Not a lazy Sunday for me.

So the other day I began to try out my new colors I bought a few weeks ago.  I started with a few color wheels to see how they mixed. I liked the buttery consistency of the paints. I will have to buy more of these paints. I like them as much as the Sennelier brand of paints.

Earlier today I worked on finishing up my landscape. I used a mix of both brands of oils Sennelier and Charvin.  I believe I am almost finished with this piece. Just a few more highlights on the ground. I need to let this one dry a bit before I go back in to add a few touch ups.   

Back in the studio

After a few weeks away from the studio, I stepped into the place were I like to create and smiled. Being away due to the holidays and then a bout with upper respiratory infection for a week, today I feel a need to start up again. I look at the painting I started a few weeks ago and wonder to myself .  I am not in the same mindset as before so I gradually ease into painting again. I go over the new tubes of oils I bought when I went home. I limited myself to not only replacing the paints I ran low on but also at the same time picked  three basic colors, cadmium red medium, cadmium yellow medium, and cobalt blue, for a study I wanted to try. For me, when I go back home to stock up on paints for the next few months, I feel like a kid in a candy store.  The array of colors is overwhelming for me and I want to try them all. This gets me into trouble because then I never end up using the colors or I use too much and my palette becomes "muddy" mess. Returning to my basic art foundation training from years ago, I want for myself  to have a better understanding of the concept of primary, secondary, and tertiary colors, as well as complementary and harmonious color juxtapositions.

still working..........

Working on the second layer of oils.

So it begins

The beginning of  something beautiful. Inspired by the vast landscape of the wild west, I have begun to lay the groundwork on a landscape painting. Can I capture the vastness on this square canvas?

A recording of the artist mind.

The past year has been all about change. One major change has been going from a part time artist to working on my ideas full time. I was excited to be able to finally get back  to devoting most of my time to art. After several months of feeling as if I had "artist block",  I have learned to clear away the old ideas. My hopes for the blog is to be a simple recording of my life as an artist full time. I'm going to let the artist speak. My hope is to see myself from a different perspective.