It rained all night. Our trickle of a creek is a bold stream today. The power was out all morning. Even tho I was warm and got some work done, I’m sooo glad it’s back on. My car’s in the shop so I was really stuck.
oils and propane don’t mix
They tried to tell me, but wow! The fumes kill brain cells quick! So today was good news/badnews. They hadn’t filled the propane tank, so there was NO heat, and I’d taken my little electric heater home. However, I called and they said delivery was today. I cleaned up all oil paints, removed all solvents, and am looking at working in acrylics and latex house paint for the winter season. The propane was delivered and Gregg came by to relight the pilot. Come on baby, light my fire!
Warmth!
We got my heater hooked up yesterday. I was busy this a.m., but when I got to the studio at 1:30, it was bearable, and I turned it up. I’m used to the cold so I imagine it’s around 60 when I’m working and 50 at night. Just in time, they forecast snow showers tomorrow. Oh the weather outside is frightful, but I can paint, so let it snow!
Of course the photos I took today were …not good, so no pix today.
Small works at Gallery 86
The max. dimension on these is 12″, which is kinda weird for me, I usually work on a larger scale. This is a shot at shameless commerce, nobody can say they’re tooooo expensive.
Professional framing is Great!
This is my dirty secret. Until today, I had never had any of my art professionally frames. Robert Reitz is my HERO. See what he framed at Art on Depot. The war rages in my head. Framing works on paper costs, but there is something about canvas that makes me stumble. May all be a dumb discussion, I’ve sold ONE painting this year, so maybe the medium isn’t the problem. Forrest would say that it’s my problem, along with world hunger, but I think it just might be the economy. Whadda ya think?
interrupted
The open house and cold weather have slowed my posts. I worked on the small red daylily today, but the pix came out blurry. The “Queen Anne’s Lace” is going to the small works show at Haywood. I’m taking 4 flower paintings and one barn. I know I’m supposed to expect that they’ll sell like hotcakes, but I don’t. It is an opportunity to show them.
how cold will you go?
It’s definitely time to find some kind of heat for my studio! I tweaked each of these paintings.
it ain’t over
Gregg is a good critiquer. He said the right panel needed work. I did this today.
wackiness
I’ve named the 3 panels “Flowers Don’t Need…” Now I’m doing a series of small paintings (9″x12″) on the same theme. I’m not sure yet where and how I will attach this cell phone.
Gregg added a touch of wackiness to my print rack.
rocks in my head
That was a favorite expression of my mother’s for someone who is crazy.