Spring Day/Mural Progress
A gentle breeze is tickling the new leaves on the trees, sunlight dances in between. The grass is green, everything smells fresh. It's just warm enough and the breeze is slight so can leave the door open.
Husband is off to straw-bale building workshop again today. Gallery is open, I'll work on various paintings, the mural, and mind the store. Though it is quite tempting to just take the camp chair and a book and go sit under the big tree out front. Tomorrow I think I’ll sit out there with a sketchbook, at least for awhile. I’ve been meaning to draw that mountain.
Later.....It's too nice to stay inside. I've moved the big table up front and will work on the mural outside (saving my back in the process). With a freshly brewed glass of ice tea. Just the ticket!
Even Later.....Putting the table outside under the tree was brilliant. Plus it caught the attention of passersby. But it's 4pm now and I had to bring things in, our afternoon thunderstorm is threatening.
Later Still.....Gallery's closed. Had a few visitors. As long as my husband doesn't need this table (I can see where this is going...) I'll move it outside under the tree during the day, at least until the mural is done. But it's Sooooooo nice to paint outdoors I may need to find a smaller folding table for palette & such & just move one of the studio easels out to work on the regular paintings.
Made much good progress on the mural today. Tomorrow I'll have a first coat of color on the entire thing (I've got 18 unpainted inches left--so close!) and I'll let it dry before going back for the 2nd coat, color adjusting, finessing out. Unfortunately I'm going to have to find a way to see the entire thing at once (I've been rolling it up with a layer of glassine over the paint so as not to smear the damp parts) but colors are not matching exactly.
Yes, it's just an advertisement but it's got to be good. I'm not going to do a quick & dirty job because I do not make sloppy art and it's got to represent. So, I think I'm looking at a couple sheets of plywood up against the outside wall of the house that I can staple it onto for the last round or two of painting.
It's very cool to turn around and see this huge painting taking up the studio. Even cooler would be a studio large enough to actually accommodate it as well as everything else. In time. In time, as well, there will be a barn for the mustang. Animal, not car.
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