Social Distancing - Part 2

I had some ideas on "Social Distancing" due to the Coronavirus.  Just for fun I decided on the TP issue - you know - there is NONE to be found!  Rather than greet each other with an elbow bump, these two are elbowing their way through the store looking for you know what!

Taking a break before finishing up with this work in progress.

Social Distancing...part 1

Coronavirus - taking a break from socializing - staying in the studio to keep my mind off the craziness going on in the world today.  Art cures all things!

11x14 canvas - collage background

 

add a little white paint

more to follow

Orchids

All of my orchids are blooming - they love their spot in on the window sill in my studio. 
Obviously, the shoe box is not a window sill - I placed the plant there to see it better while I was painting :-)

It was fun to paint flowers and not a portrait for a change!

She Cried Her Eyes Out...

Have you ever had one of those days where you just want to cry?  That's how I've been feeling for awhile now.  Caring for a loved one who has short term memory issues is hard.  I try to keep the words "don't you remember?" out of my vocabulary but...

Taking on most of the daily responsibilities, being a single car family, doctor appointments; worrying about what the future may bring and hoping I can cope; needing to take time for myself - but feel guilty doing so - blah, blah, blah.  We have our good days and bad days.  Tomorrow will be better.

Give the girl a hand...

Started blocking in my drawing...thinking the vignette was not a good idea...drawing hands is always a challenge, but I keep on trying.

Now what...

I love to create acrylic backgrounds for my oil paintings.  It's a mindless endeavor - quick and easy.  Spray water bottle, stencils, one big fat brush and even my fingers - it's just fun.   

I haven't yet decided on the foreground.  Tomorrow I'll get my charcoal out and put some marks on the canvas and see where it leads.  Who knows - it could be brilliant or not - it's the journey that counts.  This canvas had another painting on it - heavy coats of gesso over top adds some texture before adding the acrylic background.  I like to paint large - most of the background will most likely disappear after the foreground is complete - adding a bit of mystery, don't you think?

I added a vignette with watered down Intense color blocks