Beth JONES / BeeJaySAGE Biography:
I just HAD to learn how to paint ...
You'd think I would have 'enough creativity' in my life. But no! :-D
You'd think I would have had 'enough creativity' in my life when I became a professional singer working full-time on European stages, performing in operas, operettas and musicals.
You'd think I would have 'enough learning' in my life when I thereby learned the German language and began working as a freelance translator in my spare time – doing well enough that, after years of being the English voice for companies ranging from Austria’s KTM Sport Motorcycles to Greenpeace Switzerland, I eventually qualified to translate texts for the EU Parliament and its affiliated companies.
You'd think I would have 'enough creativity and learning' in my life when I learned the screenwriting format and began completing screenplays (one of which attracted the attention of Hollywood producers).
You'd think I would have 'enough creativity and learning' in my life when I began taking courses in copywriting to expand on the advertising skills I learned at my father’s knee, in hopes of writing fundraising copy for the charitable non-profits I support.
But no.
Somehow, none of these creative endeavors are enough. Not for me, at least. My beloved Irish painting teacher RóisÃn O'Farrell talks about 'feeding one’s creative well' to keep things flowing. (How I discovered her is another 'It must be Fate' kind of story.)
Whatever you're supposed to call it, I’m so incredibly lucky that, although wildly eclectic, my creative well has always been overflowing.
And yet ... and yet, I’ve also always wanted to learn: *HOW* DO PAINTERS **DO** THAT...?!
So I did.
I am.
Learning.
And learning and learning.
Like every artist before me, I'll never stop searching for better ways to create what I envision. And I'll always fall short of my goals.
And that’s perfectly all right, because t'was always thus and I can't change one of the basic laws of creativity.
Singing, writing, painting... I just wanna do my thing and if somebody (you?) likes it too: Sweet!
If not: Okay. Whatever.
What mediums do I use?
Preferably oils on canvas, but also pastels and acrylics on other supports.
What motifs do I paint?
Mostly landscapes and still life.
Creative people are flexible and insatiably curious. And when I take stock of my life, I note that I've never worked as anything but an artisan.
So, I guess ... I gotta be Me. :-D
Beth Jones joined Pixels.com Licensing on February 20th, 2019.
