Painting vs. Producing

This is the time of year I can't wait for. I've almost completed my schedule of shows and festivals. I have a few teaching commitments, but that's more fun than work. So, shortly I will be able to settle into the studio for an extended period and paint. I won't feel like I have to "produce" anything in particular, so I will have space in both my mind and in the studio to experiment a little and play. I'll take some of the year's work and carry it forward into next. Some, I'll leave behind. It will be a time for letting the good stuff percolate to the top and inform past working methods.

Moving into this period of the year, I want to have a bit of a plan in mind for what I want to accomplish over the fall and winter months in the studio, so it's a good time to start accumulating ideas. I don't really lack for the ideas, just the time to put them into play. It's more a problem of organizing my butterflies. 

I know for sure that I will be playing a lot more with mixed media. I also want to try some oil pastels which is something I haven't really delved into at all. I also want to make sure that I find another daily painting composition, so I can experience anew what I did with my 100 variation series. This time it might be in oil at least as a base.

I'm also wanting to include more man-made structures in new works. I think they add another layer and an intrigue to pieces. I'd also love to do some more still life. Fall and winter is a good time to think about that.

I've posted a piece which I sold at Art in the High Desert this weekend to lovely repeat client. Thanks, Barbara. Enjoy!!

Understanding Blue