Drapery

“No artist tolerates reality.” Friedrich Nietzsche

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August 15, 2016

Oil painting in progress of two lemons in a glass vase
Two Lemons WIP, Aug 13, 2016, Oil on Canvas, 30″ X 40″

 

This painting slowly inches along while my weekly drawing challenge has become a quest to find a medium that I like using with this TerraSkin sketchpad I’m using. The paper itself is made from stone and can handle pretty much any medium, but they behave differently than on conventional paper. I would be happy if I could find something I could tolerate. Perhaps this week will be better than the last.

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“My art may be conceived during a hedonistic Bohemian love-in with the muse…

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July 4, 2016

“My art may be conceived during a hedonistic Bohemian love-in with the muse, but it comes into the world, like any birth, with labour. Always.”
Vertical Tulip, Jul 2, 2016, Oil on Canvas, 24″ X 36″
Vertical Tulip, Jul 2, 2016, Oil on Canvas, 24″ X 36″
Finished! I feel like this painting has taken far longer than it should have. It’s been a busy June. July looks like it may include a little more freedom and so I have taken up a daily challenge this month. For each day in July, I will create one small ink drawing and play a little with watercolour. I have almost zero experience with watercolour, but I do have this great little travel set of paints to use. So far, I am finding it … challenging. Perhaps by the end of it I will have gained some sort of proficiency. … or not. Either way, it’s something new. I’m posting the images to Instagram daily and will add them to my weekly posts here as well.

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“Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us just show up and get to work.” -Chuck Close

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March 28, 2016

Still Life Red WIP, Mar 27, 2016, Oil on Canvas, 48" X 36"
Still Life Red WIP, Mar 27, 2016, Oil on Canvas, 48″ X 36″

I spent a little time back on my first still life of this year. I need a few more days away from it before I decide if it’s finished.

Patchwork WIP, Mar 27, 2016, Oil on Masonite, 16" X 10"
Patchwork WIP, Mar 27, 2016, Oil on Masonite, 16″ X 10″

This one came about as something to do with the extra paint on my palette at the end of a painting session. I hate just tossing it, but at the same time I have not come up with a good way to save it until next time either. This is my solution.

Today’s quote is courtesy of Who Said That. Check them out!

“Unbeing dead isn’t being alive.” -e.e. cummings

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March 14, 2016

Seven Apples WIP, Mar 12, 2016, Mixed Media on Canvas, 48" X 36"
Seven Apples WIP, Mar 12, 2016, Mixed Media on Canvas, 48″ X 36″

A bit more time put in on this image this past weekend. I decided I didn’t much care for the posterized version of the apples, so I redid them. Interestingly enough, last week, right before I put away my brushes, I thought I’d add a bit more detail to the drapery on the right hand side of the image. I worked quickly and was not at all impressed with what I accomplished at the time. Now when I look back at it though, it looks entirely different – fortunately in a good way. More evidence that sometimes it’s the time away from a canvas that allows you to view it more accurately. The background still needs work here, but it’s getting close to finished.