Under intense pressure to meet a deadline, I managed to amaze myself recently. I was cooking in the studio, working 10-12 hours. Painting like a real fiend. Then I hit the wall. Oh, I got all the paintings out on time and they looked damn fine, if I do say so myself, but I blew a really important meeting. Just completely mixed up the day, time, everything. Hit the wall doing 90 miles an hour. Ouch.
So, now I have picked myself up, dusted myself off, and started painting again. When you hit the wall going that fast, you have to get up and check for bruises. So far, so good.
Being a working artist is not for sissies!
Thursday, June 26, 2008
In the Zone... sorta
Under intense pressure to meet a deadline, I managed to amaze myself recently. I was cooking in the studio, working 10-12 hours. Painting like a real fiend. Then I hit the wall. Oh, I got all the paintings out on time and they looked damn fine, if I do say so myself, but I blew a really important meeting. Just completely mixed up the day, time, everything. Hit the wall doing 90 miles an hour. Ouch.
So, now I have picked myself up, dusted myself off, and started painting again. When you hit the wall going that fast, you have to get up and check for bruises. So far, so good.
Being a working artist is not for sissies!
So, now I have picked myself up, dusted myself off, and started painting again. When you hit the wall going that fast, you have to get up and check for bruises. So far, so good.
Being a working artist is not for sissies!
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Surprise is good
Leave it all at the studio door! All of your preconceptions about color, form, content, whatever...just play a game with yourself and try to work in the moment....wait for a surprise. My most recent foray into the workings of the studio led me down a new path and I'm challenged and excited by it.
Isn't that what it's all about anyway? The exploration, the sense of wonder, the anticipation of the finished painting.
Rock on.
Isn't that what it's all about anyway? The exploration, the sense of wonder, the anticipation of the finished painting.
Rock on.
Surprise is good
Leave it all at the studio door! All of your preconceptions about color, form, content, whatever...just play a game with yourself and try to work in the moment....wait for a surprise. My most recent foray into the workings of the studio led me down a new path and I'm challenged and excited by it.
Isn't that what it's all about anyway? The exploration, the sense of wonder, the anticipation of the finished painting.
Rock on.
Isn't that what it's all about anyway? The exploration, the sense of wonder, the anticipation of the finished painting.
Rock on.
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