Day 9

This is a WIP (work in progress....new acronym !). It is big...1.2 m x 1.2m...so I am working on it over a few days. Not necessarily a painting a day but it was the painting I painted yesterday. Today I give it a rest and wait for it to dry before I continue and sort out some of the "problems".... too yellow, too same/same, not enough something, too much other thing...

But, the bones are good and I am in that "middle" phase of painting when the chaos still reigns...

Day 8

When I was a child, I loved crafting. Remember, this was the 70's, so painted rocks were the height of cool in crafting. My Dad would take us to the river where we would choose a few rocks (my brother would spend the time lobbing heavy ones into deep pools)and bring them home to paint. I loved painting Ladybirds on them. He still uses one as a paperweight in his office.

Yellow Ladybird
Oil on canvas
15 x 15 cm

I need to find a rock and make myself a paperweight.

Day 7

Well, one week down and 3 more to go and I will be honest, my enthusiasm is wilting. I think this is where I have to dig deep and start getting organised. I am setting today aside to work out what it is I want to paint and line them up for the next week so the inspiration is taken care of and I can just get on with the painting.

I have just realised something. To take advantage of opportunities, to be able to see things as opportunities and to be in the position to take advantage of the opportunities in a stress free manner, one has to be ORGANISED. I had no idea it worked this way, but it dawned on me recently and that is what I am trying to become: Organised! My spreadsheets are in order, my calendar for next year is up and being used, my cashbook balanced and my inventory catalogued. I know what I have and where it is and now I want to organise my reference material (rather than trying to delve into files, scratching head and muttering " I KNOW I've seen it somewhere...")

An iphone photo....I need to organise a better camera! Oh irony, how you love to visit me constantly.....

Oil on drafting film

detail

Day 6

Acrylic on paper

600 x 400mm

Ears looking at you

Day 5

I almost forgot to paint this one! I am busy working on some larger paintings and time got away from me before I remembered to paint for the challenge. I also had to cook dinner......

Acrylic on paper

300 x 400mm

Day 4

The quarry in the valley.

Oil on drafting film
800 x 400 mm

I see quite a few quarries on the various flights and walks that I take in the area. They are often a surprise find amongst dark foliaged forests, a sudden scar on a landscape.

Day 3

day 3
oil on board
30 x 30cm

I painted this whilst listening to an interview with Charlie Hunter on a great little podcast site called Savvy Painter  http://savvypainter.com/podcast/