Hmm, blogging still doesn't seem to be one of my strengths right now. The problem with art is that I need brain space to do it. As soon as something else comes along my art brain seems to hibernate, waiting until it is next allowed out. Normally, by the time I have woken it back up again something else has arrived. But I am hoping I can manage an art week this week.
I have also discovered, that most of the places that stock or make my canvasses are currently out of stock due to supply chain issues because of the virus. This seems like bad news. I am not sure when any of them will get stock back in and I have run out of one of my favourite canvas sizes. Fortunately I have a commission just in, for use on that size and I have one canvas left. I guess I had best not make any mistakes!! I do have another commission in as well that I need to paint on unstretched canvas and then get framed, so I think there is going to be a learning curve to combat there! Just as well I did actually stockpile a few canvasses back in March! But don't be surprised if I have a succession of square paintings shortly, as that is mostly what I have left.
I am also currently tackling website issues as well, as although my website stayed up and running whilst Flash was discontinued, my ability to amend or update it has not. Luckily, I managed to quickly get everything on track before it was blocked on the 12th, but it is starting to get frustrating that I can't change anything. I have a new painting I need to put up, which will happen after I have written this, but I guess it will have to wait awhile until I can put it on my website. Who knew trying to become an artist would involve so little painting time sometimes!
Speaking of new paintings! Here it is! Or here it will be.... This one was an interesting challenge. I had my support bubble and her kids over for a painting lesson just after Christmas. At the end of the session, we got all the leftover paint and splatted it on the canvas I had been half working on. A therapy art burst if you will. My challenge was then to turn it into something! Cue a week or so of background ruminating. and for some reason seeing tree rings, and here is the result! I was actually pretty pleased with how it turned out. It has so many colours on it it can't help but appeal to me!
The starting point:
I hope you like it!
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