I wanted to make the upper portion darker and more blue to suggest the window behind the flowers. That was mostly a negative painting exercise. I also used some shadow colors to suggest a few leaf edges and some depth to the foliage. I am pretty pleased with it. Plus I got practice in letting it really dry and not rushing it!
Here’s how it began:
I’ll have to go back and watch part two again because in part three, it seemed doing wet on dry was quite different – and it worked great to make funky little edges and shapes. The continuing theme is to look at the little pieces in all orientations to see if anything pops out as useable. Quite an interesting process.
Quiet Saturday with an early start and errand. The flies (and if I have to be truthful – inchworms) are out in full force so it takes some doing to sit outside and paint in the yard but I managed to do this.
Had a nice outing with Mom to Becker’s in town for some hanging baskets and bedding plants. It was hotter than we thought but we made it home with no one wilting!
Here’s one of the coleus I got.
And here’s the star of the show, a hanging basket that we liked so much we each got one.
Got a good sleep-in this morning after getting up around seven to take meds. I was awakened by the itch! Went to my local diner after filling the car with gas and my wallet with money. There I had a fun time doing a little free-advice phone support. It was a nice reminder that I haven’t forgotten everything I know or how to figure out where I need to be to fix the problem without the “customer” knowing I am looking for it!
Was content just to rest awhile inside when I got home. Am finishing another series on YouTube – had some slow spots but one of the better ones. Then I thought – why break the painting streak? Maybe something fun, quick and different. So here you go: two fun, quick and different paintings.
Anything that works gives [others and yourself] a reason to push you in the direction of the thing that works. You can spend your life imitating yourself. …how am I going to be that person that wrote this thing four or five years ago who I just don’t associate myself with anymore … it takes some pretty big acts of courage to be like “I’m not going to do anything like what I did last time” — Damian Kulash, lead singer OK Go
Because of a great love, one is courageous.
