An afternoon re-living making all this art

I spent the afternoon today posting and writing about all the photos I’ve taken over mostly the past 5 1/2 years (a few older). These are work-in-progress and some just-finished photos of my work. It was wonderful to re-live it all. It’s remarkable how I do remember where I was in the world and what my challenges and joys were for each one. Many of my paintings I never recorded this way This review makes me really wish I had. Now that I have a real blog (at last!), it will give me the impetus to do a better job of recording my process so I can share it here. I entered them in chronological order, as if I’d posted them all along. I hope some of you head all the way back through and enjoy them as much as I have posting them here for you.

2012 – Persimmon – now there’s a branch

2012 – Persimmon Sun II ?

Not sure of the name yet. Just the background in here. I loved the light bubbles and playing with colors and circles.

2012 – Dazzling done

Another Tahoe vacation painting. Time for a plunge with Joe and Bo.

2012 – Dazzling – just the centers to finish

Ok, so I’m turning a corner with this painting. I’m not laboring over it like I have others. Very cool.

2012 – Dazzling – Hibiscus

It’s quite remarkable how that logical, symbol-oriented left brain freaks out about a lot of detail. I’m learning that the right brain has no problem with it. And even approximating it. Painting this is way easier than my left brain thought it was going to be.

2012 – Dazzling – starting out

2012 – Baby Bojangles

Hard to tell from this photo, the color is so off. But finishing this one was about the tone. It was too reddish. And, I didn’t want to make it too blue. A thin wash of thalo green did the trick.