I worked on the bird/woman painting tonight! I got honest with myself and admitted that I was finding other things to do instead of starting on it. It's been awhile since I've done a portrait and I was getting a wee bit nervous. But then I was reading the interview I did on Huckleberry Bumpkin's blog and my quote got me:
“When my doubts about my art surface, I can let them paralyze me or I can push past it and continue to create.“
LOL! Convicted by my own words! I hate that! I decided it was time to push past those doubts and fears. :) One thing I've found helps me when I get like this is to pick one thing, one tiny, simple thing and do it. For instance, tonight I decided to mix up the paint for the skin tones. I have a little recipe from a previous art class that I like and it's all mapped out for me. I thought that was non-threatening enough yet it was a step forward.
By the time I finished that, I was feeling good enough that I decided to go ahead and sketch in the painting with the thinned out sap green paint.
Now all I have to do is wait for her to dry, then I can move ahead and begin the painting! I'm hoping that will be tomorrow. The paints are in the freezer, waiting to be applied to the canvas when it's ready. :)
I'm glad I nipped this in the bud before it got any further. Not so say there won't be any other moments like this, I know better! I haven't mentioned this yet on this blog, but the place I work at was picked as one of four organizations to receive donations from a ball and silent auction this fall. I was asked if I'd be willing to donate a painting for the auction and I readily agreed, as I'd been thinking of volunteering one. So I'm very aware that I can't afford to let myself procrastinate.
I've got several ideas of paintings I want to do and I'm not sure which one will work best for the auction. So I want to finish a few of them. Any others will be listed on
http://juliebehm.boundlessgallery.com. That's something I had planned on doing anyway. The last thing I want is to be two weeks away from the auction and rushing to try and finish a painting in time!
Okay, that's it for today. Got to go get some sleep so I can stay alert and awake at work - things are crazy there right now and will be for some time - and so I can continue work on the painting tomorrow night. Yeah!
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