Countdown To Maine
First four mini bird paintings
First four mini bird paintings
Hi!,
Well, in all the chaos this week, I did manage to do another tiny bird
painting (third from left).
I'll keep plugging away. In the meantime...
It's been almost a year from the time I heard about the artist's
residency in Maine. Now it's just over one month away.
It occurred to me quite suddenly this week that I'm not as ready as I
thought.
Oh, I have all the brushes and paints, and surfaces together. I have a
truckload of photo references and props all lined up and a clear plan
for how to use my time. I even started (finally) to clear the mural
project debris from the trunk of my car.
....but......
I'm not ready physically.
I had a mini epiphany the other night when my husband and my sister
took me out to my favorite Mexican restaurant for my birthday. The
parking lot is a bit of a jaunt from the entrance and I already had a
backache from sleeping crooked the night before.
And of course, when Wes told the waitress that it was my birthday, they
brought me a huge bowl of fried ice cream! By the time we left, I could
hardly move.
You do see the problem, don't you?
Just think of all the wonderful sunrise scenes I was planning to paint,
and what the coast of Maine is like. I'm going to have to climb over
some rocky terrain and explore the nearby villages on foot with artists
younger than I.
I am NOT going to miss out on that stuff if I can help it!
I got an exercise ball, some resistance straps, a balance board, and
some good sneakers. If I can do one painting a day, surely I can unkink
a few muscles in one month.
Hey, I've even ordered a DVD on Eireaerobics. That's Irish dance
aerobics. Who knew?! Could be fun. Just to be clear, though, there will
be no in-progress images of THAT.
So I am officially in training mode from this moment....
......right after my birthday breakfast this morning....and a nap.
Now back in the studio to paint another mini bird.
Enjoy your week my friend,
Jan
P.S. I said last week that I would tell you more about the fluorescent
mural I just finished. But that will have to wait until my client
presents it to his business partner as a surprise. When I get the all
clear to share, it'll be on my Facebook business page, which is mostly
about the mural work; https://www.facebook.com/dalehousemurals
Flinging neon paint
Flinging neon paint
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