Thirty paintings. Thirty days.
California Impressions # 25: River Rocks.
It rained last night, WOOT! Got water on my mind.
California Impressions # 25: River Rocks
Oil and charcoal on canvas 8×10 inches
2014 Susan Lobb Porter
Until tomorrow–
Thirty paintings. Thirty days.
California Impressions # 21
But first….
This is what my piece of Northern California looked like today. That’s smoke folks, the stuff that chokes the lungs and brings tears to your eyes.
The photo was taken in the late afternoon when the sky would normally be blue.
The air quality in our neck o’the woods surpassed ‘unhealthy‘ today. Surpassed ‘very unhealthy‘ where it was yesterday. Bumped us right into the inner circle on the this-is-what-you’re-breathing map to ‘oh shit hazardous’.
I had grand plans when I went into the studio this morning. But the painting I was working on had other ideas. It morphed and morphed and morphed again from one thing to another, like the fire jumping the lines. I found myself circling back to my comfort colors of yellow and blue.
California Impressions # 21: work in progress
It’s not what I planned. And it’s not finished either. But I have to wait for the oils to dry before I can do anything else.
Be back tomorrow.
Thirty paintings. Thirty days.
California Impressions # 9.
California Impressions # 9
Oil on canvas. 24×24″
2014 Susan Lobb Porter
The last couple of days I’ve been using oils. Been getting down and dirty and making a mess in the studio. I take them as far as I can in one sitting and then I have to stop. And wait. Days, maybe a week or so until the surface is dry enough to play on again. So this one, as well as #7, could quite possibly evolve and reappear later on in the series.
We shall see.
Tomorrow may be a surprise. I’ve been having visions of rowboats dancing in my head. Canoes.
We shall see. . .
Thirty paintings. Thirty Days.
California Impressions # 8.
You see this painting, the one down below? I started it earlier in the summer but found it so boring I walked away.
Just. Like. That. Said see ya and found my heart in other canvases.
Until today.
Work in progress
Today I walked into the studio and said, “C’mere darlin’. Mama’s gonna bling you up.”
And I pulled out the oils and went to town. YEE-HAW!!!
California Impressions # 8
Oil on canvas. 40 x 40 inches
2014 Susan Lobb Porter
Buh-bye boring. Buh-bye.
Still a work in progress, paint has to dry before I do anything more. By the way, this is another big puppy, 40 x 40 inches. And I’m a tired girl from all that painting…
Till tomorrow–
You may have noticed things look a bit different over here at Arty Life. You may be thinking to yourself that woman changes the look of her blog more often than she changes her underwear. And you’d be right, sort of. I mean, about Arty Life. But as for my personal hygiene, well…I’m NOT gonna discuss that on the interwebs.
WOOT! So once again Arty Life has a new doo. She is an ever evolving work-in-progress. Be sure to click the home tab up above–that’s where the change is more dramatic. Like red shoes dramatic. It’s still not completely finished, still has some quirks but I’m getting there.
Meanwhile, here’s what I did in the studio this week–besides all the cleaning, sorting, putting away/throwing away I’ve been doing under the fierce organizing-your-art-biz whip of Alyson Stanfield, that is. Yes, I made time to paint. To finish a few small oils.
Remember this?
work-in-progress
I showed it here a few weeks ago. Well, maybe it was the country playlist blasting from itunes today that inspired the change. This is what it looks like now that it’s done.
Southwest Impressions # 1 oil on cradled wood 10″x10″ 2014 Susan Lobb Porter
YEE-HAW! Back in the desert again, the place that feeds my arty soul. Oh my sweetums, there’s something about the light, the color and the harshness of the landscape that gets those creative juices flowing.
Today’s work was completed via palette knife. I like the way they smoosh the paint around. And they’re a heckuva lot easier to clean than a brush.
Got a couple more little works-in-progress to show you. These are little bitty things, 6×6 inches.
works in progress
All of these will be for sale soon on my big girl I-am-an-ARTIST!!! website. That’s also a work-in-progress but it’s next on the list and coming along.
As always, I’d love to hear what you have to say in the comments below. And if you like what you see, please share with your friends.
Most of all, remember this…because it’s true!
