Everyday is a good day!

Every moment that has passed, and every moment that is to come is a blessing.

I truly appreciate those in my life on a personal level, as well as a professional level. The past several weeks have been extremely creative for me and I have even shocked myself. I can't take credit for this. Its because of God alone.

To think, that I was actually considering canceling my art show a few days ago. For what?

Because my nerves started getting to me. I wasn't sure if I would be able to create quality art. I started to doubt myself and said "what am I getting myself into?" I was concerned about people coming or not coming. Fact of the matter is, it doesn't matter what people think, or how many come. This is more about me sharing my passion and not about the money. That's just a bonus. I've found the outlet that bests fits me and my emotions.

Enough of the foolishness. I set my goals and I'm half way there! <<< I said that with my chest btw :)

As I've been told....I paint with my heart, are you ready to listen?

May 12, 2012 2pm - 5pm @ The Arts of Monarchs 125 Main St. Spfld, Mass/USA 

Jan 15 Post: Perception of an Artist

I call this post "Perception of an Artist" because I'd like to know, what does an artist look like? Everyone has their perception of how one should or would look like.
When I tell people that I'm into arts, crafts such as jewelry-making, its like they had a seizure and then snap back to say "really, wow". Yes, really. I mean surely, they don't expect me to walk around with wet paint on my hands and clothes,and a huge portfolio do they? Some of the stereotypes I've heard said artist wore a black hat, have untidy hair, tacky clothing, etc. Well that's not the case.
For me personally as an artist I do enjoy comfortable, loose-fitting clothing to work in so I don't feel restricted. But you better believe when its time to go out the house, I get fancy. lol Mom always told us to make sure we are neat and clean because you never know who will see us.
I leave you with this:
Judge not a book by its cover. Open the book to discover a world of color. There is more than what meets the eye, not just the transformers lol.

Jan 16 Post: What is Estetika!?

You may wonder what does Estetika mean in the name Estetika Exposure.
On October 17, 2010, a friend and I were engaged in a conversation. I absolutely love talking to this person. Often times our conversations are creative and thought provoking. So anyways, we are discussing my art and I said to myself, "I need a name for my business!"
As I've only reconnected with my love for creating art in the summer of 2010, I had recently decided to pursue it further. So I asked my friend for a name, and they threw out several names which were awesome. Unfortunately. most of those names were already taken.  Out of frustration, I took the last suggestion and said hmmm what would it say if it was in a different language. Esthetic Exposure in Indonesian is Estetika Exposure. From that moment on it stuck with me.
That's just a little history of where the name Estetika Exposure: Art by AmW came from.
Oh....wait, I didn't explain the AmW part. lol Another friend of mine would call me AmW or AmDubb etc so I attached that to the business. AmW (Alicia Marie Walter).
Ok...that'a all folks! :)

Jan 29 Post: Value of Art

Something that always puzzled me was how art is valued art. My curosity began during my vacation in Flordia 2011. My husband and I were walking around the shops of Coconut Grove. There were about 3-4 small art galleries near our hotel. I just wanted to go check out other artists. There was this one art gallery that may have been the largest of the four, it didn't look very inviting. It was kind of dark and boring. The artwork in there....the prices!!! Psssssh I'm not trying to knock anyone's work but wow weee, over $1,000 for a few lines on a canvas? That's just a tad bit too much. My husband was just as amazed and even inspired to start doing paintings as well if he could made just as much off of a few lines.
I've undersold myself a few times but never overpriced something. Yikes!

Jan 30 Post: How Does She Do It?

I've had close friends say to me, "how did you do that" or "I'd like to just watch you" when it comes to my art. I'm funny about my work space and those in my surroundings. But taking into consideration what was said, I thought of the idea of video recording me working. It may seem like the same thing as someone watching me but then again its not, because you don't have people asking you questions while you're creating. Things like that for me, alters my mood or disturbs my train of thought, which ultimately changes the piece of art I'm working on. That for me is a big no-no. Sooooo here I've posted me doing what I do, when I do what I do. lol Enjoy!

PPPPPPPPPPPPPLEASE excuse the lag with the audio and video. Just close your eyes and listen, occasionally opening them to see the pics lol.

Post from Feb 20

This weekend has been emotional for me. I never would have imagined to have come as far as I've come in such a short time. Though the journey just begun less than 5 months ago, it has been an amazing one. To reconnect with myself and to share something that I'm passionate about, its truly been a humbling experience.
I've had a lot of support from family and friends, and its just been amazing. Thank you all for joining my journey. I only hope to continue to create great art and to continue to paint from my soul.

Why do you do it!?

In late February, I met with a VERY talented artist. We talked for hours and I posed the question, how long have you been painting and why do you have so many of your paintings? Are you not selling them? I had so many questions but refrained from asking them all because I was just so amazed by this person and their work. (Sidebar, I'm not easily amazed lol so this was awesome)
The response was interesting to say the least. This particular artist paints not to sell but for pure enjoyment. So the question was posed to me, how I started and why.
I've always been interested in art but the confidence was there at first. I doubted myself and felt like I didn't have the creativity within me to accomplish anything.
The day I painted "My Africa", my world changed. The concept I feel is pretty awesome and many enjoy this painting. You can tell I thought outside of the box, and the colors were nice and vibrant. I was very pleased with the results. But yet, I still did not focus on my art. It was a step close but not close enough.
As mentioned, I didn't believe in myself. But later I learned that you have to first believe in yourself before anyone else. Even then, if no one else believes in you, YOU believe in YOU and know that you can.

The Mind

As I'm preparing for my very first art show in May of this year, creativety and new ideas are flourishing everyday. I'm truly blessed and thankful for the talents that God has placed within me. Never did I imagine coming this far, nor do I know what the future holds for me. But I live with no expectations.
Just looking at my most recent pieces of artwork, which will be revealed in May of this year; I'm just in amazement. Each day I'm growing as an artist and becoming more comfortable with myself; unafraid and free flowing.
I've stepped oustide boundraies, tested out new techniques as well as new environments. And it has all made me just a little bit better than I was the day before.
Sometimes I look a painting and wonder, what the heck is that!? Or what does that mean? But not everything needs or has an explanation. Just an expression of my heart.
~Peace and Blessings