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The New Year already!

1/26/2019

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I keep thinking I will make more time for my blog --and my art. I find another year has gone by and my progress is minimal. Is it someone else's fault?  No-- my own lack of scheduling for myself. I have spent much time landscaping--necessary and still not done, but it has eroded the time I spend painting. 
     I have made a couple of improvements to the studio to make it more comfortable-- a heater and new music--both help to keep me down there doing something--even cleaning is good!
  I am now spending more studio time as I need to finish the work in progress before the prospective buyer loses interest. ( And, I can always use the money.)  I am still rearranging somewhat as I often do not know what works best until I have spent the time working and can see what doesn't work. I am "retraining" myself to not keep every little thing that I might use in the future. I am becoming more minimalist, if you will. Clutter is no longer my friend, although you would still not know this by looking at my studio.  

I have found, the longer one dosen't paint,the less you remember how. I know this, but often forget it in the midst of doing other things.                         

what if I ruin the painting I have put so much time into?
What if I cannot come up with any ideas for paintings?
What if I can't make my paintings work?
  I am sure I am not the first, nor the last to deal with this.
      One solution is not to stop painting, if possible. Another is to dig up a bunch of "ruined" paintings, or sketch paper and just see what you can come up with-- it is not meant to be a painting-so no worries if it is no good. This is known as PRACTICE!!! Practice is something I normally don't do with intention, but sometimes you need to give yourself permission to "just fool around" with paint and paper. I have done this off and on for the last 3-4 days and spend some time on "the" painting in between seeing what colors do when mixed is fun and a learning experience.
  For instance --oranges and blues can make some beautiful greys for shadows; So can greens and reds, and yellows and purples. I forget when I am actually painting how beautiful these colors can be, so I am planning to keep a couple of examples in front of me as I work--just as a reminder.. 
     I am headed to the studio now, to practice what I preach! 
​Below some of the works in progress.
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