The big guy is a work in progress. Now the fun begins, but there are always a few missteps along the way.
I was happily painting some luscious washes of Windsor Blue when I noticed some paint on the kitchen floor. Make that LOTS of paint on the kitchen floor. Dozens and dozens of splotches of dark blue paint on the kitchen floor. Somehow a blob of paint had ended up on the floor, and I must have stepped in it - twice with the same foot. And then I apparently danced around the kitchen table and the rest of the kitchen before I realized I was painting my FLOOR!
So imagine me, hopping on one foot, ripping off my sock and throwing it away, finally making it to the sink with lots of paper towels, very energetically scrubbing the bottom my foot, and then on hands and knees frantically scrubbing all the blue splotches off the floor.
Yes, you are right, I DO lead a very exciting and fun-filled life!
At least I'm happy with the progress I'm making with this painting, and it shouldn't take too long to complete. I love adding the textures and washes and then repeatedly rubbing them with a scrap of muslin, because I never know what the layers and layers of paint will look like after I work with them.
Many more layers of paint still need to be added before this painting will have the rich, warm depth I so love to create. You can't really capture it in a photo, unfortunately.
Sometimes I also like to just step back, (hopefully avoiding stepping in paint!) and look at a portrait upside-down. I can get a better idea of whether I like how the colors are coming together this way. And I can see whether the shape and details of the face work.
I hope you all step into something good every chance you get!
"Creativity comes from
looking for the unexpected
and stepping outside your own experience."
~ Masaru Ibuka
