A QUOTE FROM A BOOK

THIS WAS  SENT TO ME  BY A  FRIEND
When she was painting well...like any artist or athlete, "in the zone" - she saw the world as if preparing to put it on canvas. She would look at the streets, the trees, the people and imagine the type of brush she would use, the stroke, the mix of the colors, the differing lights and casts of shadows."




"Her work should reflect what she wanted, not reality. That was how she looked at art. We all see the world through our own prism. The best art tweaked reality to show the artist's world, what she saw or, more precisely, what she wanted others to see. It was not always a more beautiful reality. It was often more provocative, uglier maybe, more gripping and magnetic."
 
IF THIS  WERE A  REPORT CARD...   WHICH PAINTINGS WOULD MAKE THE  GRADE?
 
FOR  WHAT  EVER  REASON.. THIS  BLOG  IS NOT  ALLOWING  ME  TO UPLOAD  A  PICTURE.

SATURDAY

WHY IT WORKED  , I DON'T  KNOW.. LAST  20 TRIES IT  DID NOT  WORK.

I FEEL THAT  THIS  IS  AM IMPROVEMENT FROM THE  FIRST  ONE  I POSTED.  I DID  THIS  YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.  YES, THE  DRAWING  IS  BETTER.... BUT  THE  PAINT STROKES  ON THE  FACE  ARE  AN IMPROVEMENT.  I  DID NOT  GO BACK INTO WET  AREAS  AS  I HAD  BEFORE. INSTEAD, JUST   TRIED TO FEATHER OFF COLOR WHERE  I WANTED  A  TRANSITION OF  TURNING  FACE. I CAN TELL YOU THAT  THIS  IS  FUN AND   VERY  SATISFYING.  THE  SPEED  HELPS   PEOPLE  LIKE  ME...THAT IS  ATTENTION DEFICIT , ADRENALIN JUNKIES...

JUST  FOR  FUN , I DO LANDSCAPES..

MORE  LATER...

THURSDAY

HOW  I GOT THIS  WORK IS  BEYOND  ME. I MUST  HAVE  PLAYED  WITH THIS  AN COUPLE OF  HOURS.

THIS  IS  ONE OF THE  PORTRAITS  FROM MY PHOTOS.  I WANTED  TO GET THE   BEAUTIFUL GRAY HAIR  ON MY FRIEND  MARIE . IT  TOOK THE PICTURE   IN ITALY AND  THOUGHT  I HAD  TAKEN  A  NICE  PICTURE  . SO THAT  IN THE  WORKSHOP WHERE  JANET  ROGERS   LIKES  TO DO PORTRAITS  WITH  A LOT  OF  WHITE  SHOWING... THIS  PICTURE  WAS   ONE OF THE  FIRST  I LOOKED  FOR.

KEEPING THE  WHITES..

DOES IT  LOOK LIKE  HER?  I GUESS I REALLY DID NOT  CARE  IF  IT  DID OR  NOT. I WANTED  THOSE  BEAUTIFUL SKIN TONES  TO COME  THROUGH,

HERE IS  ANOTHER. FIGURE  DRAWING AND  ONLY GIVEN  7  MINUTES  TO DO..

TRYING AGAIN

WILLIT  STILL WORK?  I HAVE  SO MANY OTHER  THINGS  TO DO.. BUT  I WOULD  LOVE TO SHOW  WHAT  I PAINTED  AT THE  JANET  ROGERS WORKSHOP.

I DID A  ROSE. FOR  EONS  OF  PAINTING TIME, I AVOIDED  ROSES.  THIS  IS  ACTUALLY MY THIRD ATTEMPT.I KNOW  I  GOT THE  CHIN TOO LONG,,, BUT  I WAS  EXCITED  AT THE  QUALITY  OF THE  SKIN PIGMENTS,,

I ALSO  WENT TO THE  SUPPLY STORE AND  BOUGHT  TWO MORE  ROUND  BRUSHES  LIKE  SHE  USES.

ALTHOUGH  JANET  WAS  SO  SUPPORTIVE  OF  MY ATTEMPTS , I FEEL  A  STRONG NEED TO IMPROVE   THE  QUALITY OF  MY STROKES.

FINALLY

I FINALLY AM ABLE  TO UPLOAD  A  PICTURE.

WHAT  I AM WONDERING  ,...IS  IT THAT  THIS  PAINTING'S  PICTURE  WAS  SMALLER.. OR  WAS  IT  STEPS  I  JUST  TOOK TO UPDATE THIS  BLOG'S  ABILITY..

ALTHOUGH  , I PAINTED  THIS  LAST  SUMMER...IT  IS  WHAT THE  WEATHER  IS  DOING  RIGHT  NOW.. CLOUDY AND  RAINEY

FRUSTRATION

I STILL AM NOT  ABLE  TO  UPLOAD  PICTURES  I HAVE  PAINTED  LATELY..

I AM BACK  FROM A  GREA T WORKSHOP  AT  CHEAP JOESIN BOONE. IT  WAS  SUCH A  TREAT TO  FINALLY GO TO A  SORT  OF  MECCA  FOR  ARTIST.  THE  STORE 'S  PERSONEL  WERE  SO FRIENDLY AND  WARM. I MET  CHEAP JOE HIMSELF AND  HE  HAD A  VERY NICE  COMMENT  FOR  MY PAINTING  SKILL...

JANET  ROGERS WORKSHOP   WAS  EVERYTHING AND  MORE . BESIDES  BEING  A  MARVELOUS  TEACHER, SHE  IS  A  DOWNRIGHT  NEAT  PERSON. I WILL BE  ABLE  TO  INCORPORATE  WHAT  I LEARNED  INTO THE  LESSONS  I TEACH . I AM SO ANXIOUS  TO PUT  HER  METHOD  TO USE. I HAVE  HAD  TO "WAIT"   JUST  TO GET  UNPACKED.. WASH CLOTHES... PUT THINGS  AWAY.. AND  THE  EVER  PRESENT  "ORGANIZE  MY MESS" 

TRYING TRYING

OK IT  WORKED  THIS  TIME.. BUT  I AM REALLY REALLY CONFUSED.. I TURNED  OF THE  COMPUTER  ..REBOOTED  AND   THEN IT  UPLOADED.  I  FEEL THAT  THIS  HAS  ABOUT  AL THE  OBJECTS   I WANT TO PUT  INTO IT.. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE  THE OBJECTS "KISS"  EACJ OTHER  MORE.. TO KEEP THE  FLOW  OF  YOUR  EYE  IN THE  PAINTING  PLUS  ESTABLISH A STORY.

I COULD  WORK  MORE  ON THE  BASKET  IF  YOU LOOK AT THE  PICTURES  I TOOK PRIOR TO THIS  ONE.. THE  BASKET  WAS  LARGER.. I TOOK IT  DOWN IN SIZE  WITH THE  DARK  SHADOW.

MORE  LATER..

monday 100 degrees

I AM FINDING  IT  HARD  TO  UNDERSTAND THE  HEAT  SPELL WE  ARE IN, WHAT   KIND OF  A  PAINTING COULD  CONVEY THE  HEAT THAT  IS  HAPPENING  RIGHT  NOW  .  I WENT  TO HOBBY LOBBY  AT  1:30 PM.  CAR   THERMOMETER  READ  102 .  RIGHT  OUT  SIDE  MY HOUSE  IT  READ  100, I SAW   THE   LANDSCAPERS PULLING  WEEDS. IN THE  SHADE  IT IS  99. 

IF  I HAD  SOME  CHILLY PEPPERS  I WOULD  PAINT  THEM . I WANT TO START  A SWAMPY SCENE WITH  DIFFERENT  BIRDS  AND  WILDLIFE  FOR THE  AREA,

IT IS  REFUSING TO UPLOAD  AGAIN..