Work In Progress . . . .

Still a long way to go but want 

to share my first sitting of teaching myself to 

oil paint.

This is wet on wet painting.  Hopefully it has dried some over night so that I can 

add some color today.

WORK IN PROGRESS

The background is a gesso black and white wash prepared last week.  (See earlier post).  I did a contour drawing of what I wanted to paint with a white charcoal pencil.  It did help me to keep the black and red colors from blending into one another.  I have lots of ideas for this painting and only hope I can get them down on this canvas the way my brain is seeing them! 

About an Artist

I.  AM.   AN.   ARTIST.

I found this on a website and it just hit home with me.

  

If YOU too are an artist it will also resonate with you!

Enjoy.

"There's no retirment for an artist, it's your way of living so there's no end to it." - Henry Moore

Preparation for oil paintings . . .

One Black 

One White

and

One Black and White 

First, I paint a thin layer of Gesso, straight from the bottle, onto my canvas boards.

One black - 8 x 10 canvas board

One white - 16 x 20 canvas board

One black and white - 16 x 20 canvas panel board (This mixture of gesso was spread with quick, spontaneous strokes around the canvas with a painting spatula).

It is my intention to use the black and white one as the start of a really cool abstract that I have in my head and in my sketch book . . . . . . only time will tell.   Now to just wait for them to cure - which Liquidtex recommends 24 hours.

I prepared these on my kitchen counter because my painting table was such a mess!  Love that!  I first layed  down a canvas painting drop cloth - I would hate to destroy my kitchen counters!  I have not yet made a decision if i will paint the sides of the canvas boards - that is why they look unfinished at this point in time. 

My Kitty - Oil Painting

My Kitty

Oil Painting on Canvas Board

8 x 10

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ORIGINAL IS NOT FOR SALE (of course!).  

Working in my home art studio . . . .

Just a glimpse where I do my art work . . . .

Yes, I always wear protective gloves, apron and mask.  In this photo, 

I am working with charcoal and charcoal generates a lot of dust that
becomes airborne (like chalk pastels), so I take protective measures.  You
should also.

Ink Drawing - Plymouth, Massachusetts

Ink Drawing

Vaction Stop in Plymouth, Massachusetts

FOR SALE

9 x 12 

For Sale:  $55.00

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will be bubble wrapped for protection during shipping)!

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Its just who I am . . . .

    Happy New Year 2019!

       I am not the same woman that I was at the beginning of 2018.  My Spirit continues to evolve and shift.  My values and priorities change.  My passions multiply and divide.  There's no telling how many things I will start and stop in 2019.  How many triumphs and failures I will experience.  How many blissful moments along with devastation I will feel.  But one thing is for sure . . .  I will never stop being curious.  I will never stop trying to learn and explore.  I will stay true to my path and support others on theirs.  I will do my best to not harm others and not back down when challenged.  I will continue to nourish my mind, my body, and my Spirit.  My experience has been . . . that as long as I do these things. . .  I am sure to lead a life rich in meaning and substance that makes me feel grateful and alive.  

Theresa

Painting - Picasso's Girl

Picasso's Girl

Acrylic on Wrapped Canvas Board

8x10

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The Story of Her (My) Life

I watched it - it was wonderful!  I was in my late teens (very late teens!) she was someone I truly enjoyed.

The story of Gilda Radner's Life.  

(I don't usually do this but CNN is doing a special on Gilda on New Year's Eve 2019)

but . . . . . I want to share this with you!

I love this. 

I read it on a friend's Face Book post.

I decided to share it with y'all. (You. Lucky. Readers.)!

Story of my life!

I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next. Delicious Ambiguity.

- Gilda Radner