Seizing The Day
"Steambath" 12" x 12" Oil on panel
"Steambath" 12" x 12" Oil on panel
"Loveworn""Portrait of a grandmother"4" x 12" Oil on canvas
"Loveworn""Portrait of a grandmother"4" x 12" Oil on canvas
"The Gleaner"
"The Gleaner" 12"x12" Oil on panel
Like many professional artists, I still have to work at side jobs to
make ends meet between painting sales. My approach is to do things that
are flexible enough that I can take an occasional day off just to
paint. But recent events have shown me that even good things can get in
the way of better things. To have my attention divided between a job
and painting is exhausting! The work comes in short tiny bursts
whenever I'm not too tired to regroup after working all day. I know
some other painters who do it, but for me it's hard to get any momentum
that way. It seems that on those split days, I just get started and
it's time to stop for the night. Still, the bills must be paid and I'm
NOT going to give up painting, so what's a person to do but just keep
plugging away?
However, in the last few weeks a series of knee injuries have forced me
to curtail any physical activity EXCEPT painting. I was abruptly forced
to work sitting down. Once I was done worrying about how to pay the
mortgage and done feeling sorry for myself, I found I could produce
more in one day than I might have in a whole month before. I suddenly
had strings of whole days to paint, not just what was left at the end
of the day. And my work improved quite suddenly as well. This will be
more evident when I take more refined photos of them. This is because
I'm painting early in the day when I'm freshest and the need to push
for completion isn't there. I am free to get lost in the work and take
my time. The three paintings above were all completed in one day along
with a couple of others that are still in progress. Though the little
wren on the flour sifter was already in progress, I spent a great deal
of time refining it. With twenty-plus ideas for more work already
imagined and recorded in my art journal and the fourteen panels I
gessoed yesterday, I'm ready to make 2019 my most productive year to
date.
What a paradox; I take my time and end up producing better work and
more of it. Who knew that a knee injury could turn out to be such a
good thing? The One who gave me this creative power...THAT's who knew!
WET PAINT!
The paintings above are in the process of drying. They do not yet have
varnish applied. If you wish to purchase one of them, please call or
text me at (313)588-1542 and let me know so we can make arrangements to
reserve it for you. I also do commissioned work so let me know if you
have something in mind.
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