The curse of the apathetic painter

I think I am coming off of a painting high. The Ram painting was such an intense learning experience in a million ways and the painting came out so beautifully that it is hard to get into the swing of "next.". A few small fun things here and there that I have sold, but nothing has really kicked in yet.

I am not excited about anything today. Craig continues to search for a seemingly non existent job and the prospect of moving to an as yet unknown location is a buzz in the back of my head. Not a good day to take on any serious topic or endevour. Tomorrow will be different. That is my hope.

Painting of the week: Chinese Crested Dog

With the Goat painting at a pause, I decided to take on a small day or two painting….Chinese Crested Dog, generally recognized as quite an ugly dog….. SOLD

Long time, no blog.

After a feverish finally to the ram painting, which my sister so humerously calls "President Ram", I have started a few small paintings and officially have fallen in love with oil paint. I have ranted for years about how much I hate the medium, so now I eat my words. There is no other medium that compares.

Still on a herd animal track, so I am working on a painting of a goat. Yes, a goat. It is the weirdest looking goat I have ever seen and I have seen some goats……

On another note, I saw a BBC documentary about Vincent Van Gogh in which Andy Serkis portrayed Vincent. He did a magnificent job, yet I kept thinking "What’s ‘taters’, PreciousWhat’s ‘taters’?!" He will forever BE Gollum.

new painting......

Current mood: wiped out.
I have managed to keep the intrusion of the “critic” at a minimum as I begin this new painting. People often tell me that I am far too rational and reasonable, too timely and organized to be an artist. I grew up under that sort of person and the more free and right brained side of me is underdeveloped. That other parent with those qualities was absent. I believe his inablity to cope with that personality drove him to near madness and much sorrow.