8" x 8" oil on board
One more for 2022. Camera had a hard time with this one. Happy New Year!
Saturday, December 31, 2022
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Blue Pitcher
16" x 20"
Oil on canvas
My co-teacher gave me some canvases for Christmas and made me promise to use them. I bought the blue pitcher at an antique mall in Charlestown, WV. It's cast iron from the 1930's, I think. I bought it so I could paint it.
I did this painting in two sittings on separate days out on the sun porch in back of my house. On the first day, I painted with my 7 year old daughter, who was painting her own still life of an apple. The weather started out bright and sunny but became cloudy in the span of about two hours. I started the second day at the same time as the previous day. The forecast said increasing clouds, so I thought conditions would be similar to the previous day but, of course, it stayed bright and sunny. So, the final product is completely different from the way it looked after the first sitting. I say all of this because a lot of painters do still life paintings in controlled conditions: indoors with lighting that is not influenced by the changing light of the sun. I like the challenge of dealing with the sun and passing clouds. I hope I can do more this year.
Thursday, October 27, 2022
More Blue Chairs
8" x 8" oil on board
This hasn't been the painting year I'd hoped it would be. The desire has been low, but the fact that I enjoyed doing these is hopeful. Mental and physical clutter is my biggest stressor and roadblock.
Friday, June 17, 2022
Fern
8" x 8" oil on board
My brain reacts to stress by blocking out everything but what's in front of my face and shutting down any tasks not essential to survival. That includes painting. And for the last 5 months, I've been stressed. The longest I've gone without painting in twelve years. But it's summer vacation, and I found a little space today. These aren't great, but at least I tried. The top one has been wiped...
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