Interruptions and Distractions
This morning I woke with the thought that if I’m going to
trace the flower shapes on the BF Rives paper, I should do it with the paper
flat and not on the easel. This will be my second floral pastel painting and I’m
not comfortable getting flowers in proper perspective freehand. (I do all my
other work freehand.)
There was a pinkish tinge to the landscape outside
around sunrise time, but the overcast moved in before I saw any sun. Snowflakes
began softly floating down. Weather Underground predicted snow to start around
3 p.m. with 5-8 inches total. The flurries continued off and on and soon the
deck was dotted with white specks. At least it wasn’t mounting up, yet.
I got my regular morning routine completed and went to
get the items needed for this project …
But I got distracted and began rearranging the big shelf
unit in the back room with all the art and photography supplies such as backing
boards, bigger mats, foam core and foam storage/carry pouches, etc. Then I went
in the studio to get something and got distracted by the painting.
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| "Mountain Sunset" 9 1/4 x 15 inches |
I worked for an hour on the pastel … kept walking away
because I’d been on my feet for a long time. Every time I got to the door and
turned around, I’d see something I wanted to fix and go back to the easel.
Then I decided to put some Velcro on the bottom of the foam mats
I stand on. They keep sliding when I move and bunch up. I’ve tripped a number
of times (luckily haven’t fallen). I’m hoping the Velcro will keep the mats in
place. Pele tried to help. It doesn’t make it easy to lift the corner of the
mat with a heavy kitty on it.
I was interrupted on this project by someone ringing the
doorbell. Delivery received, I returned to the studio and instead of finishing
the Velcro project, I worked on the painting again. Nooo! Walk away! I’ve done
enough for the day and have been on my feet too long.
I’m pleased to get more work done. I’d love to have this
ready to take to the framer on Friday. I still have a lot to do, though.
I took a progress photo. The actual painting looks a lot better
than this photo … and looks better from at least 5 feet away, of course.
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