hi everyone!
There is no better way for me to spend an evening
than by painting.
Even when things don't go so well...
(acrylic on small canvas, 6" x 6")
The colors in these pics are way too yellow,
but i'm posting anyway.
I wanted to show how sometimes,
the process doesn't always go so smoothly.
When i was at this stage (above),
i thought the arm was too extended,
and i didn't like the face
so i painted over it.
Then i thought she was leaning forward too much,
and i hated the neck.
fixing or changing things in a painting
is really not that difficult.
You can see where i painted over the face
and the arm again...
At first, it may look messy
but in time, it's all "fix-able"!
If you're not comfortable with something, change it.
It's a painting - not brain surgery. ;-)
Finally coming together for me here...
(taken by the window this morning)
although in reality, it's more turquoise than blue.
i love blowing bubbles...
In the springtime, i sit on the front porch
and blow bubbles. I do.
Who said blowing bubbles was uncool after a certain age?
After i painted this, i watched this film
on Gerhard Richter.
I wasn't sure i would like it at first -
to watch a man put paint to a canvas
and then use a squeegee to go over it.
But it's about far more than that...
He is about far more than that.
He can paint things like this:
and like this...
but he chooses to paint this...(below)
because this has more meaning to him
at this time in his life.
It's not about what sells
or what the public expects from him.
it's about what he feels.
This is what fascinates me.
Now that he has the choice
to paint what he wants
he chooses this.
And speaking of feeling,
I'll end with a little video of a song
that i love as much today as i did 10 years ago...
Wishing you all a wonderful week ahead.
Thanks for being here...
xox
