One Down, Innumerable to Go
Feeling a little better about the art now that I've completed that first painting and gessoed the masonite for the second. Too tired to actually begin on the next painting, but I can at least do the pre-painting, the bit where I tap into the sensibility of this moment in time. That's always where the paintings come from, anyway.
Bought a fresh gallon of gesso and some slightly better quality paints yesterday, plus a new pad of good drawing paper. Stopped at the local Goodwill and found a simple weaving loom from the 70's. It's of course missing some parts, but I think I can work around that. I'm not looking to weave fabrics but to make bits and pieces for assemblages, so I actually want something that is more art than crafts. Having my own uniquely-jerryrigged loom ought to keep it that way.
Bought a fresh gallon of gesso and some slightly better quality paints yesterday, plus a new pad of good drawing paper. Stopped at the local Goodwill and found a simple weaving loom from the 70's. It's of course missing some parts, but I think I can work around that. I'm not looking to weave fabrics but to make bits and pieces for assemblages, so I actually want something that is more art than crafts. Having my own uniquely-jerryrigged loom ought to keep it that way.
posted by meg at 5:15 PM
2 Comments:
Congratulations on the fresh start. Looked at your paintings on site and especially enjoyed 'carnations', 'in the courtyard', and 'in the studio'. They are new to my eyes. They look light and fresh. Will be watching for the new ones. Have fun! :)
Thanks, Karen! "In the Studio" is one of the ones from 14 months ago, in fact the last painting I did before the one I did last week. It is 4' x 4' and it sold quickly, to a woman who redecorated a room around it. I painted it in a 7' x 10' room. Ugh! Said room is now a walk-in closet....
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