Art show time - GET INSPIRED ALREADY!!

So, it is 3 weeks before an art show and I am struggling with inspiration. A friend recently told me I should get out of my comfort zone and paint things I've never painted before. She said, "no trees, plants, swirls, thick lines and textures, black outlines, bright colors, and no mirror."

Yeah, right!! There would be NOTHING left of me if I didn't have those things. They are who I am as an artist. My "style" is thick texture, bright colors, swirls, plants, and definitely the MIRROR!

So I looked around on the web at some cool art. My favorite website I came across was www.ipaintfish.com

Fantastic stuff! Very inspiring.

Another way I try to inspire myself is to buy new supplies. Kind of silly, but new supplies makes me wanna play! New toys! Today I bought LOTS of different size canvas, spray paint, round mirrors, and a new bottle of black paint. I love AC Moore and Michaels! Now I wanna play!

I am super excited about the upcoming art show. This year, they are having a whole week FULL of art related events, through theatre, dance, poetry, parade and art. Sounds like it will be an awesome thing to be a part of and I am proud to say that I am.

http://www.artblastwilmington.com

The 9th Annual Downtown Wilmington ArtWalk is

September 11th, 2010, from 10-5

CoolWilmington.Com in sponsorship by the Downtown Business Alliance of Wilmington presents the 9th Annual Downtown Wilmington ArtWalk. We close down Front St.(which is the main street thru downtown Wilmington) and set up the artists down the middle of the street, for 6 blocks. Pedestrians stroll down thru the area to explore all of the wonderful items on display. In the past, this event has drawn over 10,000 people throughout the day.

It's going to be an awesome event. I hope you can come see me. I'll be the artist with the "trees, plants, swirls, thick lines and textures, black outlines, bright colors, and mirror."

My favorite thing to design are LOGOS!

I love to design logos. They are a very rewarding form on graphic design in my opinion. I am the one that creates your company's brand. That's pretty powerful and can be pretty stressful. Nothing makes me feel better than a client saying how wonderful my design is, or, "Yipeee! Yipeee! Yipee! PERFECT!!"

- actual words from latest logo design client.

Of course, it makes me feel even better when that client says, "Your check is in the mail!"

A company's branding is serious business. It's as serious as designing tattoos for people. And yes, I do that too!!

So, if you are thinking of starting up a business and you need a logo, think about your company and the image you want to put out there ...

... and then HIRE ME!

This is my latest design. Enjoy!

My intro

So, here I am. I created this pretty blog ... happy with the name, my picture, my "about me" section. Everything is done. ... well, now I need to actually blog about something!! I am intimidated by blogging. I'm not sure why, because it looks easy when others do it. I'm very impressed with the pictures, the links, the witty stories and the randomness.

So, let's get to it!

I am Angela Johnson. I am a freelance graphic designer and an abstract painter. I have created this blog to talk about my inspirations, thoughts, ideas - based on graphic design and painting. Of course, I reserved the right to talk about anything random that pops in my head. I am a very random person. I keep you guessing.

I like peanut butter.

I created this blog also to get my name out there in a different avenue I've yet to explore. People FOLLOW your blog!!! How exciting. It is my mission to get my name known.

I started up my freelance graphic design business in January. It's been a very slow process, all the while keeping my day job. I've had my exciting "I got a new client!" days and I've had my depressing "Why am I even bothering?" days. Those suck! I'm learning as I go. I ask questions. I take classes. I network. I facebook.

So the good news is my business has grown!! I had 0 clients in January! No where to go but up!

I urge you to follow my blog. It will make my day. If you have advice or thoughts to share, please share away! Tell me what I should blog about!!

But for now ... I think this is a good start!

Thanks for stopping by.

angela