I am writing this in early December. I've just finished a big online course. I am tired (and emotional). Maybe I need to give myself a little bit of time. But that's not how my brain works. So, here I am exploring ideas around how to paint the landscape of the Beara peninsula. Right now, it's just throwing ideas on paper and see what excites me. I found that nothing was exciting me today. My studio room is North facing and the light is so bad at this time of the year. Maybe I need a daylight lamp? Both for painting and for keeping grey moods at bay. Yet, I was completely absorbed while applying paint to paper and I am seeing things I like now that I'm looking at them on the computer screen.
Squares to look at colours. I did these directly in my studio book, but now I want to cut them up so I can look at them individually!
Using a sketchbook to play with ideas. I have a beautiful Etchr sketchbook that has been languishing on the shelf for ages. Today was the day for it to fulfill its destiny. Felt good while I was working. Need to see it when we have daylight again before I decide if I like it or not
I like these bits. Ideas? Paint a few square paintings. Composition is easy in a square.
