Who am I kidding?

The plan was to set up my own website and have my blog be a part of that so that I'm not having to go all over the web to get to the folks interested in my but I've been chewing my nails over having to do it. So I have a new plan to get some computer education under my belt. That's for after X-mas vacation.

Meanwhile this painting has been kicking my ass. Today I came into the studio and established who's boss. Me. I had tried an new trick on the previous paintings and it worked once but then never again. I used zinc white to get coverage in between the see through colors and the opacity of the other white, whatever it's called. Zinc dries too fast, I think so that I had difficulty wiping it off. I used my crutch color combo, blue and yellow, on this painting until I get my confidence back.

Hopefully, I haven't totally lost my audience. Happy Holidays, everyone.

I'm back!

It feels great to be back to work after a fun summer. I'm going to just make a quick post today but will have lots of interesting stuff to say in my following posts. I painted four paintings today with varying degrees of success.

Keepin' on, keepin' on.

This painting is the red-headed stepchild. No matter what I do, I cannot make it behave.

In an earlier entry, I thought people might enjoy guessing what it was about. I had thought the central object resembled a wing and wanted to call it "Flight" which I may still do, because it reminded me of the flight of Iccarus (I can't remember if an 's' gets an apostrophe and another 's' or what). Unfortunately, I'm beginning to feel that this painting isn't even getting off the ground. The photo looks better than real life because all my struggles to make something of it are blurred.

I'm feeling more confident in what I'm doing, not in response to any sales, but if I'm going to put my work in front of the viewing public, I may as well do it right.

Catching up.

I'm back. I had a big week last week. I hung my painting in Allied Arts of Whatcom's 2011 Juried Artist Series last week and attended the artist's reception on Friday. Allied Arts has the showing artist give a talk about their art which is good practice. It felt like mine went well enough. People had questions and someone told me that they found it interesting. Whew.

I also have two paintings hanging in Works on Canvas's Size Matters Show. I spent so much time on the business of art that I did no art last week. It's the way it goes.

In March, I'll be moving the Kat Schneider Studio for at least three months to 301 West Holly St. Suite M5, Bellingham, WA. It will be interesting to be downtown and I wonder if it will impact my practice any. At least I'll be closer to the modeling sessions and it'll be easier for me to establish my own.