January 11th 2012

Painting from a photograph again today. I tried to paint plein air but it was raining and I really hate painting inside of my car. I like the idea of painting something you cant look at and paint, you cant look at a sunburst and paint it... well you could but you might as well poke yourself in the eye. ha!

January 10th 2012

Painting from a photograph taken just before twilight in Batelle Darby Creek Metropark. Day 10 CHECK!

January 9th 2012

Today I kept it simple and fast. With daily paintings, sometimes I have time to paint and sometimes I dont. Tonight I had the time, but not the mental capacity to think deep. Sometimes the most surprising things come out of me when I work this way. love boats.

January 8th 2012

 Sunrise on SR 23.

Pickaway puffy clouds. 
Day 7 and 8. Well technically I didnt paint yesterday. This years 90 day thing will be different. There is more wiggle room to lead a somewhat normal life mixed in with daily painting. If I need a day off, I take it. If I want to make up for it, I do it. No pressure just me and the easel chillin daily.

January 6th 2012

Today I worked on sketches again for conceptual pieces. I have been drawing these figures for probably 8 years now and I think its time to seal them in an actual painting. On the first one I had the most focus it seems, with playing with the negative space between the people. On the last one, I want to go to bed so I drew myself there. Actual paintings and not just sketches to come soon!

January 5th 2012

This drawing today is a detailed sketch that is for a conceptual piece to be completed later. I have lots of thoughts about life, and how I fit into it, and I picture these thoughts as analogies that involve real objects. This mason jar is a part of that picture in my brain. One of the components is to draw swirling smoke in the jar with the smoke just about to curl out of the top. I tried lighting several things on fire in my kitchen today, mostly paper towels and trapping the smoke but it seemed to dissipate too quickly. More research into smoke is necessary...

January 4th 2012

Todays painting is from a photograph taken in Luna Pier Michigan. It is of the sunrise over Lake Erie. I really love this photograph from the sky shapes to the concrete forms in the water. Day 4 complete!