Today's pic is a small portrait I did of my dogs and friend's dogs. The line up is left to right: Oscar, Gordon (Gracie & Chilli's daddy), Ruby (mommy) and Grace the little one. Oscar's mum bought it and took it to Spain so I won't see it anymore :( That is the difficult thing about selling your work but the good thing is that she really likes it and I would only pick it apart eventually if it was here.Today I need to drop by the studio and pick up the board for the roosters. I need to transfer the sketches to the board so I can begin the painting. I have done the sketches and I love the way one bird came out but I'm not so sure about the second. I originally thought it was great because it had so much movement but now I think it looks unreal (even though that is the one I took from a photo). It doesn't read as real anyway. It was a moment in time that will be difficult to paint as convincing. So I will rethink that and try to find another pose.
I also found a bird that I may try a dry brush technique a la Andrew Wyeth. I still can't get the Dulwich show out of my head. It was so amazing. I wish I could paint like that but I don't think I have the patience never mind the talent! I would like to try to capture a bit of the (loneliness, space, vertigo) that Wyeth uses in his composition and style. I would like to paint the daughter of a friend of ours but I am always shy to ask. I could paint her in Richmond Park (I would love to paint her in the lake district or Scotland but Richmond will do). I will leave all of that until I get started on the bird painting.
I have so much going on sometimes that I struggle to get anything done and I am trying not to overwhelm myself. that said, I would really like to get some felting done and I have to change utility suppliers as well as finding out what the hell is going on with our package delivery as we don't seem to be able to get anything through Royal Mail (the bastards). I also need to go for a run and eventually watch some Flash videos for next term... breath!
Till next time... x
Fantastic painting!!! Loving the family portrait...all looking very adorable. Being overwhelmed is such a insane emotion, you get so excited up about soemthing you actually dont know which way to turn next or how to even start something and then find yourself in a state of frozen panic - that may all sound a bit dramatic but I often find myself feeling overwhelmed too
ReplyDeleteBreaking it down into baby steps always helps me. So if your next piece of art is anything like your last, well you gotta be happy with that!