November Notes

One of my major tasks this month was getting ready for an open studio event at Arts on Seventh, my studio building. I attempted to transform my studio from a cluttered work space into a gallery! (I even installed some cheap track lights.) Although this took hours away from my painting time, it was a much needed break that allowed me to reflect on what I have accompished since June. It helped me recognize that the most resolved work from this semester, are my plein air paintings. In the past, the plein air work was experimental, and now these are some what in my comfort zone compared to the other processes I'm using! My experimental work--the memory paintings, and my work using the new techniques of layering and glazing are not ready for public viewing, although the most successful ones are posted here on my blog. I am currently working on 2 water paintings that have many revisions and layers of glazes and and a plein air painting in which I am glazing over the water areas and adding opaque layers over the grass and trees.