Wow, it’s been awhile
Wednesday, February 14th, 2007
I’ve been heinously busy lately–busier than I’ve been since probably high school, back in the days when I actually did things with my time. And apparently this semester I’m doing more things with my time than I realized.
But I’ve also been painting in the past couple days, thanks to A) a snow day and a half (university closed early yesterday) and B) a paper due tomorrow. Because there is nothing that increases one’s will to paint like an English paper that needs to be put off. As a result of all this motivation and free time, I’ve made a lot of progress on “Blue Lucy,” the painting that’s been in progress since November or so. I still have to do her feet and the bottom part of her mouth, finish her ears, and touch things up, but the bulk of the work is behind me. (Click to see it bigger.)
Painting with an easel has been much more of an adjustment than I’d anticipated. At home I have a drafting table much like this one. The adjustable angle means it can be set flat for altered books and “crafty” things, at a slight angle for drawing, and at a steeper angle for painting. It’s a bit sturdier than my easel and it’s much easier for me to rest my not-very-steady hand somewhere while I do finer details and lines. So there’s been a learning curve, plus a lot of accidentally smudging wet paint and going back over shaky lines.
I’d like to get this done by spring break (which is at the end of this month, go figure), because I’ve got a couple ideas–another painting and a series of drawings–that I’m eager to start.
