Thursday, September 10, 2015
Friday, September 4, 2015
The processs...another day's work!
Another day done on the aspens. I think it's coming along well. Today was more angst-y than the last two but for transparency I guess it's only fair to continue to post my progress!! I don't think there's too far to go but sometimes the subtlest changes take the longest. My family figured I was done about 6 hours ago but I'll know when I've reached the end, it will just feel right and look right to me. A few more hours to go.
Believe it or not ...I am not simply procrastinating working in the grapevines, despite what the family might think! ;) All in good time.
Having said that-if by some miracle the grapes get all covered without my assistance that would be AWESOME!
Believe it or not ...I am not simply procrastinating working in the grapevines, despite what the family might think! ;) All in good time.
Having said that-if by some miracle the grapes get all covered without my assistance that would be AWESOME!
Thursday, September 3, 2015
The Process
I am working on a painting as commission for two wonderful clients.
I sometimes photograph as I paint to see the canvas I've been working on from a new perspective. I do this when I am stuck on something or have the feeling that something is "off'" in my composition while working. When I snap that picture and see it through a different lens I can almost instantly see the problem and then figure out a solution.
With a commission I know more or less what a client wants and know where the end point will be but as I snap images of various stages of the process for assessment I find it pretty awesome how the image changes. I thought it would be fun to share with you the transformation that a canvas undertakes along the way.
There are stages that are pretty cool to look at and stages when I am filled with angst and wonder if I have a shred of skill left at all...but all in all if I keep showing up and working through the process I will inevitably arrive at a solution.
For now I am still a long way from completion but here's what 2 days of work accomplished! Kind of fun to see.
I sometimes photograph as I paint to see the canvas I've been working on from a new perspective. I do this when I am stuck on something or have the feeling that something is "off'" in my composition while working. When I snap that picture and see it through a different lens I can almost instantly see the problem and then figure out a solution.
With a commission I know more or less what a client wants and know where the end point will be but as I snap images of various stages of the process for assessment I find it pretty awesome how the image changes. I thought it would be fun to share with you the transformation that a canvas undertakes along the way.
There are stages that are pretty cool to look at and stages when I am filled with angst and wonder if I have a shred of skill left at all...but all in all if I keep showing up and working through the process I will inevitably arrive at a solution.
For now I am still a long way from completion but here's what 2 days of work accomplished! Kind of fun to see.
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