Have you noticed that I am really enjoying the use of the non-word “tryna”?
While in Oregon, I loved seeing those rural scenes with barns, but only took photos through the car window because we were always on a schedule without time to meander along back roads. Freeways don’t often have scenic turnouts, and many country roads don’t either.
I lamented that I had no reason to paint Oregon subjects; then, my artist friend Krista told me to paint them and then look for an outlet to sell them in Oregon. (She is full of bigger ideas than I ever think of.) My sister said, “I don’t know why a barn picture wouldn’t sell. It is a thing to have a barn picture.”
Then I remembered that my upcoming solo show in Tulare is title “Around Here, and Sometimes a Little Farther”.
So, I went for it, using 11×14 canvas boards instead of my usual wrapped canvases. Why??
That was so satisfying that I did another one. (The photography part was an interruption so I skipped all the steps on the second barn.)
I wonder if that hay stack is a little too weird. too centered, perhaps.
Whenever I finish something in fairly short order, I almost break my arm patting myself on the back. Inevitably, when it is dry, I scan it, view it on my laptop screen, and groan: “WHY DID I THINK THAT WAS FINISHED??”
At least I know what to expect after these are scanned.
I also figured out that in the upcoming show, all my paintings of local scenes are on wrapped canvas, and all the “sometimes a little farther” paintings are on boards. These will require easels or frames. Aha! The visitors to the show might be able to differentiate just by the format (and possibly by all the ocean scenes. . . duh.)
Ka-Ching! That’s just part of the business of art.
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My elder opinion: Definitely move the haystack on the last painting! Like most older rural people, barn scenes are always appealing. And yours rank with the best, in my opinion. 🙂
Louise, your elder opinion is highly valued and appreciated! It will take a pair of minutes to figure out what size and where it belongs—maybe even OFF the canvas.
Just when I got “lay” vs. “lie” down, I learned another grammar tip today, thank you!
Yes, my first thought on seeing the second painting was, “Why is that giant wooden box photobombing that barn?” But it would be a nice addition maybe off to the side and farther ( or further? I never can remember which to use) back in the field.
Sharon, I’m giving that a longer think. And FYI, “farther” is for measurable distances, whereas “further” is for unmeasurable distances. Such as “I will think further on the haystack before moving it farther away.” (For once I knew something you didn’t!!)
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