as “Baby Yoda”) sitting on top of my head! The little plush had a magnet on its butt and came with a little metal plate so you can make it look like it was perched on you. This silly pic became the basis of one of my Artist Profiles. I took the pic, cropped it out (including Baby Yoda.. sorry Grogu!) and superimposed it on a city skyline with Photoshop…
A while after this was created, my oldest Daughter was thinking of what she was going to get me for my birthday. And then she got an idea. And that began the process of taking the above image and creating something special…
I saw her doing it, but I had no Idea that in the end she was going to gift it to me. I must say, it is one of my most cherished gifts! I had to take a pic the moment it was finished. You can still see the paint spattered on her arms!
My Brother Tim says she is very “expressionistic” in her art. She puts a lot of emotion into the work she does. I can see it and feel it in this piece. She made it far more than what my original idea was. Just capturing what Covid was with every brush stroke. And Covid is what birthed my project.. Masterjoda75. That is why this has become my main artist profile for my music. It's her stamp on this art!
She is really beginning to come into her own as an artist. She submitted this painting which is called, “Master Joda 75” to this year's Santa Fe Springs Art Fest! And with it, her painting took 1st Place!
As you can see, she's grown up a bit since she initially painted this pic. She is a Senior in High School now and the world is in front of her to conquer! I'm very proud of where she's at right now. And one of my hopes for her is that she never loses the love she has to express herself through her art! I want her to be like her Uncle Tim when she is older. Retired, but still painting and creating!
As for the painting. It's back where it belongs. Hanging in my studio for me to look to and give me inspiration for my own art!
Thanks for reading… Joda!
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