Palette

Here is a picture of my palette after doing some painting.  I find myself often more impressed by the random colors and shapes on my palette than I am with my works in progress.

This may be a little unfair, but for example, I've tried and tried to make abstract paintings and I end up with some pretty crappy stuff.  I don't mind saying it.  I can do a combo of abstract and figurative that looks ok.  But pure random shapes and colors that also have emotional depth?  It's not happening.

I wish I could paint every day.  It seems to take an endless amount of time to complete a painting.  I hope to have more paintings to share soon.  If only painting came as naturally as drawing.

Work Space

Here are a few snaps of what I was lucky enough to work on this weekend. (Sorry to be too lazy to adjust the levels to make them brighter for you.)

I would love an in home studio someday, but for now, my kitchen table can't be beat.

I love the light coming in the windows, letting me pretend it is not so cold outside.

I bit the bullet and did a color wheel, making additional wheels for common color combinations.  It turns out that my favorite is called split complementary.  Previously, I always thought of it as "two and a half steps."

To come this week: a photo session with June, breakfast with grandpa, and some work in progress.  Stick around!