Bipolar
artist hits half-way mark in year long blogging project
Released
on: November 15, 2007, 10:44 am
Press
Release Author: ARTBYLT.COM
Industry:
Internet
& Online
Press
Release Summary: Six months ago bipolar abstract artist Lynne Taetzsch
promised to make at least one drawing or painting every day and
to write about it in her art blog. The commitment has not been easy,
but she is determined to complete her project.
Press
Release Body: Can she keep it up? Six months ago, abstract artist
Lynne Taetzsch made a commitment to make art every
day for a year and to write about it in her art blog at
ARTBYLT.BLOGS.COM. She promised to make at least one drawing
a day, and so far has completed 194 days without missing.
When
she travels, Taetzsch brings along her art pad and colored pens
so that she can make her drawing first thing in the morning no matter
where she is. At a motel room in Canada in July, she had to work
quietly in dim light so she wouldn’t wake up two grandchildren
sleeping in the same room.
“When
I feel pressured for time or ideas, I use smaller sized paper,”
says Taetzsch. “It’s not as threatening as a larger
piece.” Simplifying her palette to black and grays also
helps her focus, and provides a break from the bright colors she
typically uses in her art.
Blacks
and grays also show up in her work when Taetzsch is feeling depressed.
She is bipolar, and finds that making art provides an outlet for
her up and down moods. The dark moods add intensity and depth to
her art, while the lighter moods inspire playful improvisations.
When
Taetzsch is hypomanic, she has loads of energy and ideas. That’s
when she started the drawing-a-day-for-a-year project. New challenges
are stimulating and help maintain her “up” feelings.
The day-to-day execution, however, often falls short of such excitement.
“There have been many days,” Taetzsch says,
“when I felt like chucking the whole thing.”
Taetzsch
created her own art website nine years ago, learning as she went
along, and working continually to improve it. Today her site has
over 12,000 visitors a month from all over the world. She started
an art blog two years ago, and has found a slow but steady increase
in readership. Today her blog receives over 1800 page views a month.
“Knowing
that people are out there, waiting to see my drawing for the day,
helps keep me going,” says Taetzsch. “I made
it half-way. If I can do that, I can go the distance.”
Web
Site: http://artbylt.blogs.com
Contact
Details: Lynne Taetzsch
ARTBYLT.COM
3 Snyder Heights
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-273-1364
Lynne@ARTBYLT.COM
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