Still working on the small piece..

I was hoping to finish this piece by the end of the weekend. But, a few issues came up that I was forced to deal with, and I couldn't split my time. I am now back to my safety zone (in front of the easel) and will pick up and continue. This is probably the MOST important aspect of tubing (or syringing) some of your main basic colors. Also, using the clove oil chamber to extend the time that the oil stays workable. I DON"T mix the clove oil in the paint, but let the fumes do thier job.
The painting has really taken some wonderful turns. I've been working on 'breaking up lines', refining the palette and just viewing it in a new direction. At this point, I believe it is a keeper.. I'll know in the next few days. I will post a new image in a few hours.
I hope you're having fun keeping up.. all opinions welcome!
Peace,
Linda

Back again...

hmmm... so far it seems like a post a day... well, I am enjoying it, so here goes again...

Today's message is just a simple look at some of my tools...

Image #1 is just a collection of my daily set up...they are normally not all crammed together like that.. the photo is just for an overview.

Image #2 look at

tubed paint and syringed paint for when i need to pre mix colors that I will use overall. The empty tubes are available at most art supply stores, I believe these were ordered from Jerry's. The syringes are relatively new for me (a few months).. but I think that I love them (they are available at Air-Tite). The shish kabob sticks are used for drawing and redrawing from a photo. These work well, as I usually have a brush loaded with paint in one hand and check angles with the other.

Image #3 is the palette again... Notice the notes taken right on the palette.. I use a "Sharpie" pen which cleans right off when changing palettes. The palette knives are used stricktly for mixing paints and filling tubes or syringes.

Image #4 is a closer pictures a selection of brushes. Yes, I use small brushes even on the backgrounds. It helps me to think and refine. (by small, I mean they a a bit larger that regular, but not much).

Image #4 just a closer view of the syringe with a Q-tip closing the end.

Whew! Okay enough for today! It's time to go paint. Please feel free to comment!

Peace.

Linda