“I see by your outfit that you are a cowboy painter.
I see by your outfit that you’re a cowboy painter too.
We see by our outfits that we are both cowboys painters.
If you get an outfit you can be a cowboy painter too!”
Smothers Brothers with a little ad libbing by moi.
Today I wore my paintin’ pants. And shirt. And sweatshirt. And because I was dressed for the occasion I painted. Or maybe I dressed for the occasion so I could paint. It’s one of those universal mysteries like the chicken and egg thing.
This is a most flattering selfie, don’t you think? It’s the real deal, complete with pockets stuffed with tissues. A boatload of tissues. No, no, more than that–a shitload of tissues, which is A LOT. Because I have a cold and I draw the line (cliche AND arty pun in one sentence, 2 points!) I draw the line at wiping my nose on my sleeve. Unless I have to.
Eeweeeee.
God bless me, I’m sneezing as I type this.
By the way, that’s Bean up there. He wants you to admire his Mom haircut. I relieved him of a good three inches of curly poodle fluff last night, proof I should not be left alone with scissors. DearDaughter says he now looks like one of those shivering waifs-in-a-cage in a 90 second Humane Society guilt-a-thon. I do believe she’s right.
I took Bean to the studio with me, along with his sister Sophie. They lasted about five minutes before I realized that was NOT a good idea. I could either paint or I could keep dogs out of trouble but I couldn’t do both. So I took them back home where they still got in trouble but I didn’t have to witness it…just clean it after the fact.
I decided to work on the piece I started last week. I wrote about it at the time and you can see the earlier work-in-progress photos here.
CONFESSION: I did NOT want to paint. I wanted to draw on the iPad. I LOVES me my iPad!
REVELATION: But once I actually began painting I remembered WHY I do this. Simple, really . . . because I can’t NOT do this. This. Is. Who. I. Am.
And this is the painting where I left it last time. FYI: It’s acrylic on canvas, 24 by 24 inches.
This is where I left it today. It’s still far from done but the open medium slows the drying time and I needed things to set up before I could do more layers. The light was changing, the painting was in the awkward middle stage and I had a cold.
It was definitely time to wash the brushes and close up shop for the day.
So I did.
We’ll see what tomorrow brings. Or maybe next week. This puppy needs to sit for a little while, till I stop whining and sneezing and get my paint mojo back.
Da Muse is telling me this might be a landscape. Who am I to argue….
What do you think? I’d love to hear what you have to say in the comments below. And if you say something somewhat profound, like hello, I might even come over and chop your dog’s hair off groom your dog. (Rubs hands together with a maniacal cackle)
Or I might just sit here and type a reply and eat chocolate in your honor.
xoxo
Love your selfie, and your explanation about those bein’ your paintin’ clothes. I can tell by what shoes I put on in the morning if I’m going to weave or not. Sometimes I have to discipline myself that way. Eat some chocolate for me. I’m loving your blog.
Didn’t Nancy Sinatra do a song about that, Linda? “These shoes were made for weavin’, that’s just what they do. One of these days these shoes are gonna weave all over you’
Or something like that 🙂
I will gladly take one for the team and eat chocolate for you! Thanks for stopping by. xo
Love your paintings!! You have so inspired me to get back to what I do…not as good as you, but I guess I do it in my own way. I did get Procreate on my IPad. I love it! I also purchased Paper 53. That’s fun too!! Thank you for the inspiration.
I had to laugh at your clothing…it brought back a memory. I had a commercial painting company (painting walls, not canvas). I made a pit stop at Target on my way home from working a job one day, completely in my painting clothes. A man standing next to me ask if I had been painting….thinking to myself….duh, can’t you tell, (my clothes are more than covered with any kind of color imaginable) I said no… “this was the new clothing line Target had out”. His jaw dropped and looked at me saying “wow”!! I laughed and said here’s your sign and walked away. He didn’t get that either. LOL Here’s your sign is a comedy bit done by Bill Engvall. His routine was about stupid comments that were made from very obvious situations. It was hilarious. 🙂
You got procreate Linda? YAY! My favorite arty app. And Paper 53. I just began playing with that one. It’s way different but has it’s uses.Matter of fact I’m going to play with it now in my non-painting clothes–my staying home from work sick sweats. I’m sure Target carries that line too 🙂
You didn’t ask but yes, I will eat some chocolate for you! xo
Hi Susan,
Your painting looks beautiful. I think that you may have also inspired me to download the Procreate software. Cool stuff! My daughter and I are taking drawing classes (tonight is night 3 of 4). It is fun and has me thinking of drawing which I haven’t done in a long time.
I do also have some painting clothes, but I mostly use them for painting walls in my house, which has been rather rare these last few years but your post is inspiring. I think it is time to change that.
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There’s a learning curve to procreate, Amy, but it’s well worth the effort. Be sure to go to their website and download the manual–seriously, how many apps come with instructions??? There’s also a community of procreate users who generously share their knowledge and digital ‘brushes’ they’ve created.
Glad to hear you’re drawing again!
I know exactly what you mean that you do it because you can’t NOT do it. It’s who you are. Love your painting and – always – your humor!
Only something a fellow creative can understand, Marcie 🙂
What fun to see your painting pants! I need me some painting pants, too. Actually, I have plenty: all of my pairs of pants that my cat has snagged up with holes. Hooray!
I do have a big painting shirt thing that covers me up from the neck down past my hips. But it doesn’t cover my hair. I find paint in my hair every day now.
On the digital front, I would love to try Procreate — but it’s not made for android, unfortunately. That thought drives me straight to chocolate.
Oh! nom nom nom
Turns out I really don’t need a chocolate surrogate. But thanks for the offer. 😉
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PS I heart Bean!
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Please please PLEASE…I WANT to be your chocolate surrogate, Harmony. Or at least pretend that I am.
Is Paper 53 made for android? It’s a lighter sort of app and I think the line quality for drawing would be great for what you do. You can email the files to yourself and I believe they’re large enough to print. I’ve been laying around with it this week, nothing serious, just having fun.
Oh, and Bean likes the ladies so I’m sure he’d be your new best friend, especially if he can growl at the other dogs and scare them. He has another name too…Precious Man Dog. His real name is Bennie but when you have as big a personality as he does one name simply won’t do.
What a great post. Love your selfie; love Bean (he can SO wear anything you style onto – or off him – with panache); and most of all love your art. I also know for a fact that chocolate cures everything. So if you have a cold it must mean you have a chocolate shortage. Do fix that!
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Bean always looks a bit self-conscious after a Mom hair cut, Deborah, probably because at least one family member will laugh and point at him. He is a sensitive soul. But after a little while or a treat from the fridge (mmm…kale nom nom) his psyche recovers.
On your sound medical advice I think I’ll run out and buy more chocolate today 🙂