Man I hate those days where I just feel off. I knew I needed to paint, edit photos…and do bunches of other stuff, but quite frankly the only thing I wanted to do was sit on the porch and read a mindlessly entertaining book. Then, I wanted to eat hamburgers and fries, drink beer and watch a good action flick. Maybe a spy, whodunnit movie on Netflix….
However, I was a good artist and pushed through the laziness and painted. Nothing was finished unfortunately, but I did wind up a few steps closer….maybe. What ended up happening was the repetitive action of adding more layers to already layered layers, and I still can’t tell if I am happy with it. It is days like this that I really question my process. Why can’t I just gesso a canvas, envision a composition and, with great precision, paint it all with beautiful and controlled brush strokes?! Wouldn’t that be nice! Realistically, I know I am not that kind of artist. Every layer is meaningful and my painting technique is full on emotional. Ah well, maybe Bob Ross wouldn’t be too disappointed in my trees…
Other than a case of the lazies and “why the hell am I doing this” thoughts, this past week was a very productive time in the studio. My favorite day was coming home to find that BFS dragged out his beautiful palate to creates a few masterpieces of his own. I love love love that his technique and process is so very different than my own. I am also obsessed with his glass palette which can be considered a work of art in itself. The layers of color he uses are amazing.
Just for future reference, We stared working on a collaborative project that just makes me giddy with excitement. If you look closely in the above pic you can get a glimpse of one in progress! Hopefully soon we will have something more to show. With so many irons in the fire these days it is hard to keep it all organized sometimes.
The only other bit of studio news is that I am working on a project that involves glitter and sparkels… Very challenging to keep the artistic vision and sparkels in balance, but I must say it has been really fun (messy!) so far. Who knew ink and glitter worked well together 🙂 No pics on this one yet as it is a commission and the owner gets first peek!
Peace and Love,
Wenders