back again

A great thought for the day from Julia Cameron author of "The Artist Way".

"It is my belief that any regular practice is a good practice. It is my belief that if you bicycle, it will teach you. If you walk, it will teach you. If you bake bread or write poems, it will teach you. What will teach you is the "it" that you do because that "it" is doing you: doing you a favor, doing you a service, doing you a good turn, a grace, a job."

For me: If I paint, it will teach me!

Where to go to now? Evolution of a painting 2

Evolution of a painting

The first painting represented on the last post has evolved again to it's final resting place. I've included it as part of the "water source" group. Water is an important element for me so those wonderful blues keep showing up in more places the just pools of "water".

A Long Time

I have not blogged in a long time. Family stuff got in the way. I have been painting a little and will post a few. I am also teaching 2-4th graders in a private home school setting and that is very new for me. I see the "peeps" today so you never know what will happen. Always a new adventure.

There are no titles to the painting yet and actually the first one has changed totally since yesterday. I'll post the change later.

Quote for today: "Taking that new step,uttering a new word is what people fear most."Frodor Dostoyevski. ( For me is is the first mark)

Again, silent for a period of time. I had to make a decision to paint or blog and painting reigned. I wanted to show you the final progression of the painting I have named Blue Pools. It is presently hanging in a show at Asheville Gallery of Art in Asheville, NC, http:// www.ashevillegallery-of-art.com. After beginning this post I realized I do not have a good photo of the finished painting. What I have is a quick shot at the gallery hanging. Oops! I think you can see the progression and I will post it again.

I've had to away from the studio a bit and this quote from Susan Rothenberg says it all:
" You build up a head of steam. If you're four days out of the studio,on the fifth day you really crash in there. You will kill anybody who disturbs you on that fifth day, when you desperately need it.

I want to share another progression of a painting ( the painting is not finished):

Recently,I sent a painting to a client and she took a picture of the painting in it's new home. I don't usually get to see the paintings once they are hung. It's fun to finally see it! This painting is called "Somewhere North of Santa Fe" completed after my trip to Ghost Ranch in New Mexico, Georgia O'Keefe country. The white shape at the top is to represent the chimneys rock formation on the ranch. A few pictures of the ranch (chimneys rock formation) and the painting.