A 2Fer

So, it's two nights in a row that I'm posting here, you lucky readers (who ever you are.)

I'm starting to feel a bit better and have a little more energy. I'm also starting to REALLY like painting at home, in my little studio.

Since I'm dealing in small self-portraits (16" by 20") it's no problem to work on them here.

I've gotten another one done today. This one is from 2004, when I was an office manager, almost at the end (thank God) of my corporate career. After this job I had two more jobs that lasted a total of one year. Then, it was off with the old life and on with the new life I had waited for all my life. . . .Le Artist!

Here it is. . . hot from my little fingers.



I think the next one will be from childhood.

See ya soon!

Here I am again . . .

So, it's a few days between posting and I've discovered that I have a new malady. It's call 'hyperaldosteronism'. Sounds like a fake disease if you ask me, but apparently it's not and at least answers why I've been feeling so sick and out of energy lately.

They (the medical they) tell me that one pill a day should take care of it. I'm hoping because it really taps my energy level and I'm not as prolific (artistically) as I'd like to be in the end of my senior semester in undergrad.

Anyway, I have gotten something accomplished, between all the doctors appointments.

This is the first self-portrait in my series that I'm actually proud of. And, all it took was a little more free-wheeling attitude with my colors.

The most current self-portrait is from 1987. The photograph it's based on was from a singing performance I did at a Spring showcase of local talent at the New Milford 'little theatre.'



Yes, this was back in my 'torch singer' days.

How many people have I been in my life?

I'd say a few, eh?

Wooppeee! Work in Progress

Here are two paintings I'm working on. One may look like it's finished, but it isn't. I'm having trouble getting more depth into the painting so I'll be working on it for a while yet.

Here's an early version of this painting of me and my Mom on a boat when I was about four years-old.



And, here's the latest version. I'm having a hard time getting more depth into the skin tones (and actually the rest of the painting too.) So, this is where I get to learn by doing. Isn't that how it's all done? Duh!



The third painting I'm working on is from a shot of me playing the piano and singing back in the 1980s. I'm going to call it "Torch Singer."



So, that's it for now. More will be posted as I complete works.

I haven't actually been to the studio much. I'm working mostly from home. Thank God I have a studio at home!

I pushed the 'New Post' Button so I guess I'm committed.

So, I've been feeling rather unmotivated and sick and haven't been to the studio much. Oh, I've been creating a LOT of art in my head, while I'm in bed feeling sick and unmotivated.

As I write this blog I'm sitting around in my pajamas and bathrobe and trying to motivate myself to do some art work.

So, I'm posting the lastest stuff I've taken pictures of in the studio.

Here's the big painting (I don't know where I'm going with this).




I've got to get myself in gear or I'm not going to be ready for my Senior Show.

And here's the latest update on the self-portrait I'm working on now.



As you can tell, this is before I gave up the hair-dye box! And also, this is when I was 50 (just five years-ago but in many ways it seems like an eternity.)

Long Time No Post

So here I am again, your aging but still spectacular college correspondent.

The news today? Big snooze, painting crit, rewind.

I had a painting (group) crit I almost didn't make today. But, I made it there in about a half hours time of when I got out of bed (the crit was at 1:30 p.m. so, no kudos for me.)

I'm working on about 2.5 paintings right now. How could it be 2.5? Well, I put one aside totally for now (that's a painting based on another old photograph. . .included here at the last moment for your viewing pleasure.)



Next up, is the current self-portrait I'm working on:



Then, I've got this massive 'hand' painting I'm working on:




This one got a big negatory in the group crit today. But, that's O.K. I'm not quite sure where I'm going with this right now. I've got this problems with my hands and pain right now so I'm painting about that.

I'm also going to start a new painting about a position I find myself frequenting as of late (in bed) the famed fetal position. I don't know how you sleep, but I always find myself curled (blissfully) in this position in bed.

I seem to have more and more annoying (and slightly frightening) physical issues coming up as of late and I think they're going to be popping up more and more in my painting. This is just another way to 'deal' with them.

I pray, I talk, I live, I paint, I trust.