October 2021 – Simply Painting

I decided to rework an old painting I did a few years ago, because I wasn’t happy with the ‘stiffness’ of it, and the panel was damaged in one corner.

On to a new canvas with a looser painting style…

I’m happy with my block in. I did the first painting from life… this one I’m copying from the previous painting.

I really enjoyed the first day. Worked for several hours and enjoyed it immensely. I wasn’t able to finish it that day, so this was as far as I got…

The next afternoon was a disaster.

I felt like I ruined the painting and for several days since then I’ve been going into my studio for maybe a half hour at a time trying to fix it.

Now I’m almost finished, I think, but finishing a painting for me is definitely the hardest part.

I feel like I’m over doing it…under doing it??? Not happy with it yet. 😦

Nevertheless, I’ve got some new projects, new discoveries in mind… I’ll share those next time…:)

Here’s a link to the old painting, if you’re interested… The Goldfish

I said something in my last post about summing up my 30 day challenge in September… the very best part was I started to paint again and that’s a really good thing. 🙂

I think the truck painting and the barn will be worth framing.

Somewhere on Seward at Sunrise oil on canvas 12″ x 16″

I also realized that I enjoy painting old barns and old trucks and this has inspired me to embrace what I love about the old town I live near… the back alleys.

Today I sketched the barn that leads into our property.