Sad day in Boston. My thoughts are with everyone impacted by today's craziness. So cruel and so evil.
Monday, April 15, 2013
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Is 22 months too long between blog posts?
Well well, here I am. I feel as though I have stepped out of a cloud and back to crisp, bright blue clarity. Cerulean blue.
It's been a long time. Lots of things have happened - got a new job, worked many hours and had a hard time separating work from life which didn't leave time for art. I did have time for my son, of course. He probably would have preferred if I had backed off a bit because he's a senior in high school - which makes me an awkward annoyance with a wallet.
After not painting for well over a year - almost two - I started again a couple of weeks ago. I have kept my studio this whole time, but rarely went and when I did I just sort of puttered around. I was completely and totally blocked.
I still struggle to get to the studio, but I started painting at home with acrylics. Painting with acrylics is completely different than painting with oils and I'm learning all over again. I'm going to post one of them, even though it's kind of embarrassing, but the whole point of this blog - and my art - was to focus on THE PROCESS, not the end result.
I lost sight of that.
My focus right now is to learn what I can do with acrylic paint and reveal the shapes and colors (hence the title) rather than the subject matter. That's hard for me to do because I'm the most literal artist in the world (poetry is usually a mystery to me.) With oils I can goop it on and move the paint around and things blend and overlap and do wonderful things. Acrylic dries very fast so no gooping and moving unless it happens in 5 minutes; instead I've been doing many thin thin layers of paint. I'd like to get to a where my acrylic paintings are less literal and more painterly.
It's been a long time. Lots of things have happened - got a new job, worked many hours and had a hard time separating work from life which didn't leave time for art. I did have time for my son, of course. He probably would have preferred if I had backed off a bit because he's a senior in high school - which makes me an awkward annoyance with a wallet.
After not painting for well over a year - almost two - I started again a couple of weeks ago. I have kept my studio this whole time, but rarely went and when I did I just sort of puttered around. I was completely and totally blocked.
I still struggle to get to the studio, but I started painting at home with acrylics. Painting with acrylics is completely different than painting with oils and I'm learning all over again. I'm going to post one of them, even though it's kind of embarrassing, but the whole point of this blog - and my art - was to focus on THE PROCESS, not the end result.
I lost sight of that.
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| Shapes and Colors 11x14 Acrylic |
My focus right now is to learn what I can do with acrylic paint and reveal the shapes and colors (hence the title) rather than the subject matter. That's hard for me to do because I'm the most literal artist in the world (poetry is usually a mystery to me.) With oils I can goop it on and move the paint around and things blend and overlap and do wonderful things. Acrylic dries very fast so no gooping and moving unless it happens in 5 minutes; instead I've been doing many thin thin layers of paint. I'd like to get to a where my acrylic paintings are less literal and more painterly.
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Catie's Trees
I don't post for months and then I post twice in one day.
Catie's Trees is based on a photo I took it at the house of a sweet and talented young woman named Catie. Trees are one of my favorite things to paint because for some reason I don't get all hung up on the details. Fall trees are the most fun because all my favorite colors are there - warm reds and yellows. I use reds and yellows in so many of my paintings and my house used to be filled with them.
Catie's Trees is based on a photo I took it at the house of a sweet and talented young woman named Catie. Trees are one of my favorite things to paint because for some reason I don't get all hung up on the details. Fall trees are the most fun because all my favorite colors are there - warm reds and yellows. I use reds and yellows in so many of my paintings and my house used to be filled with them.
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| Catie's Trees Oil on 9x12 Gallery Wrap Canvas |
Adira
I finished this a couple of months ago, but never posted it, so here it is. There is one thing I want to fix, but since it is always risky when I go back into a painting after a long time away I will leave it alone.
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| Adira Oil on 12x12 Raised Panel |
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Portrait in Progress - 2
Next phase - I'm struggling with the skin. No, she doesn't actually have a 5 o'clock shadow. Hopefully I'll have time to work on her today.
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