Day 18 of 100

I wanted so much to just go to bed. I forced myself to at least touch brush to paper. Added some detail to the arguing ladies. Put trees in the sunrise. Lately I have been watching the sunrise as I have my morning coffee. Out my east window there are trees and a hill going down. Lots more trees than this.

Day 17 of 100

Today I walked around this little frozen lake in a newly developed suburb. I think it will be a nice place to walk once the trees grow up. It was about 25*F, sunny and windy. I sat on a bench that was out of the wind and drew the other bench. There was a streetlight next to the bench, my plan was to include it and some people, but it was time to move on to the next part of my day. Streetlights. People. 

Day 16 of 100

Not so sure I am on the right track anymore. This came from the idea, "opposite views". They are both saying, "Can you believe her?"

I ran out of time and had to stop early. I do not like the background. Not sure if I should finish this or move on.

I painted this last night so it would be dry today for adding foreground. Now I don't know what the foreground will be. Ideas are changing.

Day 15 of 100

What color is the sky in your world?

Here are the two people with opposite views again. Opposite views. That gives me an idea.

In this picture they have agreed to disagree, and that just solidifies the divide. They have given up on each other.

I like how the sky turned out. It is upside down from the way I started out.

The rocks are ok. I would like to do more with rocks in water again.

It was scary putting the people in.

Day 14 of 100

I decided it is time for some people in my paintings. I was loosing patience with the endless stream of houseplants. I am in a place where I need it to mean something. Sometimes simply playing with color and form is enough, but not now.

Yes, this is about the current political climate.

I am trying to understand people who support the 45th president of the United States. I try not to be sarcastic or judgmental or insulting. I notice that even looking at the exact same video clip, we have radically different conclusions. To me, the Feb 16 press conference showed a man obviously unfit to govern. Others saw him as confidently standing up for what's right. My jaw was on the floor (metaphorically). He used unchecked false statistics. He has no attention span. He whines. He is obsessed with the election results and getting attention. He reminds me of a spoiled child. Oops, I believe I slipped into judgmental insults. I am still working on that.

How do I talk to someone who is not living in the same reality as me? 

Those insults do not apply to people I know who support him. They are kind, intelligent, thoughtful people. I do not understand why they do not see what I see.

When photos of that dress were all over the internet, I always saw black and blue. I thought it was laughable that anyone would see white and gold. But people really did. Thinking of how divided the country is reminded me of that.

Day 13 of 100

 

I was so tired today I almost did not paint again. I am glad I am able to leave my watercolor pallette open on a table so I see it as I walk by. "Just a little green on that one, just a simple fill-in. I can do that and then go to bed." Once I got started I decided to also do an underpainting for the next one. No negative shape fill-ins on the next one.

Day 12 of 100

I wasn't going to do negative space painting because it never flows quite right. It is not believeable as a background. I let the line drawing be too precious. It is late in the evening now, I plan to tackle this again tomorrow.

Today it was 50*F and sunny. The sunset was beautiful. It is good to be outside. Maybe it is time to stop drawing houseplants.

Day 11 of 100

 Back to the corn plant. Today is a beautiful day outside. Climate change is real. I am going for a walk. I am concerned about climate change, even though right at this moment I am enjoying 40*F in February. I wonder what nature's adaptations will look like, and I wonder what I should be doing or not doing.

Day 10 of 100

Day 9 of 100

I added a bit to the Christmas Cactus painting. I almost went to bed without painting tonight, my energy level is so low lately. I watched a video about time management. She said, "I don't have time = not a priority" So true.

Day 8 of 100

This is what I got interested in today. Yarn and latch hook backing.

It started as an example for school, but then it turned into this. It looks like an animal on a rug to me. Maybe two animals.

Day 7 of 100

Day 6 of 100

Underpainting. 

Day 5 of 100

Trying out some ideas of watercolor technique, not all that satisfied. Mixing pink and blue makes me happy, so at least there's that.

Day 4 of 100

This should be rotated 90 degrees to the left. It is fine like this too. Again today I am just showing up. At least I am learning something about representing reality. I am pleasantly surprised that I am not bored with this plant yet. I am starting to enjoy painting again.