time is ticking and i hear those sleigh bells ringing...i'm trying not to rush through these two paintings...the two dogs in the boat painting is coming along...it's been drawn on the canvas...today's step will be applying a 'wash' of paint that will let me see where the highlights and shadows are going to be, as well i'll be able to see how the palette i've chosen will look...
starting a painting is both exciting and anxious...exciting because in front of me is a new creation that has never been seen before...anxious because i sometimes feel that i just don't know what the heck i'm doing!!!...i've read that this is a common feeling among artists...it really isn't until the muse participates that we are completely as ease with the work at hand and are able to just play and let the work happen...
off to grab a coffee and get down to it...
About Me
- lisa g.
- i was born in a big city in ontario when the air quality was still good and litter wasn’t seen on the ground. the childhood that followed my birth was average for a canadian girl growing up in a small town in the early seventies. bell bottoms, dorothy hamil hairstyle and a banana seat bicycle were some of the things that i had, along with a box of crayons with a built-in pencil sharpener. i carried my crayons everywhere and drew all the time on almost everything. years later after puberty took its’ hold on me and changed my outlook on life permanently, i found myself leaving the small town for the bright lights of the big smoke where i enrolled in the fine arts programme at a university. i stayed on as a student for sometime then found myself disillusioned with the lack of inspiration that came from the faculty. so i left to find a mentor, someone who would inspire me, teach me, guide my creativity to find its' own voice. that mentor was found in the many books i’ve acquired over the years. i’ve found my inspiration through my travels and spending time following the footsteps of some of my ‘heroes’ of the art world.
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