I’m not sure what I was thinking when I set this up!! Needless to say it was challenging!! Oh well another lesson, right???
Day 30 done. Painting games, playing games!
Had so much fun painting this! Got to pull out phthalo turquoise! Love those colors! Part of the biggest challenge of doing a still life is creating interesting compositions. Now all my tchotchkes ( definition: a small object that is decorative rather than strictly functional) have become much more interesting to me as possible subjects for a painting. I’m also loving incorporating strong lighting so I get good shadows.
Day 29! OMG! Only two more paintings to complete the challenges I agreed to. I’ll be interested to see if I miss it. I’m ready to get back to some larger paintings that take more time to develop – I think! We shall see!
All the best!!!
I’ve been wanting to paint this guy for awhile. He’s one of the pieces I inherited from my Aunt Robin — who I was named after! She was a very special lady! Traveled all over the world, sang with the Robert Shaw Chorale, worked for Newsweek. Way ahead of her time, she lived in Queens in NY by herself. Once when I went to visit her we decided to meet at a musical in town. She took the subway and I took a cab. When we got there a crowd was gathered around a cabbie and an older gentleman in some sort of dispute. Everyone was standing around watching the cabbie push on the old guy. My aunt walked right into the middle of it and pushed them apart.
This Buddha statue was from one of her trips. I have a studio in my home today because of her. I moved her to Charlotte when she was struggling because of her age. After living in some assisted living situations, we decided it would be great to have her at home with us. I spent a lot of time with her anyway. We designed my studio right next to her suite, so I could be available to her whenever she needed me. Put in large hallways to accommodate her wheelchair. Anyway, she passed before it was done. But I think of her often when I’m in my studio and that part of our home. Thank you Aunt Robin for letting me be a part of your life for your last years! It was an honor and a privilege!!!
Day 26, Buddha, dedicated to Jessie Roberta Allardice, Aunt Robin.
Like I said – I seem to be getting more abstract and crazy the more I palette knife paint. I could have worked many more hours on this, but I have to learn to give that up. Not all of these paintings are going to be great paintings. That’s been a lesson for me in so many ways. I think the fact that we agree to post them makes it more of a challenge. Normally I would only post paintings that I really like – the rest go in the closet or in the trash! Anyway, here’s Katie’s old Chucks. I may have to give these another try.
All the best! Day 22 done!
I did the Women’s March today in Charlotte! Yay! What a great event! Estimates of 10,000 to 30,000 women, men, children and dogs attended. It was joyful and sad, but hopefully building energy for the work that needs to be done! I was exhausted, and truthfully the last thing I wanted to do was paint. But I made a commitment, so here’s a bottle of wine and wine tool — Can’t say the wine will last long after I finish this post!!!
Day 21 done! Love trumps hate!
I think the more I do this the more abstract and crazy I get! Painted squished tubes of paint today and a little bit of my mineral spirits container. Today I joined a group and met in uptown Charlotte to do a Flash Mob in honor of the First Amendment. We sang all the verses of “This Land is Your Land” Boohooed through half of it! Hope you all are finding good ways to put your energy and good ideas to use to help this country be all it can be!!
Day 20 down! All the best to you and yours!!