I am here...where are you???

So. It has been a bit of time since I last posted. I became enamoured with books again. Just finished reading The Historian and then quickly devouring The Heroin Diaries. I love books... do you?

I have not been working on the painting of The Performer. Nope. I thought I was tired of using oils for a bit. So I started sketching. And planning. And stretching canvas. And priming canvas. And hauling out the acrylics. And starting to apply paint to canvas. Now as I work on the newest piece, it is evolving. I will be making even more changes. Only they will not be sketched out first. And also, I am mixing mediums. Yep. I found my most prized art possession that I have not wanted to use since it is SOOOOO SPECIAL (to me...not to anyone else I know, including artists...) My Sennelier oil pastels. I LOVE THESE LITTLE OIL CRAYONS. They feel like butter. I get to work them with my fingers (note: this is not a wise thing to do since the pigments used in making colors are all carcinogenic). It makes me feel like a little kid again. Anywho, back to the new painting. I think that it is mainly going to be a merge between the following 2 sketches:



So far, this is what the painting is looking like. Obviously, keep in mind that this VERY early in the work...
The foreground is still missing. The clothes and head need more development. And I am not 100% sold on the background, although I love the brightness of its blues. I am just going to keep on working at it. And continue to find other inspirations and ideas and make other paintings. Good luck to me and may I stay focused (not a strong point of my nature....)

Until the next time we meet, ask yourself what you will be doing July 31st to September 4th 2009. And stay tuned for the reason why!