Wha? Were You Born in a Barn?

No, but I grew up near a bunch of them in New Jersey. Probably why painting the barns of Northern California bring me such comfort. I finished a painting of an old red barn on Saturday. It's 24x30". It's always a double-edged moment to finish a painting - both a relief that it is finally "done" (I always see more to do but the moment does always come when it feels like its best to say this is when I call it done) and sad because my time of being inside that piece and contemplating that piece and solving problems on that piece and see it emerge in its own way, is now complete.


I've been feeling frustrated and up against a wall of resistance on my encaustics, so on Sunday, I concentrated on working on my autumn vineyard oil piece. Finished the oak trees and continued to build up the autumn colors of the vines in the field. That piece is coming along. I also did some work on my new seascape, working on the foreground rocks.

I went to The Art Store and took advantage of their summer sale on canvases. Got 18 miniature canvases (4x4") for about $1.50 each. They didn't have 24x30 canvases left on sale so I picked up some 24x24" canvases, for like 7 something dollars each. I realized I may come back for some 30x30" canvases because they were only $12 each (70% off) but I wasn't able to carry that many canvases in one trip. I typically add a couple of gesso layers myself to these and they are good to go. These would not be any part of my current goals of what I'm preparing for Open Studios, but will be a good amount of "inventory" to have around at a good price for the rest of the year. And there is something that feels great about having a lot of blank canvases around with so much potential!


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