It's a busy, busy time of year. As the assistant coach for my daughter's select soccer team I have been busy with a recent soccer tournament, and soccer try-outs this week. I haven't had much time to myself for painting, but I thought I'd share what I started yesterday.
This painting is on a 24" x 30" stretched canvas with a 1.5" profile. It will be one of my bigger pieces when it's done. I love the sturdiness and feel of this size canvas, especially the 1.5 profile. It just feels solid and quality built. I think I'm done with the thinner profile canvas's from now on, unless I plan on framing them.
Of course, this probably won't look anything like it does now when I'm done with it. But I think it's fun to see it progress through out the process of creating it.
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| Random Mark Making |
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| More Marks and Drips |
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Trying to find some shapes...
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I'm also trying to fit in two online art courses, thank goodness I can work at my own pace on these! This next picture is the result of a 30 minute painting exercise from
Wyann's "Paint Free" class. I have to admit, I went over the 30 minutes, so now I feel like I need to repeat the assignment with a better handle on the time. I guess I sort of cheated on this one because I think I painted for more like an hour. Oops! Here it is:
I hope everyone has a fantastic and safe Memorial Day weekend! Hopefully we can all get some creative time in there too!
Kristen
Oh, I LOVE those first 3 Kristen! Very Flora Bowley-ish ...
ReplyDeleteThank you! Yes it is very Flora Bowley-ish...I just got her book! I love her artwork and am very inspired by her process. I feel like her painting process is similar to Jessie Reno's and he's another one of my favorites.
DeleteI love seeing your work in progress. It gives me some great ideas about the piece on which I'm working. I also am happy to meet another soccer mom in painting/blog land.
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Thank you Rinda, I love to share and i'm glad that you are able to get ideas from this! That makes me happy! And yes! Yay for soccer moms! What age are your kids?
DeleteHey, Kristen! I love playing in my journal this way. To me, that's what being creative is all about! Love your page :o)
ReplyDeleteThank you! I need to do this sort of stuff more often in a journal. I love the experimentation!
DeleteWow, your paintings are very creative and imaginative! Wonderful.
ReplyDeleteThank you Nora! I skipped on over to your blog and love your artwork as well. I especially like the raccoon with the watermelon:)
Deletewhen you're used to work at small canvases, you'd feel like you'll be devoured by the canvas when you start working on a larger one --- but frankly, i wouldn't mind being devoured by a painting if it is as majestic as yours.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I am flattered by your comment! I don't think anyone has ever described any of my paintings with the word "majestic"!
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