Then, each undertaking to which I turned my attention took longer than expected, in one case way longer.
But, I had to paint, just couldn't not scratch that itch.
So today, vs. yesterday, I did paint quickly.
I took Betty Krause as my telementor. She starts paintings with quick intuitive scribbles and marks. Really quick. No thought or design in mind. Just scribbles and marks: GO!
Thank you, Betty, for sparking me today.
I bumped into a pad of unstretched canvas, tore off a sheet.
Scribbled and marked with a PaperMate pencil, a grease pencil, pastel pencils, and a graphite crayon.
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| first marks, three minutes |
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| second marks, 90 seconds |
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| third marks, 30 seconds |
Stopped because I have to make phone calls, gather financial data, do some handwork with needle and thread, research a gift idea.
Stopped because I love this start and want to enjoy it for a day before I add layers.
6 comments:
Goes to show that even between times you can get out some of that expressive energy. I love the start as well, and the process, which I sometimes use sitting in the evening with my sketch pad in my hand. Never really went back to them!
"Sitting in the evening with my sketch pad"—not a phrase I'd ever write! I own a sketch pad, but I have not turned out to be a sketch pad kinda gal in the three+ years that I've been painting.
That said, I am overwhelmed currently by a perfect storm of too many competing demands, and I've been wondering how I might make the choice to become peaceful. Perhaps a step to the side—out of my studio (which is a tiny crowded space; which is in fact a guest room and not a fully designated studio at all) and over to sitting in the evening with a sketch pad instead?
I really like the idea of sitting with your art for a day before moving on. It is my understanding many of the great abstract painters do just that. You are wise, dear Dotty!
Awesome: I am going to add WISE and GREAT ABSTRACT PAINTER to my résumé. Thank you, Jen.
Really.
Hi Dotty, this is the 5-minute-painting, but then in 30 seconds. I love that!
I'm having some fun with quick painting—happy to find that I can engage that way! Thank you for being such an important role model.
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