About me

“Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive, along with which comes the inner voice which says, ‘This is the real me,’ and when you have found that attitude, follow it.” ~James Truslow Adams

So I am kind of spunky (see my first post), but what makes me so spunky?

Well, maybe I am so spunky because I am easily amused, find pleasure in the little things, and because I generally enjoy life and try to live it to the fullest! I am outgoing, chatty, and I love to laugh, and do so a lot. I can only assume that all of those things help make up what it is that people see as spunk.

A number of things that make my world go round:

My family and friends and spending time with them…

Art – creating it and appreciating it…

Quotes

The smell of Honeysuckle (Citrus tree blossoms come in a very close second)

Music – a large array of it…

A good book

The outdoors – hiking, camping, throwing a frisbee in the park, taking a walk, watching the sunset or admiring a great view…

Learning

Good food

Exercise – I forget I love it sometimes, but I do indeed enjoy it…

Trying new things

Trees

Traveling

Amusement parks

Psychology and the workings of our brains

The feeling of accomplishment I get from putting things together or fixing something

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Artist Bio/Statement

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul ,and paints his own nature into his pictures.
~Henry Ward Beecher

Let the beauty of what you love be what you do. 
~Rumi

Bio
Jamie Woodard was born and raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Lancaster was her home until moving to Tucson, Arizona in the spring of 2004 where she still resides today. She completed an Associate’s Degree of Specialized Technology in Interior Design in 2002 at Bradley Academy for the Visual Arts in York, PA (now the Art Institute of York), and is currently working on her Associate’s of Fine Art at Pima Community College in Tucson, AZ.

Statement
I can’t pinpoint exactly why but I’ve always had an artist’s heart. My curiosity and exploration into my creativity started when I was young and continues today. I strive to incorporate creativity and artistry into all facets of my life. Since realizing my passion for the arts during childhood, I’ve expressed my creativity in a multitude of mediums. Though I consider myself a painter, I have no intention to ever stop exploring and studying various media, styles, and forms of art.

I like to incorporate movement, depth, and texture in my work and in turn create multiple areas and points of interest. My work is part emotion and chance combined with calculated artistic/design choices. I enjoy the surprising results of my experimentation, and I continuously fuel my passion through knowledge, enthusiasm, and the inspiration I find all around me.

Don’t ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. ~Harold Whitman