Latest Painting

After several weeks of minor revisions, I finally finished my triptych of the three girls walking on a city sidewalk. That is how my best paintings typically go – I am able to get them to 90 – 95% complete in the first session or two, and then I let them sit. I keep coming back to them and tweaking them for a week or two or more until I am completely satisfied.

As I have mentioned previously, the critique stage is so critical. I need to step back from the painting frequently to see how it “reads” from a distance. I will also look at it in different lighting. I don’t like to squint, so instead, I turn off all the lights inside and outside my studio except for the main overhead light, which has a dimmer switch on it. I study my painting as I slowly dim the light. Sometimes I will take an “in progress” photo of my paintings and study the printout and the thumbnail. There are so many different ways to view your painting and see it differently, to make sure the overall composition is strong and that the intended focal area is working.

I decided to title this painting "Headed for Adventure". This painting is based on a photo I took on my 40th birthday celebration trip to Austin, TX last year with a group of girls I have known since the 3rd grade. We had such a fabulous time, and on this particular day, we got to see a bit of the reason behind the phrase "Keep Austin Weird", as we attended the annual Eeyore's Birthday Party Festival. We also got to attend a great art festival that day - so much fun!

This painting is on three separate canvases, each one measuring 36"h x 12"w, for an overall dimension of 36" x 36". The edges are painted a dark brown, and so the group of paintings is suitable for hanging with or without frames.

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