I seem to have hit a sweet spot this week in the studio. Saturday I cut and prepped four new small panels for the show, even though I have only two weeks left before showtime and really need to focus on finishing some work. I gessoed and then base coated them in acrylics and was ready to roll on Sunday. Slam-bam! Wet-into-wet with a pliable brush, 1-2 session paintings. It's been a very long time since I've used this approach (early 1990s?). The scratching and scraping and struggling of the past few years, especially with this body of particular work, just gave way to a more confident, efficient, and focussed image-making. Yee-ha!
About freaking time, though I wasn't even aware how overdue I was for some serious artistic flow.
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9 comments:
yaay, I'm jealous, but my time will come.
when you least expect it.
Are you gunna post them?
No, I'm now a new media artist, and will be describing my paintings rather than photographing or displaying them. You'll just have to take my word for how great they are.
That made me laugh.
I take your word for it.
Shoot. I can't read or write so I'll just have to leave you with a LaMotican. "Pouty face with fluttering lashes" suggesting that you should show your fan base the flow. SHOW THE FLOW, always say. Pweeeze. I need a good reminder. I'll be your best friend. I'll let you ride my Vespa.
word veri = barge
No way they'll live up to all this, so maybe I'll post something soon that may or may not be the product of all my bragging here...
LaMotican. Hm, that doesn't sound like the product of an non-reader/writer . .. .
Yeah, Carla, this is why your parents told you not to brag. :p
I'm really not being coy. I just seem to be incapable of doing anything other than finishing up paintings for the show. Right now the wall spot where I photograph has a large wet painting on it, and I had been using that space to temporarily move paintings to and paint edges, etc. It's chaos in there, and even more so in my brain.
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