BJ Lantz - Illustrator and Designer

Welcome to Creative Blah, blah, blah....

I am an artist living in Florida with my jewel of a husband, who is known as Captain Hubby.

We live to serve our three cats, Gracie (aka Queen of Evil), Cry Baby (aka Good Boy), and Menace (aka Jingle Butt).

When I am not creating new artwork to keep the licensing pipe-line fed, I am enjoying this beautiful area in which I live either on foot, on my beloved bicycle or on our sailboat, Adios (I am not sure who is the other woman - myself or her!).

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Fear of Flying

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

No, not on an airplane or even in the Erica Jong sense.  You see, what I have always kind of sort of dreamed of is becoming an abstract painter.  But what I have, seems to be a fear of letting the paint fly.

I’ve always preferred control over my designs whether I start on the board and end up in the computer or start there to being with.  Oh, don’t like that color? Poof, easily changed.  Don’t like that element there or want it bigger or smaller? Done.  But putting paint & other things on canvas with no undo button is kind of scary for the likes of me.

A few classes I’ve taken here and here have helped me, but I am still a rather methodical painter.  It is a giant leap to even refer to myself as a painter.  Perhaps if I try to commit to one painting a week I can break out of it?  (hmmm…do the words try and commit go together?)  As scary as it is, I sure do love doing it…..

What have you always wanted to do that you feel your current creative nature stifles?

This painting is still ongoing…