So I have been fairly distracted lately and somewhat unproductive (at least compared to what I usually do) so I haven't really been working super consistently. HOWEVER, while I haven't been able to really sit down and work on a piece for a number of hours, I have been picking away at a few over a couple days, really changing the way you look at things. When you work on a piece for fur hours straight, sometimes you get a bit caught up in it. You can develop likes for certain aspects and become attached to others...even though they may not really help the piece. There are a lot of marks, textures, and stroke that I make that are gorgeous, but need to be covered up as they just don't work with the piece in some way. I have found that splitting the work sessions up really takes that away. Now, I make a mark and leave it be. I don't work around it, trying to prolong its existence. Instead, I make it, move on to something else and maybe not notice it till I come back the next day. It separates you a bit from the piece and allows for more "unemotional" decision making. Anyways, here's are two I worked on last night and for the few days prior.
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| Small as a Wish in a Well |
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| In Bloom |
It's weird, both of these were once completely different pieces, hung in galleries, and in my house, and done at completely different times, but now, after about a year of existence, they are repainted and at least right now, finally seem to be working...
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