Cleared Path
Tonight was a landmark night. I set out with the goal to make some sketches of the rose photo and to prepare my mind for making the painting. Let me just say that I haven’t created something so life-like in a long time. At the end I sat there still for a moment just grinning from ear to ear. What lay before me was turning point…
I realized that if I try really hard to create what I see than I can make it happen. Anyway, tonight I sketched out the picture and planned my scene. Then I dove in and eagerly drew lines and layered colors. As the shadows drew back and the light brought forth the image, before me lay a rendition of the photo. I know I have said numerous times that I don’t believe I am an artist of any worthy caliber. But tonight something gripped me. I was entranced by the colors and spaces on the photo. I crept into the detailed lines and grabbed for colors that would portray what was really before me.
Here it is. A layout of what happened and how it ended. I still can’t believe this came from my hand. My brain feels a little less mushy right now (since I haen’t used this area of it in a while) and my heart is still racing when I think of how I felt when I stepped back and looked at the picture.
Fantastic!
It really does look great!!
Totally rad