My self worth is deeply rooted in painting
It took me a very long time to finish this painting. Not because I worked especially hard on it but because the inevitable hard work scared me away from the studio. Stacy took the picture with her iPhone and my mom specifically chose this image to be placed within a frame she adored. It really was a struggle. I could not seem to capture the likeness of my daughter and still maintain a fresh level of paint. I must have painted that square inch of her face for hours! I eventually came to a status that I felt I could step away and interestingly, the rest of image spiraled out in a descending order of importance.
As a messed up side story: I planned to finish this painting while visiting my parents for the holidays. I packed all my paints, mediums, solvents, rags, and brushes with meticulous care. It was two hours into our drive up the I-5 slush-fest when I realized that I had left the painting itself on the wall in my studio. Needless to say, it wasn't the first time my daughter heard me use the Lord's name in vain, but it was certainly the most passionate.
I can hardly wait to dive back into Abstraction. Here is a detail of a work in progress (which is taking 100 times more time, and yet it is queerly more rewarding):
4 comments:
It came out great. I'm liking the "gift size" painting format myself. I made a couple 10" x 10" paintings this year for friends. It encouraged a really simple yet solid composition, as you have here.
Very satisfying an 'object' as well as a painting.
I would struggle a bit with it being a specific image request.
It occurs to me Carla, since your day job is essentially the same as mine, that you would understand the nuances of a "specific image request".
Well, I hope your brushes enjoyed the trip! Hilarious snafu. Painting of Zaida and Miso is gorgeous!!
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