How is it that I can almost complete four paintings in one day but then it takes two days to tell you?
Tryna be respectful of your time, that’s how it comes to be two posts.
You may recall that Sawtooth isn’t my favorite subject, but that I paint it because it sells. I am on a continual quest to view it in different lights and from different locations, although there are a few views of it that are almost always a guaranteed sale, especially if it is small enough for someone’s suitcase (or budget—this is Tulare County, after all.)
It will need some color correcting, but at the end of this session what it needed most was a long time to dry. Painting wet into wet means I load my brush, make a pass with one side of it, flip it over and use the other side, and then waste all the paint onto a paper towel before reloading. Otherwise I am simply scraping or licking the canvas, and no improvements are happening.
The final painting of the day was Sequoia Gigantea #32 for Stem & Stone, a very nice little store here in Three Rivers, which is now carrying some clothing. (I haven’t seen it yet but am assuming it is too modern and young for this set-in-her-ways 67-year-old who prefers too-long skirts from catalogs—often 20 years ago—and thrift shops.)
But I digress.
This will need some serious drying time too. Drying takes a lot longer in the fall than in the summer or the winter. Summer, duh. Winter means the paintings get moved into the house where they can bask in the warm dry air generated by the wood burning stove.
FOUR PAINTINGS COMPLETED IN ONE DAY!
Sounds impressive, but if you’ll recall, I recently took about 3 weeks to finish the large one of Who Moved Sawtooth/Sawtooth #70 Gold Rush.
I really really like how this one turned out! And it is Sawtooth. . . weird.
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Apparently, “vintage” is anything prior to 1990.
Feel old yet??
Really?? prior to 1990?? I guess we have one foot in the grave and another on a banana peel.
I hear ya about the “trendy” offerings in clothing these days. They all seem to be tailored to size 6 teen girls. Not me! Give me a denim skirt down to the shins and a loose-fitting long-sleeved blouse and I’m happy!
Love the “Gold Rush” painting (because . . . Iron Falls!) but I prefer the original title. <smile>
Happy weekending!
Sharon, I did make it to the clothing department of the store, and it isn’t all brand new things. She labels the second-hand clothing “vintage”, and I actually liked some of it! But what does “vintage” mean??
Who Moved Sawtooth? tickled my funny bone, but probably only had appeal to you, me, and a small handful of other folks.