Posts Tagged “on the easel”
Day 3 ADEM
on the easel progress shots
It was Already Late Enough
underpainting
underpainting
Started the skin tones
Finished and priced to sell!
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I can’t believe it’s the end of the week, already. Time for Paint Party Friday, which I missed yesterday. If you’re a painter, go leave your link on the blog, and visit other artists. It’s a happening little group over there.
So, what’s going on with me is, I’ve got six paintings going at the same time right now. The one on the left is from last week. It changed a lot. Her shoulder wasn’t working for me, so I filled it in with her hair, instead. You can’t really tell from this photo because it looks black, but her hair is actually brown.
Kinda funny story on the painting of the woman smoking. I used to smoke cigarettes years ago, but I haven’t smoked in a long time now. But, get this..my new painting is making me dream I’m smoking. I wake up, and my lungs hurt. I start coughing, and I even feel all guilty. Then I realize..hey, I didn’t really smoke. I just had a nightmare that I did. LOL It’s a horrible habit. It was sooo difficult to quit..like really hard. I had to try several times, over and over, before it really stuck. And, now, I guess I’m gonna have to quit again in my dreams. sigh. lol
The woman with the hands is from last week, too. I am a little frustrated with her. I am letting her sit for a while, until I know where I’m going with it.
I feel like I’m in a bit of a rut. I haven’t wanted to paint all week. I got 6 new tubes of Golden Heavy Body paint, which are on SALE right now. I was excited about that! Could NOT wait for it to be delivered. But..I’ve had it for a couple days now, and still haven’t used any yet. Slumped into a rut is what I call it.
What do you do when you get into ruts? Do you force yourself to keep working? Do you just relax, and go do something else for a while? Do you look at others’ work to get inspired? Tell me your secret! I need some help here cuz my mojo is gone. sigh. I have been feeling incredibly burnt out and exhausted.
From my FB page the other day: Huge response about my new painting last night. This is the direction I’m going to be taking my art. New palette, new style, new size (bigger!). I feel like it’s time for my art to grow up a bit, and not look so childlike. I’ll still throw in some colorful, kid-like art from time to time, don’t worry. I just feel myself pulling away from it right now.
I will be working on this new, darker series all winter. There are more like her in my head, banging on the bars to get out. lol They’ve been locked up for quite some time, so they’re all a bit restless.
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Sweet Pea is waiting for me at the easel.
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