While the Gesso Dries...

Have had second thoughts about doing the January Novel Writing Month in an official capacity. Instead I will either write as time allows or write in this blog while in the studio. It may make for some rambling prose, but I don't really care. The November effort was totally worth it, but if I am to stay on course and consolidate my efforts, I'm better off continuing it in this fashion rather than taking on another project or commitment.

The gesso is lumpy and had to be diluted to be spreadable. It left behind random dried bits on the masonite, but that's okay, it suits the directness of intent. Outside the studio, my mood is very lighthearted and happy and content. In here, however, I feel very serious. There's a set of work in a serious tone, in the sense of not lighthearted, which is simmering inside of my head. I don't know what I am going to paint, other than using a certain set of colors and brushes. It's going to be different than my previous work.