I worked on the hills, making them bluer and added some more definition to the water. I also added the sprigs to the bush. I will probably finish this up in one more session, by lightenening the farthest hills a bit. I continue to learn about blogging and am working a new painting which is purely from my imagination. Last summer I began painting on canvas in earnest again, after about nine years of painting furniture, painting faces, and designing how to projects. When I made that commitment, I began a series of paintings done from photos I had taken over the years and ventured into realism. As I worked on this piece I thought about my artistic goals and as long as I didn’t directly ask myself that question, I seemed to know! Funny brain! I found myself leaving the reference photos behind more and more and not just deviating from the colors, as before, but also the compostion and mood. I want to paint more pieces from my imagination this year. My next post will show the beginning of the first painting in that series. I will continue to work on my other series: the narrative paintings which let me speak the stories I imagine when viewing a small slice of everyday life, the landscapes which free me by reminding me what a small part of the glorious world I am, and the architectural series, which explores portions of cityscapes that evoke memory and often are about the town where I live. I will also, in all likelihood, continue to produce a random spattering of abstract and experimental pieces, since they keep me loose and help me out of any slumps or ruts I encounter in my work.
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