There are actual spider webs on my easels after a summer off.
I didn’t take the summer off on purpose; there simply wasn’t any reason to add to inventory.
Now there are reasons to paint: the Holiday Bazaar will be November 18, St. Anthony Retreat has requested small paintings to sell in their gift shop, and the Mural Gallery in Exeter recently sold a few paintings.
These little beginnings await layers.
These sizes have been chosen, along with photos/subjects to paint. Most of the photos will be cropped or several images will be combined. I always feel the need to state this in case you think I am strictly following photos. I don’t have the ability to copy photos perfectly with those imperfect paintbrushes, and in The Art World, it isn’t considered a good thing to do that.
Sometimes I try anyway, so there. I am not in The Art World; I am your Central California artist, using oil paint to make art you can understand, of places and things you love, for prices that won’t scare you.
Yes, there is a pair of pumpkins begun behind the 2 lake photos. Yes, you have probably seen both of the Sequoia scenes painted by me before along with the 2 lake photos. Okay, fine, yes, the Alta Peak/Moro Rock too. Not a problem, because new people will be looking at the new paintings.
I used up the paint on my palette to get a first layer down on the canvas.
Then I took another photo of the 2 that I am now considering to be finished. I added a bit more detail to the foreground grass on the buffalo, titled “Ed’s Herd” (because the buffalo herd belongs to Ed) and added a bit more sky under the sunset-colored (NOT FIRE!!) clouds, finally signing that one.
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I’m very glad commissions and potential sales are on the horizon! I hope they make up (and more!) for the Silver City store being shuttered this summer.
I look forward to seeing the finished products in a future blog post!
Sharon, I have scheduled some blog posts ahead, and the new pieces are sprinkled throughout. Thank you for your good wishes and continual support! (It wasn’t just Silver City—my other 2 outlets were suffering, along with the oddness of no commissions, and the usual 2-month summer hiatus on drawing lessons.)
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