I went shopping two days ago. I bought 13 frames and 20 sheets of paper at the art store, which I got for under $100 (what a deal!). I decided to go down the side of the house to the basement studio. There was quite a bit of snow but it didn’t look too icy. I made it down the hill, with a pile of frames in my hands, but my foot hit a sheet of black ice right before I made it to the door. I came crashing down with the frames on the pavement. I was actually more worried about the frames than if I had hurt myself. Luckily the frames didn’t break or even get scratched, but my knees weren’t so lucky. I survived with some scrapes and bruises and mostly just a lot of soreness from the fall. I will no longer go down the side of the house to the studio during the winter.
I woke up early this morning to go to work in the studio. It’s always so exciting to have fresh new pieces of paper and canvas to work on. I’m starting a series of gray portraits. I’m going to finish the first painting today. It is a painting of a mixed media drawing that I did a couple years ago titled “Transformation (Self Portrait)”. It is a very strong piece. I’m incorporating charcoal with my new series of oil paintings. I’m also working on a series of mixed media drawings that I’d like to exhibit at my solo show at Java J’s this month. I have a lot of work ahead of me.
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Your work is wonderful. I can’t imagine why the review from the last show didn’t mention your piece, it’s stunning. I used to paint but illness put a halt to it years ago. I’ve been writing and doing photography to fill the void. My health is better, and even though I could, I haven’t gotten back to it. I’m not sure why. Anyway, keep on painting but do watch your step:)
bookbabie added these pithy words on
Feb 08 08 at
8:29 am
Thank you. I’m sorry to hear about you giving up painting, but it’s never too late to start again! Although, it is hard getting back into the groove of things when you have been away from the studio for a long time. Good luck!
J. M. Culver added these pithy words on
Feb 09 08 at
9:58 am
