Trains, planes & automobiles...we've been doing a lot of traveling in the past few months, and it is so nice to be back in the studio, with nowhere to go - just paint. I came back from Chicago with this image in my head that I wanted to paint really big. 48x60. Sort of a version of my "Beach Girls", only with five people. That's a lot of canvas to cover, and I dove into it 9 hours each day for three days, thinking that it would "turn the corner" and start to look like what was in my head.
I'm pretty good at persevering, but sometimes, no matter what you do, it just doesn't work. That's a lot of time to invest and i hesitated for a few hours on the fourth day when I went into the studio first thing. I had made the commitment to the painting when I started, and gave it a valiant try, but it just wasn't the magic I aim for. So I scraped it all off (saved the paint in a pile for future "greys"). Frustrating yes, but in the end, I don't want a painting hanging around that I didn't just love.
So I've been painting 8x10's all week and very happy to let the 48x60 rest in the corner until I am inspired again.
When you're frustrated, paint small and quickly. I did this little one in France after I was doing large ones all week. For me, it brings back the joy of painting- capturing the light and color.
"Le Petit Patisserie"
8x8 oil on board
$450
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