Many Times I Don’t Stop with Just One
Well I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to begin painting something
new. I always like to keep at least one painting on my easel to work on at
all times and many times I have two or three. I usually don’t stop with just
one. Some days I have the time to paint for a few hours and other days I
don’t. I always want to paint every day, but many times life has other plans
for my time and energy. I find myself running out of hours in the day and
the brush never touches the canvas. If I’m lucky enough to have a painting
started it is easy to drop into the studio and paint even if it’s only for 20 or
30 minutes. If one painting is too wet to apply more paint then I can work
on the other painting. However if I haven’t had the opportunity to begin a
new painting then getting the canvas primed and the drawing ready
requires much more time.
So far you’ve seen a peak preview of two paintings I am working on at the
present time: the Arabian head and the abstract sunflower. I am continuing
to work on both of these paintings and I will show you the finished work
Not only am I painting but I’ve been doing a little reading too. I borrowed a
great book from a friend. It’s titled Sketching your Favorite Subjects in Pen
and Ink by Claudia Nice. Some of the drawings found in this book are
unbelievable. Using only a pen and a piece of blank white paper a beautiful
piece of art can develop. There are several different approaches in the
way the ink is applied to the paper. I will try to share some of these
applications with you at a later time. I have a small sketch of a lily that I am
practicing and this particular practice piece uses what’s called stippling. If
you look closely you can tell that the entire piece is made up of small dots.
Yes it does take a great deal of time and patience but there is also
something about it that is somewhat addicting and rewarding. For those of
you that like to doodle this may be something that you might like to try. I’m
still reading the book and will share more info with you as I learn. You might
like to give it a try.
