Procrastination

Oh dear, I believe I'm SO guilty!! I saw this little gem on http://www.thestudiosource.com, and the scary thing is, I just made myself a cuppa tea...

Incredible....

I've been *trying* to be good and not spent too much time just doodling around, surfing, looking at cool stuff. And, I've been pretty good.

HOWEVER, while looking at a wonderful blog, Mind Wide Open, I found this delightful video. Hope you will enjoy it as much as I did!!

Too Tight!!

I've been realizing that in my effort to capture a likeness I've been painting (and drawing) WAY too tight! Probably part of my colored pencil days when a painting can take up to 300 hours. But I've been working on this painting my my Grandma (see earlier post) and I'm STILL working on it. In fact, none of the paintings I started are completed. I've been fussing over the details.

So, earlier this week, a friend, Susanne, lent me 2 DVDs and a book. All on what she calls "loosey goosey" style of painting. Wow... no one uses size 1 or 0 paintbrush to achieve fine details around the eyes and mouth! No one uses a fan brush to blend skin tones! Stand back.... IT'S A REVELATION!!!!

So, I've broken out some new canvases, and am anxious to try it out. But my left brain is arguing... "Finish what you start".
'sigh'..... ok.