Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Unfinished Paintings


I've been thinking lately about why I like showing my paintings as works in progress. I think there are probably a lot of artists out there who never know their "in progress" pieces but, I've always taken pictures of the process. I think I hope the viewer will see the process as much as they see the work. I know personally, I've always loved watching people work because everyone is so different in their approach. Every painter holds their brush a certain way, every drawer holds their pen or pencil a certain way. Of course, as artists, we hardly ever like anyone looking over our shoulders. We get tense, unsettled and cannot concentrate the same. So, while I cannot invite everyone into my studio as I work (even if I could, I probably wouldn't. I like to work in solitude), I take pictures. Maybe it lets you into my world a little bit or maybe it helps you to understand the work behind the painting. Either way, I feel like the process is just as important to show as the final piece. In every stage of the process, artwork grows and changes. So why not share that growth with the viewer?


The image above is a painting I started yesterday.

Monday, February 15, 2010

Valentine

Hello again! I hope everyone had a very beautiful Valentine's Day. Tohny and I had the perfect day. We sat around, did nothing, played video games and watched tv shows. It was great! haha

Tohny made dinner (baked steak and garlic french friend, yummmm) and I made desert,






I love decorating cakes. Sometimes I think I should make a living at it, then I would be happy. lol


I'll leave you on the reason why my husband is absolutely wonderful

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Finishing a Painting

Finishing a painting is such a great feeling. After working hard, fixing problems and spending loads of time with a painting, when its complete, you feel complete. It can be bittersweet at times. Especially for pieces that take a long time. When I spend a month or two with a painting, knowing and placing my brush on every intricate inch of it, it is hard to let it go and call it finished.

This painting is complete. The picture is pretty terrible since all I had was my cell phone but I will post a proper one soon. I've yet to figure out a title but I have a few in the works...