And other days, you’re the fire plug. Yesterday was a “dog” day…everything worked…discounted property tax, parking spots right in front, new art fans at the dentist and Thai restaurant. Exhilarating!
Category Archives: Paintings, Prints and Collages
A Study from a Different Angle
This is harder than it seems
Well, as promised, I did another face today, using pencil rather than paint. Am trying new angles and am astounded at how difficult it seems at first pass. I used a photograph to get the perspective. What I want to focus on next time are the odd shapes that ordinary things take when seen from an angle.
Draw, draw, draw!! Reminds me of endless Czerny piano exercises to strengthen my fingers and increase my speed to prepare for performing Flight of the Bumble Bee. I was not allowed to play the piece itself until the exercises were acceptable. So, this week I’m not letting myself paint until I’m in love with the drawings. Have a glorious week. You know what I’ll be doing.
The Importance of Eyes
Third Eye - #3 in the Series "The Eye Has It"
Having just recently experienced a big scare about the future of my eyesight, it stands to reason that I’m obsessed with eyes right now – not only their function, but their look and form. As it turns out, I don’t need eye surgery this minute. So, I’m relieved. But having that dark spot in my right eye’s central vision makes painting a bit more of a challenge. It seems, so far, that I’m able to work around what could be interpreted as just a smudge on my glasses – even though it’s a smudge on my retina.
What this experience is doing for me is providing motivation to make art while the sun shines, so to speak. My goal is to paint every day. This is not something I’ve done before, so get ready to see a lot more art. Did I mention how grateful I am for my health?
Have a wonderful weekend.
Starting a Series focusing on Eyes
I figure the best way to learn how to paint faces is to paint a lot of faces! So to inspire myself, I”m doing a series of half-faces, or one-eyed women. The first three have been straight-on, but the next ones I want to start experimenting with angles, side views and top-down. Thought you might like to follow me along the way and see how things are going. Just completed another one which I will post later. This is also part of my strategic income plan to create pieces that make great prints, as well as originals that are affordable for many at $225. Let me know what you think!