Justina Blakeney

And it's a joy to watch myself love my paintings more the more I paint. And it's not about, it's no longer mine once I put the art in the gallery, right? It's for everyone and for myself. And I hope people can experience my work and make, you know, it can make people feel something. But it's also okay if people don't like my work. You know, it doesn't have to be good for everyone.

I don't like everyone else's work.

I don't like everyone else's work.

I don't like everyone else's work.

There's an I don't know element to this for sure. But I want to say something about self-expression and expressions on the faces and about how what that means when you read someone's expression and you feel it and it touches you. And so for me, drawing, painting, illustrating faces creates an immediate connection to

There's an I don't know element to this for sure. But I want to say something about self-expression and expressions on the faces and about how what that means when you read someone's expression and you feel it and it touches you. And so for me, drawing, painting, illustrating faces creates an immediate connection to

There's an I don't know element to this for sure. But I want to say something about self-expression and expressions on the faces and about how what that means when you read someone's expression and you feel it and it touches you. And so for me, drawing, painting, illustrating faces creates an immediate connection to

Like on magazine covers, they always try to have the models on the covers looking at the camera because when you look at the magazine cover, she's looking back at you. And there is something very powerful about that gaze and about that connection point. And so for me, trying to capture that in my art is just something very compelling.

Like on magazine covers, they always try to have the models on the covers looking at the camera because when you look at the magazine cover, she's looking back at you. And there is something very powerful about that gaze and about that connection point. And so for me, trying to capture that in my art is just something very compelling.

Like on magazine covers, they always try to have the models on the covers looking at the camera because when you look at the magazine cover, she's looking back at you. And there is something very powerful about that gaze and about that connection point. And so for me, trying to capture that in my art is just something very compelling.

And I really like hearing people talk about, oh, it looks like she's feeling this or thinking this. And, you know, it's yours. It's so personal to you. That is what it is for you. And so I think that's part of it. But there's still the I don't know element to it too. How do you...

And I really like hearing people talk about, oh, it looks like she's feeling this or thinking this. And, you know, it's yours. It's so personal to you. That is what it is for you. And so I think that's part of it. But there's still the I don't know element to it too. How do you...

And I really like hearing people talk about, oh, it looks like she's feeling this or thinking this. And, you know, it's yours. It's so personal to you. That is what it is for you. And so I think that's part of it. But there's still the I don't know element to it too. How do you...

I'm not at risk of becoming too rigid. I definitely lean in the other direction of the too wild. I think that with my creative work, I don't feel I have to be disciplined. If anything, I might have to be disciplined to get other things done when I'm in the flow of being creative. So, you know, mom stuff or work stuff or all that.

I'm not at risk of becoming too rigid. I definitely lean in the other direction of the too wild. I think that with my creative work, I don't feel I have to be disciplined. If anything, I might have to be disciplined to get other things done when I'm in the flow of being creative. So, you know, mom stuff or work stuff or all that.

I'm not at risk of becoming too rigid. I definitely lean in the other direction of the too wild. I think that with my creative work, I don't feel I have to be disciplined. If anything, I might have to be disciplined to get other things done when I'm in the flow of being creative. So, you know, mom stuff or work stuff or all that.

Sometimes I'm like, okay, and I'm toggling back and forth because I'm trying to stay in my creative flow. So I don't feel like I need a lot of discipline around that. I need discipline more around the other things. to do things that I maybe have avoidance around. And routines help me a lot with that and getting into just more regular flow, which is something I'm really working hard at.

Sometimes I'm like, okay, and I'm toggling back and forth because I'm trying to stay in my creative flow. So I don't feel like I need a lot of discipline around that. I need discipline more around the other things. to do things that I maybe have avoidance around. And routines help me a lot with that and getting into just more regular flow, which is something I'm really working hard at.

Sometimes I'm like, okay, and I'm toggling back and forth because I'm trying to stay in my creative flow. So I don't feel like I need a lot of discipline around that. I need discipline more around the other things. to do things that I maybe have avoidance around. And routines help me a lot with that and getting into just more regular flow, which is something I'm really working hard at.

I need that routine to help me with the discipline of the stuff that I may have more avoidance around and things like painting where I'm kind of squeezing it in wherever I can.