Doesn’t that sound careless? It is meant to convey a sense of methodically completing oil paintings, standing in front of the easels without mercy, focusing relentlessly on the job at hand in order to have time in Mineral King, or to work on some pencil drawings, or maybe just park my tookus and read.
Here are some in progress photos:
These are now completed, signed, with painted edges, all drying in the workshop.
These weren’t hard because they had base coats, with all the shapes and darks and lights blocked in. All I had to do was mix the right colors, find obedient brushes, and systematically make them the best they could become without getting caught up in unnecessary extraneous details (as I define “unnecessary detail”, not as the folks who tell me to stop drawing with my paintbrushes). Pencils require tight details; oils require great color; both require great contrast.
Now I have 3 more to paint: a commission (although it is still in the conversation stage I feel fairly confident that it will become a real job), something for a friend in trade for some iris rhizomes to share, and one more small Mineral King painting, because I ran out of daylight on my marathon painting day.
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“These weren’t hard” for YOU, maybe! I can barely manage a stick figure, ha! Isn’t it amazing how God created every person in the world with different talents, abilities, training, motivations to create? It makes the world full of beauty, both visually and audibly!
And I know your conversation stage commission is a go-for-sure!
Thank you, Sharon! You are so good for my confidence and I appreciate your comments. The conversation may turn into a job but it involves a committee, so no breath-holding on that one.
Oh, I was thinking of another “possible commission” that is a Sure Thing. I hope the other works out, too!
Oh, there are indeed 2 commission conversations now.
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