FRIDAY OCT 30 COMPLETED JOB

LIKE  ALL TEDIOUS  JOBS.. I PROMISED  MYSELF AND  FRIENDS I WOULD NEVER  DO ANOTHER  COMMISSION..

PAINT  ON GLASS ..IN ONE  COLOR??? YIKES  HOW  DID I GET INTO THIS  ONE?

THE  LURE  AND  PROMISE  THAT  I WOULD GET TO SHOW  MY PAINTINGS  SOMEWHERE..IS  SUCH A  CALL.. I WANT TO SHOW  PEOPLE  WHAT  I CAN DO.. HMM IS THAT  WRONG?

AFTER  I FINISHED , WITH THE COMPLIMENTS  FROM THE   OWNERS RICHARD AND  PATTY. HIS  STAFF,AND THE  PEOPLE  EATING  IN THE  RESTAURANT, I HAD A  PROUD  MOMENT .. AFTER  SOME REAL  DOWNERS

FRIDAY OCT. 30 MASON JAR RESTAURANT IMAGES

HERE IS  WHAT  I  HAVE BEEN DOING  FOR  DAYS.. WELL SOME OF IT.. WILL
TAKE  MORE  PICTURES  OF  IT  TODAY.. HOPE  I CAN  FINISH IT  TODAY.

I AM HAVING  A  TIME  GETTING  THE  PAINT  TO NOT  SLIDE   AND  STAY ON THE  GLASS  AS I STROKE IT..WHEN I PUT A  BRUSH TO SMOOTH IT OUT .. THE  PAINT  COMES  UP ON THE BRUSH..

I WILL TRY GESSO  TODAY.. AND  THEN PAINT   THE  BLACK OVER IT..

MORE  TO COME.

WED.BUSY ART WEEK

I HAVE  BEEN BUSY WITH  ART  THIS  WEEK.

STARTED  MONDAY MORNING AT  7:30AM AT THE  MASON JAR PAINTING  A  MUSICAL MOTIF ON WINDOWS.  TUESDAY , I WAS  TEACHING  AT  OAKRUN. TODAY IS  HERE AT  THE  MASTER THE  POSSIBILITIES  . THURSDAY I WILLBE  BACK AT THE  RESTUARANT.

SATURDAY IS  CRAFT  SHOW. HERE ARE  SOME OF THE  THINGS  I PAINT  FOR THE  CRAFT  SHOW... I  LIKEN IT TO PRACTICING.. ACTUALLY IT IS  JUST THE  PURE  JOY OF  PAINTING..

MORE  LATER..

SUNDAY THE 25TH OF OCT.

I WANT TO WORK  ON THIS  TO FINISH IT..TODAY..

AND  FRAME IT.

I AM STILL CLEANING  GARAGE.. 

I PAINTED   MINITURES  LAST  NIGHT  AS  WELL AS  MAGNETS.. WHICH ARE  MINITURES  WITH OUT  FRAMES..

AM  I  MAKING  MYSELF  LESS A PAINTER? LESS A  SERIOUS  PAINTER?  BY DOING  THESE SMALL "CREATIONS"?

I RATIONALIZE THAT  I AM PRACTICING.. FOR THE  LARGER  THINGS..

BUT  THERE IS  SOMETHING  JOYFUL ABOUT  WORKING  ON SOMETHING  SO  SMALL.. AND  GETTING  THE  DESIGN TO READ  RIGHT.. LIKE  A  THUMB-NAIL SKETCH THAT  YOU MAKE INTO A  LARGER  PAINTING..

OCT 23 FRIDAY MORNING

THE  ARTIST  WAY  BY JULIA CAMERON  WRITES
SPENDING  TIME IN SOLITUDE WITH YOUR  ARTIST CHILD  IS  ESSENTIAL  TO SELF-NURTURING.

MORE  LATER

OCT22, 2009 THURSDAY

QUOTES  FROM  THE  ART SPIRIT  BY ROBERT HENRI " THE  WORK OF AN ART  STUDENT IS NO LIGHT  MATTER. FEW  HAVE THE  COURAGE AND  STAMINA  TO SEE IT  THROUGH. YOU HAVE TO MAKE UP YOUR  MIND TO BE ALONE  IN MANY WAYS. "

I FIND IT  SO TRUE.. 

AND  I AM READING  FROM THE  ARTIST  WAY...THAT "CREATIVITY IS GOD'S  GIFT  TO US. USING  OUR  CREATIVITY IS OUR  GIFT BACK TO GOD.
IT IS SAFE  TO OPEN OURSELVES  UP TO GREATER AND  GREATER  CREATIVITY.

"PAINTING IS  JUST  ANOTHER  WAY OF  KEEPING  A DIARY."..PABLO PICASSO

I AM CLEANING  THE  GARAGE,, WELL TRYING TO..

AND  I KEEP FINDING  UNFINISHED  PAINTINGS  OR PAINTINGS  I DID  ON  A  TRIP. I RECALL THE  DAY I PAINTED  THEM .. THE  FEELING  S  .. I WANT  MY PAINTINGS  TO SHOW  THAT  FEELING..I HAD  ... THE  TEMPERATURE OF THE  DAY.. THE  JOY OF THE  SCENE..

OCT.20,2009

THESE  ARE  CALLED  MONTAGES   SO I AM TOLD. I HAVE  SOLD  ALMOST  ALL OF THEM..

SHOULD  I DO THIS  INSTEAD  OF  TRADITIONAL "STUFF" I FIND THEM SO  CHALLENGING..AND  THEY FULFIL A  NEED  FOR  MOI.. TO PAINT  EVERYTHING I SEE..

THE  ONE  THAT  HAS  NOT  SOLD IS IN THE  LIVING  ROOM.. I HAVE  OTHERS  BUT IT HAS  TAKEN  A LOT OF  TIME.. TO FIND THEM IN MY TOO MANY FILES.. OF  PICTURES..

I NEED  TO GO TO PAINTING ..

SUNDAY OCT 18TH

I CAN SEE THE  ERRORS ESPECIALLY AS  I  PLACE THE  PHOT NEXT TO THE  PAINTING.. HER  FACE  AND  THE LENGTH .. NEEDS  TO BE  TALLER..

I ALSO PAINED  MORE  ON THE  SEASCAPE..

SOMETHING HAPPENED  JUST  A S  I WAS  ABOUT TO FINISH  TODAY'S  BLOG AND I LOST  THE  WHOLE  THING..

HERE  GOES  AGAIN..

AFTER A  DISAPPOINTING  AMOUNT OF  SALES  AT THE  CRAFT  SHOW... I AM SOUL SEARCHING..

AS  I AND  ANY OTHER  ARTIST  WILL TELL YOU.. THE  FEELING  OF  REJECTION WHEN  ANYTHING YOU DARE  TO TAKE THE  CHANCE  TO SHOW..IT IS  VERY LIKE A SINGER.. A  WRITER.. IF THEY LEAVE THIER  TALENT  IN  THEIR  HOUSE.. ONLY SEEN OR HEARD  BY THEMSELVES , THEY DON'T  RUN  THE  RISK OF  REJECTION.. WE  TAKE THE  CHANCE THAT  YOU WILL ACCEPT AND  THEN THE ULTIMATE OF  ACCEPTANCE  PAY MONEY TO OWN IT..

SOMEONE  SAID.. I WAS  DIAPPOINTED  THAT  YOU DON'T  HAVE YOUR  PAINTINGS.. TO SHOW.. I CARRY THEM IN AND  I TAKE  THEM DOWN .. BUT  ALL YOU WANT TO

DO IS  LOOK.. TO ENTERTAIN YOURSELF.. FEED  YOUR  NEED TO SEE SOMETHING CREATIVE..

I NEED TO RECOOP MY EXPENSES.. COMPLIMENT ARE  NICE  BUT  THEY DON'T  PAY  OFF MY CREDIT  CARD..

ALL THIS  SEEMS  LIKE I AM  IN  DESPAIR..TO TELL YOU THE  TRUTH...I  CAME  HOME.. GOT A  GLASS OF  WINE... AND  STARTED  PAINTING THIS  SCENE..

BECAUSE  I WANT TO PAINT IT.. THE  PROMISE  OF THE  SHOW.. THE  COLORS T HAT  ARE  SO EXCITING.. IS  THE  ONLY REASON I PAINT  THIS

IF  IT  SELLS  SO BE IT..

I GUESS ,,I WANT TO SAY TO MYSELF.. REGARLESS OF  HOW  MANY TIMES YOU ARE  REJECTED  OR  FEEL  REJECTION  BY  A  LACK OF  SALES.. YOU HAVE  SO MANY IDEAS  IN  YOUR  HEAD.. JUST  KEEP  CHUGGING  AWAY,, SOMETIMES THE  GIFT  HAS  TO BE  TREASURED  BY SELF .. APPRECIATED  BY SELF.. THE  INNER  APPRECIATION  WILL TAKE  CARE  OF .. THE  OUTER..

HELL .

MONEY HELPS..

CRUISE PAINTINGS OCT. 13TH

I HAVE  BEEN PAINITNG EVEN THOUGH  I HAVE NOT  WRITTEN  FOR  SOMETIME. THESE  ARE  SOME OF THE  PAINTINGS I DID  ON  A  CRUISE   TO BELIZE AND  COZUMEL.

I HAVE NOT  COMPLETED  A  FEW  OF THEM .. WILL CONSULT MY PHOTOS  TO MAKE  THE  FINAL STROKES...

AS  USUAL  , I WANTED  TO PAINT  MORE .. THAN I GOT  TO PAINT.. I HAVE  SOME  GREAT  PHOTOS TO WORK  FROM.. LOOK AT T HIS WALL AND  SKY.. COSTA  MAYA HAD  SOME  GREAT  SCENES   SO COLORFUL

I PAINTED THIS  SCENE  ALSO.. THE  PAINTING  DOES NOT  DO  JUSTICE  TO THE  SCENERY.

I AM MOST  EXCITED  ABOUT A SERIES  OF  PHOTO S OF  SOME  MEXICAN  YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WERE  DRESSED IN COLORFUL COSTUME. I PLAN TO DO A PASTEL  OF  THE  GROUP.

OCT 2 FRIDAY

THIS  ONE OF  TWO  BACKDROPS  TO A MODEL TRAIN COLLECTION THAT I HAVE  PAINTED  ON  .

I WANT TO GO PAINT.. AND  PRACTICE  USING WATERCOLOR  CANVAS.. I WILL TAKE  MY WATER COLORS AND  MY ACRYLIC ON THIS  TRIP TO BELIZE.  I CAN'T  MAKE  UP MY MIND TO JUST  TAKE  ONE  MEDIUM.. I AM PACKED. THIS  IS A  SUNSET  PICTURE I TOOK  THIS  WEEK. I WILL TRY  THIS  OR  THIS  ONE

WHAT  WILL I PAINT IN BELIZE? I WOULD LOVE TO DO PEOPLE  .. I SEE MYSELF  PAINTING  THE  RUINS  ..STEPS.. MARKET PLACES..

I ENJOYED  PAINTING THE  BAND BY THE POOL  WHEN I WAS  ON  THE  SHIP. I ALSO PAINTED  SMALL  CARDS  OF  PEOPLE  SITTING  AROUND THE  DECKS.