I have really missed studio 22 and was SO pleased to get back. I had a couple of hours yesterday-Tuesday-(still feeling a bit wobbly) and today had most of the day there with a short break to get back for the dog. I have been working on the large blue canvas and its looking good. I was aiming to do a series of 3 large works for the exhibition but still undecided on the 3rd colour…so, my studio neighbour suggested I did 4!!! If I can work out how to make a stretcher I might just do that if there is time.
My order came of 3 lovely good quality pre stretched canvases-and my lovely linen-it almost seems a shame to paint it!!!
I did start a series of 4 small canvases which I had stretched and gessoed before I was ill but I’m not terribly happy with them-I will add layers and work on them slowly over the next few days/weeks. I started with grey colours with touches of primary colours but it all looks a bit wishy washy at the moment. Maybe it is the scale thats wrong… I also started another work inspired by driftwood-a piece of boat washed up on the beach. Again its work in progress.
On Friday there is a Flash Group meeting in my studio to discuss my work so far so I did spend a little time rearranging and clearing up-even swept the floor! I will have to move things around when I start working on my 3rd big canvas. When I moved into the studio it was empty, white and spacious. Now I am running out of room! In some ways it seems I have been there for ages-I feel so at home. Other ASP studio holders are so welcoming and friendly and it is so good to work alongside other artists-inspiring- plus I am now so addicted to painting I can’t imagine not painting!
Planning to go in for another full day tomorrow-At the start of the residency I was asked to keep a record of time spent in the studio which I have done in my diary. I have planned to use this as a piece of work. I have had a couple of pieces of scaffold wood in our porch. Why? I haven’t got a clue now!!! I am using one of them to record my time spent in Studio 22- 183 days-the wood is 183cm long- Perfect!
As I am writing this blog the news of our weather is on the TV. It is disturbing to say the least. My blog seems so unimportant at a time of such devastation around the country. I will add an image or two but suddenly I feel that’s it for today!
