A Little Peace and Quiet Makes All the Difference

When some friends ask me to house sit, I realized that if I got away from the daily grind, I might actually have time to paint. I worked with egg tempera, and after two days of that I switched to opaque watercolor.
I know noise pollution affects me, but I was acutely aware of how much it's harmed my productivity ever since I moved to Anaheim. Once I was out in the country away from gardeners, noisy neighbors, screaming children, helicopters, sirens, and non-stop air conditioners, I could relax and concentrate.

Working with egg tempera on illumination.

Roses from the garden

Roses from a different angle.

Faux Pumpkin Painted Purple and Blue

The last thing I painted was a fake pumpkin. I'm making a diorama. Here is a clip that shows a bit of the demo I'm making for youtube. If you are interested drop me a comment and I'll embed the two part video here when I'm done.

Airbrush Practice Hypnotist T-shirt

Because not all painting is done with a brush.

Two New Paintings

I painted until the sun came boiling down on my back. And I said to myself, 'Self, I'm tired of quitting right when I get in the flow of things because it's too hot out here." So I got the spare canopy out of the garage with it's 36 poles and white canopy, and in the blazing heat I put that sucker up. But it was worth it. The temperature dropped about 15 degrees once I was in the shade, and then I finished not one painting but two.

12"x12" acrylics on canvas board.

I'm trying to decide if I should list them on rtist.com or etsy.com.

Ready to Paint

I got some 12"x12" canvas board today. I want to paint some onions and a red bell pepper I have in the kitchen. But by the time I got home I was in no mood to paint. So I made a mobile instead out of found objects. But I am hoping tomorrow goes better and I can paint.

If I could only find my Turpenoid, I could do oil painting finally. But if not, I'll do acrylic paint.

Monoprint

A monoprint of my hands.

Painting on Wooden Frames

Yesterday I started painting some wooden frames. It takes longer than you might think because of the sides and inner frame edges. I'm using acrylics, which dry fairly quickly. If I was using oil paints it would take a lot longer. I primed the frames with Gesso first.It provides a smoother surface to paint on and saves time and paint in the long run. I have 2 out of 4 frames done now. Time to go paint some more.
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