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WIP Wednesday: Session 4 a list

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Its It’s a lovely morning to be stuck in traffic in the cab of a 5 ton. Riding to locations is actually the best part of set dec, a precious few moments of sitting in air conditioning even stealing a nap. No naps for me though (yet) cause I need to share my WIP with you!

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I’ve started (another) new project, but this time I’m trying to approach it differently. I’m writing a –get this– PLAN for my execution. So here’s what I got so far:

  1. Make a drawing
  2. Trace to canvas
  3. Blue turquoise underpainting with acrylic
  4. Let dry and coat with mat medium
  5. Strategically fill parts with oil paint, face and arms with color allow underpainting to show through in chair, tattoo and partially through clothes
  6. Let dry

Now here’s the interesting experimental part:

  1.  Stretch a new canvas
  2. Do an acrylic underpainting in  emeralds and blues and umber
  3. Collage the paintings

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I know crazy. I finally have a vision and I can see how it ties into my idea of exploring self established culture. It took a long time but I’m starting to feel good about art again. I have purpose and creativity and I can do the thing!!! Well I can do it when I get another day off. Till next time, stay hydrated y’all:!

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WIP WEDNESDAY: Session 3 an Idea

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This week’s work in progress is an idea. I am happy with where I ended on the roses, I have not actually traced the sunflowers, and I didn’t devote the time in the studio that I would have liked. What I have done is make a shift in the way that I think. I am considering how to make installation work combining sculpture and painting, it is an idea that has been on the back burner for quite some time now. I want to do a series about my experience (or lack of) with my cultural heritage(s) and examine how that tenuous connection has affected my life. I’ll share more when I can articulate my thoughts better, but that’s the idea that has been buzzing around my head.

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Good fit for the Work Room

Another work in progress this past week has been me. I have been struggling to prioritize my life around art and even prioritize myself. I frequently get lost in the roles and relationships I have with others and don’t consider what I need to be happy or successful. I am making a concerted effort to center my thoughts and process my emotions, and spend time working out my own issues. I can already tell this shift in focus is beneficial because I am starting to think creatively again. The majority of my background thoughts have always been occupied with scheduling chores and how I can fix problems for others. It’s not constructive studio time when your brain is split between trying to tackle solutions for other people and trying to reform your own artistic process. Reshaping the way I think is probably one of the hardest things I’ve ever done but well worth it for the ability to create new ideas.

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Bouquets of paint brushes interrupted by some flowers

WIP Wednesday: Session 2 Floral Floundering

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I mean it’s going okay, not great, but not terrible. I have been working on the pink roses and rediscovering all the old problems that made me quit working on it in the first place. One thing I realize I’m doing is I’m treating the under-painting too preciously, so I drenched it in paint. It’s an experiment anyway so why not push it. I added the cool blues and greens like I wanted and I am enjoying the effect, but when it gets more tacky I’m going to need to address the flowers (again).

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While that dries some I’m going to work on these sunflowers.

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I drew an outline, prepped a canvas with more gesso, and sanded it smooth. I never tried smoothing a primed canvas before, probably out of laziness, so I’ll see how it goes. I need to trace it to the surface today, and I’m thinking about how I want to lay down color and the underpainting. From working on the roses I’m realizing I really am lacking in the planning and development part of my painting.

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Planning isn’t the thing I need to work on, I need to refine my set up as well. I don’t feel like I have enough space to mix colors and I don’t like my paint storage system. With every step forward I see how much more I need to learn and do. I have a few ideas I’m trying out and some plans for arranging the space better as well. I will let you know as I tackle it!

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WIP Wednesday

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Happy Fourth! I thought I would try a thing. I’ve noticed the balance of art posts to home posts seems a bit tipped towards home things and not art things. Part of the reason for me keeping a blog – and screaming into the internet void – was to give myself some art-making accountability. WIP (Work In Progress) Wednesday will be a brief update on what I’m currently tackling in whatever stage it is in, maybe even if it’s still just an idea or a reference photo. We’ll see. Lets try it out shall we?

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I started this painting in 2012 and never touched it since. Its a personal piece and is a bit laden with emotional baggage. I love the drips and loose rendering of each flower and the punch of pink color. What I don’t love is the sienna and umber I started to bring in. I didn’t really have a strategy for this piece when I started and it felt empty without some other colors and that is what I chose.

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Since its not for sale or show I feel more at ease to experiment with it and I would like it to end up in my office (sewing room, framing room, not paint room – it’s still a working title). I’m going to try to incorporate some light blues and mints to cover the brown, and also add some deep navy and maybe dark purple to the very dark parts. I think the addition of cooler tones with help pop the neon pink even better. I’ll let you know how it turns out!