WED SEPT 30

A  COUPLE  OF  WALL FLOWERS  ...

I PAINTED  THESE  INORDER  TO HAVE A  LESSON FOR  THE  OAKRUN ART  GROUP.  THE   HOLLYHOCKS  ARE IN OIL NAD THE  VIOLET  FLOWER IS ACRYLIC.

 I  ALSO  PAINTED  MINITURES.. LAST  NIGHT.. I STILL STRUGGLE  WITH THE  ACRYLICS.... KEEPING  THEM WET AND  MOBILE..  I LIKE THESE  BACKGROUND  PICTURES.. THE  ABSTRACT NESS OF THE  BACK GROUND AND THEN THE  DETAIL  OF THE  FLOWER.. IT SEEMS TO SATISFY  MY  STRANGE  DESIRE  TO DO ABSTRACT CREATIVE   DESIRE  AND  THEN MY  DESIRE TO DRAW  WELL .. AND  PRODUCE THE  FOOL THE  EYE  TROMPE OIL PAINTING ABILITY..

WHAT  OTHER  BACKGROUNDS  CAN I PRODUCE  THAT  ARE   ABSTRACT..

CLOTH COMES  TO  MIND..

WALL PAPER..

I STILL  WANT  TO PRODUCE  A PAINTING WITH  A  LANDSCAPE  SEEN THROUGH  A  WINDOW THAT HAS  WATER  DROPS  ON IT..

STAY TUNED...

MONDAY SEPT 28

WANT TO ADD  PLUMS  TO THIS..

I DID  TWO..WITH THE  CRUMBLING WALL AS A  BACK GROUND.. ONE IN OIL AND  ONE  IN  ACRYLIC..THIS IS THE  ACRYLIC.. I HAVE NOT  ADDED  THE  FLOWER TO THE  OIL..

THIS  WILL BE  MY LESSON  FOR THE  CLASS AT  OAKRUN  ,,HOPE THEY  TAKE  TO IT..

SEPT 25

PUTTING  ALL YOUR  EGGS  IN ONE  BASKET.. HAS ALWAYS  BEEN A  BAD  DECISION FOR ME... I HAVE  APPLIED THAT  TO MANY "BASKETS"..  THAT   SAID..
ONE BASKET  I HAVE  HAD  FOR  SOME TIME.. IS  MY  PAINTING  AND  DRAWING.

LOOK AT THIS  ONE.. YESTERDAY I READ FROM A  FRIEND..ADVICE  ABOUT  WHAT  TO LOOK FOR WHEN I CHOOSE  WHAT  I PAINT.. BESIDES  COLOR CHOICES.. A  SUBJECT  THAT  ONE CAN LIVE  WITH  FOR  A  LONG TIME..

THIS  HAS  WARM COLORS  WITH  COOL. IT  IS  TELLING A  STORY OF  CHILDREN CLIMBING AND PLAYING  ON ROCKS  .

COULD  SOMEONE  LOOK AT THIS  AND  DISCOVER  NEW THINGS  TO LOOK AT  IT.. OVER AND  OVER.. ?

I AM NOT  FINISHED OF  COURSE.. I JUST  STARTED THIS  AFTERNOON..I WANT THE  ROCKS IN THE  STREAM  TO LOOK LIKE THEY HAVE  WATER  COVERING  SOME OF THEM...

THIS  IS  A  PAINTING WITH  MEMORBILIA OF  MY FATHER. PAINTNED WITH THE  METHOD  OF  TROMPE D'OIL.

WHY?

BECAUSE  I CAN...

SEPT 22

I THINK I HAVE  WORKED  OUT  WHAT  I WILL TEACH  AT  OAK RUN.. .. FOR THE BEGINNERS  AND THE  OIL/ACRYLIC... I WANT A  PROGRESSION.. OF  SKILLS..

ANYWAY.. I FEEL BETTER   THIS AFTERNOON..

HERE  IS  WHAT  I HAVE  ACCOMPLISHED  THIS  DAY..

I AM STILL PREPARING  FOR THE  CRAFT  SHOW AS  WELL AS THE  SHOW  AT  STARBUCKS..

IT IS NOT  COMPLETE  BUT I LOVETHE  CONCEPT AS  WELL AS  THE   COMPOSITION..

WHAT  TO NAME IT?.. IT  SI  CHILDREN  MAKING  NECKLACES  FROM  CLOVER  FLOWERS.. I MADE  THESE AS  A  CHILD.. THE  PAINTING REALLY EMBODIES  ALL THAT  I HOPE  TO DO WITH PAINTINGS..IN THAT  I AM  RECALLING A  MOMENT  IN  A  PAST  RITUAL IN SPRING..

WHAT  DO I NAME IT..

TUESDAY SEPT22

MY TROUBLES  WITH  PICASA  CONTINUES.. I HAVE  TURNED  TO ADOBE PHOTSHOP,,, NOT  AS  HAPPY WITH IT,,

I STARTED  THIS  PAINTING LAS T NIGHT.. THE  DOCK , HE  IS  TRHOWING  FROM HAS  BEEN FILLED  IN..

I ALSO  BEGAN ANOTHER  PAINTING OF  CHILDREN  STRINGING  FLOWERS  TOGETHER  AND  BRADING   THEIR  HAIR. I TOOK THIS  PHOTO  WHEN I WAS  ON  RECESS DUTY IN GUEYDAN  ST. PETER'S  SCHOOL  PROBABLY OVER  20 YEARS  AGO. I USED IT  IN A LARGE  PAINTING  MONTAGE  FOR THE  TEACHER'S  LOUNGE AT  ST. JON VIANNEY SCHOOL.

I WILL TAKE  PICTURES OF IT TODAY.. I AM WORKING IN OIL.. I DO LOVE  OIL  AND  WHAT  IT  CAN DO  WITH COLORS.. I AM TRYING  TO ACHIEVE THE  SAME  AFFECT WITH  ACRYLIC... NOT  FEELING  AS  SUCCESSFUL..

COULD  THIS  SCENE BE  BETTER  IN OIL..OR IS IT A COMPOSITION PROBLEM.?. WHAT  IF  I STEPPED  BACK FROM SUBJECT AND PAINTED  IT  WITH MORE  SKY AND  AREA  AROUND IT.?.

SHOULD  I BRING THIS  PAINTING TO THE  STARBUCKS  SHOW?

IT IS  24X36.

HOW  ABOUT THIS ONE?

MONDAY SEPT.21

SEPT.21 MONDAY

MY MIND  is  so  occupied  by  plans for  art  classes  of  pastel and  acrylic /oil at  OAKRUN RETIREMENT  VILLAGE.  I  HAVE  BEEN SERVING  FOR  " THE  NEXT  STEP"  FOR  STUDENTS WHO HAVE  TAKEN LESSONS  WITH ME AND  WHAT  TO SHOW  FOR  THOISE  WHO CONSIDER THEMSELVES TO BE  BEGINNERS.

MY PICASA  PRGRAM  IS  GIVING  ME  SO MANY PROBLEMS  I AM DISCOURAGED  BY THE  LOST  OF  TIME.

/PLUS  IHAVE  BEEN PAINTING  THE   MINTIURES

OK WHAT  TO TEACH.. OFFER  TO TEACH.. ?

AS  I SUSPECTED  SOMETHING IS  CAUSING  MY COMPUTER  TO NOT BEABLE TO UPLOAD  PICTURES FROM ONE  FILE  TO ANOTHER,,,

I TRIED  TO TAKE  A  PICTURES   FROM MY PICTURE  FILES  AND  IT  WON'T  UPLOAD..

BACK LATER

SUNDAY SEPT 20

SPUTTERING  ON THE  GOALS.. BUT THEN THAT is  why I am writing this  thing called  a  blog... TO MAKE  GOALS   and  to get  on track..back on track..

I took this  really good  photograph of  a  young  boy throwing  a fishing net.. but I have not  put  it on canvas...I sketched  it... to workout  composition and  saw  what  needed  to tell story. However  I have not  put it on canvas.. I want to use  the  frames  I have  invested  so much money into. So I am deciding  what  medium to use. Pastel requires   glass and  mat. An  oil or  acrylic does not.

I painted  more  minitures  last  night. 

more  later. ..

FRIDAY SEPT 18

I PHOTOGRAPHED  THIS  SCENE  IN CEDAR  KEYS.. AND  LAST  NIGHT  I PAINTED  IT .. AT  LEAST  STARTED  THE  PAINTING IN ACRYLIC  ON A  SMOOTH GESSOED PANEL. THERE  IS  A BEAUTY TO THESE  PALM  TREES..  MORE  LATER.

OCT.18 FRIDAY

THE CLUB FAIR  YESTERDAY

PROBABLY DID NOT  GET  US  ANY NEW  MEMBERS,, A  FEW  BITES..  MOSTLY PEOPLE  WHO  USED TO PAINT ..BUT  FRO  WHATEVER  REASON  STOPPED. I PAINTED  THIS  OF THE  PEOPLE  IN THE  POOL . OUR  TABLE  WAS  WAY IN THE  BACK OF THE  ROOM.

I DID  THIS  STANDING  BY THE  WINDOW  OVER LOOKING THE  POOL. I DO THESE  CARTOONISH DRAWINGS  WHEN I DO SOMETHING QUICKLY. I CAN  REFINE  IT  WITH  PHOTOS  I TOOK.

WED. SEPT 15 ROCKING ART

THIS  MORNING, I WROTE  A PRETTY LONG PIECE  ABOUT  GOALS  MET  YESTERDAY..I CLEANED  ALL DAY LONG.. I HAVE  A LOT  MORE  TO DO.. AND  I PAINTED..

THE  COMPUTER  FROZE.. AND  I HAD  TO TURN IT  ALL OFF ..LOSING  AGAIN  THING S  I WROTE...

OK HERE  GOES  AGAIN.. I CALLED  MY PAINTING  DAY ROCKING ART...

ACTUALLYI PAINTED THE  LARGER  ROCKS IN A STREAM PAINTING TWO YEARS  AGO.

ORGANIZING AND CLEANING  IS  SUCH A TORTUER   FOR ME.. I HAVE  TO RETHINK  THAT..I SHOULD  MAKE  IT  HAVE  A  POSITIVE  SPIN  ON IT  ..INSTEAD OF  IT  BEING  GRUNGE  WORK..

I WANT  TO  MAKE  IT SEEM AS  THOPUGH IT  WERE  A  WORK OF  ART..  HMMM

QUITE  A  FEAT  FOR  A  PERSON LIKE  ME ..WHO HAS  FORMED  A  HABIT  OF  NEVER  PUTTING  THINGS IN  A  PLACE  I CAN GO BACK TO  FIND  IT  AGAIN..

SMALL GOALS  FOR  SOME  .. A  MOUNTAIN  FOR  ME....MORE  LATER..

 

TUESDAY SEPT 15

Commit to accepting responsibility for your life


Capture your Vision and plan to enact it

Get a grip on your financial situation

Handle information overload

Identify tasks you can hire out (or let go of)

Complete a challenging plan for an entire year

MINI PAINTINGS I DID LAST NIGHT..

Until you produce art that you believe in without question -- art that you know is your best effort, art that you’re proud of, art that you can’t wait to share with people -- you are going to have a hard time selling it to collectors or to galleries. You might be able to make a little money from your art, but you won’t be able to earn a living from it.
ADVICE  FROM AN  ART BIZ  THAT  COMES  TO ME  EVER  SO OFTEN...

A  CHALLENGING PLAN...

SEPT:CLEAN AND  ORGANIZE  ART  ROOM... HOUSE... PAPER  WORK.. WEB SITE

OCT: PAINT  A  DOZ   SMALL  PAINTINGS IN ONE METHOD.OF  SCENES  OF  TRIP AND OTOW. ONE  STYLE  ... STICK TO IT...
NOV: PAINT  A  DOZ   IN  ANOTHER  STYLE...MONTAGES.

DEC:  MAKE   DECISION  BETWEEN  STYLES... ENTER  A  CONTEST...

JAN :  LOOK  FOR  A  WORK SHOP... WITH  SOMEONE  WHO PAINTS  IN CHOSEN STYLE..

MORE LATER.. I MAY SCRAP THIS.. OR CHANGE IT..

OTHER PAINTINGS

I  FORGOT  TO ALSO MENTION THA T NANCY COMPLIMENTED  ME ON PAST  WATERCOLOR PAINTNGS  I HAVE  ACCOMPLISHED... WHICH MADE  ME   GET OUT  MY WATERCOLORS AND PAINT THE  FOLLOWING..

SEPT. 13TH

AFTER WRITING ABOUT 150 WORDS, I MADE A MISTAKE  LOOKING  FOR  the spell check and  could not  get  my  words  back,

Today follows  the  plein aire  world wide  paint out  at the  town center of  OCALA.
Besides  the  rain , there  were  other  distractions that  seemed to make  it a  dismal day for  selling painitngs. I have  complained  before  about  not  selling  at these  events . When I  lived in Louisiana, I  was  chair-person for  an art  show  connected  to a festival in my hometown.  THere  again, people  wanted  the  artist  to pay fees, frame  work, haul, and  damage  their   works  but  not  make  one  sale. I know  we  artist  are  doing  what  we  love and  would  paint even  though sales  are  far  and  few  between. I was  able  to communicate   ALL THESE  FEELING  AND  FRUSTRATIONS with  two lovely artist  .
I did  find my day enjoyable   DUE  TO BEING  WITH  NANCY MOSKOVICH AND  JARRY STAPLETON AT THE BLAKELY HOUSE.

NANCY IS  AN EXCELLENT  PAINTER AND  HAS  ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS  I CAN  ONLY TRY TO IMITATE.   HER  INVITATION  to paint  with her  on the porch of this  beautiful gift store, restuarant, spa was  heaven sent. Beside  a  warm welcome, while  we  painted, we  were  treated  to coffee and  muffins  by the  staff of this  historical house.

I plan to return. I did  paint  the  following from the  porch:

We  take  a   bit  of  each person with us   as  we  make  these  jouneys  through  life. That  day  with OCTAGANRIAN  Jarry Stappleton gave  me  the  affirmation that  convinces  me  even though I don't  sell , I am still one  of the  blessed people  who try to call themselves  artist  or  painters. Knowing what   Jarry has  overcome ,I watched  her climb steps and  haul her  supplies to this  spot   and  that  . Her  efforts   and  zeal tell me  that  what  I desire and  strive  for is  real. I am not  chasing  butterflies or  clouds.(except to paint  them)...but  I am answering    an inner  drive  .

9-11-09

I CAN REMEMBER  WHAT  I WAS  DOING  WHEN KENNEDY DIED AND  WHAT  I WAS  DOING  ON 9/11/01.

I TOLD THE  STUDENTS  IN FRONT  OF  ME , THEY WOULD  REMEMBER  IT  TOO ...

LAST  NIGHT , I PAINTED  THESE  MINI PAINTINGS...

TODAY, I WILL GET  MYSELF  READY TO PAINT  ON SITE  OR  PLEIN AIRE  AT  THE  BLAKELY HOUSE  NEAR THE  OCALA TOWN SQUARE   WITH THE  OPAP  GROUP . I WILL BRING  MY EQUIPMENT  TO PAINT AS  WELL AS  WELL AS  SEVERAL PLEINE AIRE  PAINTINGS.

MORE  LATER.

TUESDAY SEPT.8

JOINED  A NEW CLUB TODAY AT  WEBBER  CENTER. NEEDED  TO GO TO THE  PLACE  AND  JOINING A  CRITIQUE GROUP  WILL HELP THIS  PROCESS I AM TRYING  TO GET GOING IN MY ART.

I PAINT  SO MANY WAYS.. WHICH ONE  REALLY EXPRESSES   WHAT  I AM TRYING TO SAY  WHEN I PAINT  A  PICTURE. I WAS  ENCOURAGED  TO "JOURNAL"  MY EFFORTS BY A  GENTLEMAN AT THE  MEETING. 

WHEN I PAINTED  THIS  DID  I TRY TO SAY TOO MANY THINGS.. THE  EARLY MORNING  SUN ON TH E  BUILDINGS  AND  THE  QUIET  CALM OF THE  HARBOR  BOATS IN THE  MARINA.SHOULD  I HAVE  FOCUSED ON ONE  BOAT.. ?  JUST THE  BOATS?

WHICH PAINTING  WILL I BRING TO THIS  CRITIQUE.. I HAVE A  MONTH.. HOW  ABOUT THIS ONE..?

MONDAY

Even though I have  not  been writing in  my blog, I have  been painting.  The  Dillard  show  has  been a let  down  for me  spirit  wise. I have  heard   that  it is  the  economy. But  there  is  a  voice  in my head  that  tells  me  it  is  my  lack of  " a  really defined  look  to my art" .  The  questions of  "what  am I  really trying  to show with my renderings" If  I could  write  a  book , what  would  I title the book ?

more  later

AFTERNOON OF SEPT . 2

ACCOMPISHED  ALOT THIS DAY.

SCHEDULED  MORE  DRAWING  AND  PASTEL  CLASSES  AT  THE  MASTER THE  POSSIBILITES FOR  FALL AND  WINTER. 
AND   RETURNED  HOME TO WRAP UP PAINTINGS FOR  SHOW.

WENT TO WALMART TO GET  BUBBLE  WRAP AND  A  DOLLY.

I  DID NOT  PLAY TENNIS TODAY , BUT DID  GET TO PLAY BADMINTON.

THIS MORNING, I WENT TO A  BLOG OF  AN ARTIST  TEACHER. HOW  I GOT THERE , I HAVE  NO IDEA.. OH YES I DO..I WENT TO RICHARD  SCHMID'S  PAINITNGS  AND  SAW THIS  LADY'S  BLOG Dianne Mize . I WAN T  TO WRITE  TO HER  AND  TELL HER  HOW  MUCH I AM ENJOYING HER  BLOG. BUT I AM TOO SHY. I WILL READ  HER  BLOG LIKE I DO AN INSTRUCTION BOOK.


I WOULD  LOVE TO MODEL MY BLOG LIKE HERS. ANOTHER  BLOG THAT IS SO INFORMATIVE, IS  Nancy Moskovitz.

SHE  AND I WILL PAINT  ON THE  PORCH OF  THE  BLAKELY HOUSE  SEPT 12.

IS  THIS  TOO PRETTY? TOO SWEET?

TOO THOMAS  KINCADE?

PALETTE KNIFE.

I  LIKE  DOING  THINGS IN PALETTE  KNIFE . IT  KEEPS  ME  FROM  MAKING  THINGS  TOO SWEET....

THE  DESIGN HAS  TO BE  STRONG OR IT ALL TURNS  INTO MUD.

DID  I GIVE  TOO MUCH INFORMATION?

THEY DON'T  SEEM TO  BE  CONNECTED. PERHAPS IF I HAD  MADE THE  CARRIAGE  SMALLER.. BOTH  THE  HOUSE AND THE  FIGURES  ARE THE  SAME  SIZE/

TWO NEW  THOUGHTS. ONE  FROM PASTEL MAGAZINE. PAINTING THE  SAME  SUBJECT OVER  AND  OVER. MONET DID IT. I AM SURE THERE  ARE  OTHERS. HOW MANY WAYS?
ALSO  LOOKING  AT  AN ARTIST  I REALLY ADMIRE  AND  STUDY THEIR  LIFE AND  WHY THEY PAINTED  THE  SUBJECTS THEY DID ...AND THE  WHY  AS  WELL AS THE  HOW.

THE  PLACE  I WILL CHOSE TO PAINT OVER AND  OVER  WILL BE THE  SCENE OUTSIDE  MY HOUSE. THE  SKIES FROM MORN TO DUSK ARE  SO  DRAMATIC. I WILL PAINT  WITH  ACRYLIC, OIL , PASTEL AND  THEN WATERCOLOR. I WANT  TO PAINT  THE SAME  AREA AT  DAWN IN A  FOG, WHEN  THERE IS  A  STORM COMING, SUNNY AND  HOT, WINTERY COLD.

RIGHT  NOW  I AM GOING TO TRY A  NEW PRODUCT SENNILIER ACRYLICS.. I LOVE THEIR  PASTELS AND  WATERCOLORS.  STAY TUNED.

WED SEPT 2

I AM AWAKE  SO EARLY DUE  TO A MISTAKE  I MADE  GETTING  READY FOR THIS  SHOW AT  DILLARDS THIS  WEEKEND. 

I NEEDED TO STICK TO THE  LIST  I  PROVIDED  OF  MY INTENED PAINTINGS  . DURING  THE  MONTH , I BEGAN TO  WANT TO EDIT  THE  LIST  I SENT AND  DID NOT  UNDERSTAND  I  NEEDED TO STICK TO THIS  LIST. I SUSPECT  OTHER  ARTIST  WHO ARE  IN THIS  SHOW  ARE  MORE  ORGANIZED AND  READY TO DO  A  SHOW  BECAUSE  THEY HAVE   PRINTS AND  AN INVENTORY THAT  IS  STABLE. I ALSO REALIZE  THAT  IN THESE  40 PLUS  YEARS OF  PAINTING, I HAVE  NOT  EVOLVED  AS  A BUSINESS PERSON IN THE  WORLD  OF  ART.

THERE  ARE  MANY ARTIST  OUT  THERE  WHO GAVE  UP.. SO WHEN YOU SEE AN ARTIST  WHO HAS  BEEN "DOING" THIS  FOR  SOME  YEARS, VALUE  THEM. THEY LAST ... WHERE  AS  I FEEL LIKE  A  DINOSAUR... GOING TO  EXTINCTION DUE  TO NOT  BEING  ABLE TO ADAPT.
I CAN ONLY HOPE  I HAVE NOT  DISCOURAGED  THESE   SPLENDID  LADIES  WHO TOOK ON THIS  SHOW WHLE  TRYING TO PUT THEIR  OWN STUFF OUT THERE..

PERHAPS  THE  EXPOSURE  WILL  GAIN ME  MORE  STUDENTS....

I ALSO LIKE TO DO CARTOONS . ALWAYS  WANTED  TO DO CARTOONS . BEGAN TO DRAW TRYING TO COPY SAD  SACK CARTOONS. FOUND THAT  I COULD  GET  MY PENCIL TO GO WHERE  I WANTED  IT  TO.

I  READ  SOMEWHERE  THAT  CARTOONIST DEPICT  THINGS  THEY KNOW  ABOUT.  I FOUND THAT  I COULD  CARTOON THE  MANY FUNNY THINGSS THAT  HAPPEN ON THE  TENNIS  COURTS. SOME ARE  ABOUT THE  PERSONALITIES I ENCOUNTER.

THIS  IS  MY OWN PERSONALITY OF  MAKING  TOO MUCH OVER   MISSING  A  POINT.

OR  I  PLAY UP  A PARTICULAR  EVENT  THAT  HAPPENS  ON  THE  COURTS.

SEPT 1 TUESDAY

YESTERDAY'S  DAWN

THIS MORNING  IS CLOUDIER.

I AM ALMOST  TOTALLY .. HO HO HAH  WHAT  A  OXYMORON.. ANYWAY, I AM VERY CLOSE  TO BEING  MORE  READY  FOR AN ART  SHOW THAN I HAVE  EVER BEEN.

I THINK I WILL BE  VERY PROUD TO SHOW  MY WORK IN  SPITE  OFTHE COMPETITION... I EXPECT  REALLY GOOD  ART  TO BE  SHOWN AT THIS  ART  SHOW AT  DILLARDS.

LAST NIGHT  , I WROTE  A BRIEF SENTENCE OR  TWO ABOUT  THE  PAINTINGS  I WILL SHOW... I DID NOT  FINISH .  BUT  WILL DO SO TODAY..

THINGS  LEFT  YET  TO DO... PUT THESE  DESCRIPTIONS  ON THE  PAINTNGS.... AND  BEGIN WRAPPING  PAINTINGS  IN PROTECTIVE MATERIAL  TO BRING THEM TO SHOW SET UP.

THIS  IS  FROM A  MURAL I DID  FOR  PEGGY. DID I MENTION I LIKE TO PAINT LARGE  PAINTINGS?

THEN I ALSO LIKE TO PAINT  SMALL THINGS LIKE  BOOK MARKS THAT  ARE  MINITURES.

THERE  IS  THAT  CONSTANT  PULL.. TO  JUST  APPLY PAINT TO A  SURFACE... BECAUSE  I CAN...