I really intended to have some quality time in Studio Grande today. But first I had to get a massage. Because a girl’s got to be good to herself once in awhile, you know.
And then there was the barn that needed cleaning. And a truckload of hay to buy and unload.
And OMG, I haven’t exercised in days. So I had to do that too.
And check my email. Do you have any idea how crazy full my inbox was?
Next thing I knew it was time for the five o’clock news. Umm…where did the day go?
All was not lost. Studio Quat got her lovin’ and I put in some time (damn little) painting this evening. Wasn’t in the mood to finish the one I showed you in yesterday’s post. I ended up working on one of the smaller ones instead.
And I didn’t finish that one either. But I’ve got some photos to show the progress.
This is early in the process. Just getting some color down. Some marks.
More layers of stuff. Paint. Water crayon. Just having fun.
More! More! More!
Now it’s beginning to get interesting. Stencils and stamps are involved for texture.
More layers and more layers. Glazing made the water crayon run and mute the colors. Eventually I encouraged a feather. And that’s where I left it last night.
Tonight I wanted the feather to pop. But I wasn’t happy with the colors of either the feather and the background. So stamped into the paint to make things more interesting. Then I glazed over the background to pull it all together.
This is still most definitely a work in progress but it will be a few days before I can do the studio thing again. Day job, you know. I’m planning on finishing all three over the weekend.
You can hold me to it. In fact I hope you do.
Nice – I like how it’s ended up. Wasn’t sure how you were going to bring all those different colours and layers together, but it worked.
I have a massage tomorrow – hopefully it will encourage my migraine to go away, so I can do more than throw black and purple paint at joint compound.
Darn those day jobs – they get in the way of real stuff, don’t they!
Holding you to art on the weekend – one of us has to do something – but both Saturday (moving dad home) and Sunday (audio/visuals for worship at church) don’t look good for me time.
blessings
sue:)
AWK…migraines! Hope the massage helps. I was lying there yesterday thinking how nice it would be to get one every day. But then I’d never get anything done.
Now that I know someone is paying attention I guess I’ll HAVE to make studio time this weekend. xo
Love seeing the process and love your direction. That background is so rich. It’s what we are doing in my acrylic class now – learning about layers – building. Your technique is fabulous!
It can be so difficult to stay focussed when there are so many things pulling at us. Sometimes I walk back into my studio and just wonder what was I thinking – lol But most of the time I think it’s good to walk away and come back with fresh eyes.
I was tempted to take that layers class Judy but I’m taking the chaos one (chaos and calm?). I watched the first 6 videos the first day and haven’t been back since, that’s how scattered I am. WIll have to find time to finish watching them. Good class.
Focused? When there are SO MANY bright and shiny objects in the world…oh, look at the cute rabbit…
xo
Love the play-by-play! I soooo envy you for being able to let go in the studio…
Hey Donna! Letting go is easy…it’s just paint. Now if I were a brain surgeon it would be another matter entirely.
Seriously, painting this way is much more fun for me than coming in with a preconceived idea. That’s way more frustrating when it doesn’t go as planned. Whereas when I have no plan I’m totally delighted when something good happens.
xo